| New coffee shop replacing Starbucks in Forbidden City
A new coffee shop opened last week inside the Palace Museum, located exactly at the same place where a controversial Starbucks coffee shop had situated for seven years.
With wooden tables, wooden chairs and pictures featuring Chinese culture, the "Forbidden City Cafe" serves not only coffee, but also traditional Chinese beverage such as tea.
"Different from the Starbucks coffee shop, the Palace Museum is the managerial authority of the cafe," Beijing Daily quoted Li Wenru, deputy curator of the Forbidden City, as saying.
In a separate interview with the Beijing Youth Daily, the deputy curator emphasized that the "Forbidden City Cafe" is only part of a store which mainly sells souvenirs to tourists.
"We want to provide tourists with a package of products relating to imperial palace and Chinese culture," Li said.
Locals weigh in: Favorite tea?
What is your favorite tea, and why? Mia Smith, Portsmouth "I love the blueberry muffin tea by Portsmouth Tea. I like it because I love blueberries and this tea is so blueberry."
Phil Philbrick, Portsmouth "I really like Portsmouth Tea Company's Scottish Breakfast tea because I really like black tea and it's great. It's my morning tea.
I've always loved tea. My favorite afternoon tea is White Heron's Earl Gray. They really know how to make it." Gavin Beaudry, Portsmouth "I would say, my favorite tea is the spicy liquorice mint that White Heron makes, for sure. It's fantastic."
Todd Cary, Portsmouth "My favorite, hands down, is White Heron's Earl Gray. It reminds me of my grandmother and I like the aroma very much.
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