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The teahouse used to be a social center in old China where people spread gossips, deals were made, differences settled and politics debated. Some scholars equated it as the café of Europe. I doubt in the thoroughly commercialized social fabric that is today, and the internet replaced so many of yesteryear’s social constituents, any tea establishments would play any such social role.
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Internet social networks replaced that long ago. However, the teahouse is still very much a social center. Just look at the “cha lau” in your local Hong Kong: they are still a family gathering place, a bouquet center for weddings and birthdays, and where business entertainments are made.
Social issues are discussed where either a more selected segment or a broader audience can be reached, and sometimes can be in greater democratic level than a few persons chatting over a cup of tea. -
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