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Old building renovated into public tea house in Chongqing, SW China
Published: May 11, 2026 09:48 AM
People enjoy their leisure time at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)

People enjoy their leisure time at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)


People line up to buy tea drinks at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)

People line up to buy tea drinks at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)



People watch performance at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)

People watch performance at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)



Artists perform Peking Opera at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)

Artists perform Peking Opera at a tea house in Chongqing, southwest China, May 10, 2026. Originally built in the 1950s as a workers' cinema of a local machinery factory in Chongqing, the building has been renovated into a public tea house called Jiangling tea house now, integrating dining, leisure, and cultural creativity, favored by both local citizens and tourists. (Photo: Xinhua)