Coffee Gets Ground in the Kingdom of Tea

2009-03-25 10:34:36ZhaoYueChenJian
China Pictorial 2009年3期

Zhao Yue Chen Jian

In Daji Village, Fushan, on thesouthern island province of Hainan,81-year-old Wu Liehong hasn't gonewithout his morning cup of coffee in fivedecades. He takes out a three-legged steelstove, places a jar upon it and lights theflame. When the water is boiling, Wu addsa spoon of ground coffee. After brewing,he adds a little sugar and enjoys his regularmorning treat, as he has each day of thepast half-century.