Changzhou welcomes expat group with local tea culture

Expats have a discussion on the different drink cultures of tea and coffee in Changzhou on April 23. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

As baristas from Season Coffee displayed how they made different kinds of coffee on site, the expats also enjoyed coffee and had a discussion on the two different drink cultures.

“I prefer coffee over tea as a habit, but I love the scent of tea. Tea is much more healthy, it’s just I prefer the stronger taste of coffee,” Antonina said.

According to Muhammand Aulia Rahman, from India, every detail of the tea ceremony was fascinating to him: “I learned how to make a tea and how to serve it. The tea must be served for 70 percent of the glass.”

Dennis Brian Hartmann Moestrup, from Denmark, said that Danes mostly prefer to use teabags and believed that “be it a cup of tea or coffee, what matters most is that we enjoy life.”

While in high school, Dennis completed an assignment on the porcelain tower in Nanjing, which sparked his curiosity about Jiangsu province. Later at university, he did an assignment on John Rabe, the Good Shepherd of Nanjing, which he said gave him a lot to think about. Dennis expressed his excitement to experience some of the local culture in Jiangsu during the Go Jiangsu trip in Changzhou.

Expats get to know the characteristics of ancient printing at Jintan Ancient Books Printing Factory on April 21. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]