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ical ingenuity even by the shores of Lake Zurich.” Dianchi Lake, from bustling commercial hubs to tucked- stalls in just one morning and gain a richer appreciation for
In Yunnan, a simple cup of coffee is infusing cities away alleyways, over 2,000 coffee shops are woven into Yunnan’s coffee and culture.
with a new flavor. Kunming is using coffee as a bridge and the fabric of the city. At the carnival, Zhang Sixi, brand director and chief
the Coffee Culture Carnival as a key platform to strength- The scent of coffee lingers especially along the shores siphon and hand-drip master of iNJOY SIX Coffee, was in
en ties between China and Southeast Asia. A growing of Dianchi Lake. In the Southeast Asian Coffee Culture constant motion. “iNJOY SIX Coffee has become a bench-
number of visitors are choosing Kunming to escape harsh Experience zone, Indonesian entrepreneur Harris Hartanto mark specialty coffee chain in Yunnan, with 52 stores
weather, admire flowers, savor wild mushrooms, enjoy tea introduced his brand, Coffeenatics, marking his first time across the province,” he said. Zhang noted how coffee has
and coffee, feed seagulls, and explore local markets. The participating in the carnival. Speaking of Kunming and woven itself into everyday life for many, shifting from an
phrase “going to Kunming” is quietly evolving into “living Yunnan coffee, he shared warmly, “Kunming has simply occasional indulgence to a daily ritual enjoyed once, twice,
in Kunming.” won me over—it’s a city of breathtaking landscapes and or even three times a day.
Though Kunming does not cultivate coffee beans incredibly kind people. The coffee here is among the finest In the “Coffee & Tea Dialogue” area, a tea master and
itself, it offers an exceptionally nurturing ground for cof- I’ve ever tasted.” a coffee barista, both from Pu’er, sat side by side. With
fee culture to flourish. The aroma of coffee has lingered “The weather in Yunnan is wonderful, and local graceful movements, the master warmed the pot, brewed
beneath the plane trees of Jinbi Road for nearly a century. specialties like wild mushrooms, rice sheets, and cold the leaves, and offered a cup of aged Pu’er to a guest who
In the early 1930s, Vietnamese entrepreneur Nguyen Minh rice noodles are simply delicious,” remarked Li Yiqian, a had just finished a dark roast coffee. “Taste this,” he sug-
Tuyen opened the “Nanlaisheng” Western restaurant there, tourist from Beijing. “Here at the event, you can not only gested. “After the boldness of the coffee, let the smooth,
serving her signature freshly ground coffee—an act that sample a variety of coffees but also taste regional foods sweet finish of the tea linger.” A longtime tea enthusiast
planted the first seeds of Kunming’s coffee culture. Today, from all over.” She added that the complimentary shuttle sipped slowly and reflected, “This contrast, intense and
from the banks of Green Lake to the historic villages along service made access easy, allowing her to visit numerous mild, robust and gentle, feels just like life.”

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