The Laoshe Teahouse, a world- famous attraction in Beijing's Qianmen West Street, continues its tradition of offering tourists a "Big Bowl of Tea" for only two fen a bowl. The tradition dates back to 1979, when the teahouse's founder Yin Shengxi began selling the two-fen Big Bowl Tea in Qianmen. For tourists and old Beijingers, the "Big Bowl of Tea" is a sip from the past. [Photo from Qianlong/Translated by Zhang Junmian]

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