No matter walking in Lhasa or Shigatse, signs of sweet tea houses can be seen everywhere on both sides of the street. On a 100-meter-long street, there are no fewer than three fragrant teahouses. Although the house is small, the tables and chairs are simple and the lighting is poor, it still can't stop the popularity. There are tens of thousands of years of human fireworks.

According to historical records, the original formation of sweet tea should be traced back to the British invasion of Tibet. After the British entered Tibet, they also brought the habit of drinking sweet tea into Tibet. There is also a saying that sweet tea is influenced by India and Nepal, because those two countries are the hometown of sweet tea, and in these two countries, sweet tea is a necessity.

On holidays, the sweet teahouse is packed, and the milky sweet tea is steaming and fragrant. People who don't know each other huddle behind a long table and chat while drinking sweet tea. Even if the space is stuffy and the taste is not very pleasing, everyone's face is full of festive celebrations. Looking around, everyone is like old friends, talking and laughing, chatting about their parents' stories. Just before the sweet tea was served, you couldn't see that the two sides were strangers.

With the development of tourism in Tibet, more and more tourists walk into Tibet and pick up sweet teacups. They sat with the local people and talked about the outside world and the story of Tibet. "You can skip meals for three days, but you can't skip tea for one day." Sweet tea is opaque milky yellow. It is made by boiling black tea, adding milk and sugar, and fully stirring. Slightly thick and fragrant.

There are many sweet teahouses in Lhasa now, among which Guangminggang Qiongtian Teahouse, Guangmingtian Teahouse and Tibetan Ancient Temple Sweet Teahouse are the most famous. From 8: 30 in the morning to 7: 00 in the evening, customers keep coming. Most people who soak in teahouses are locals, gossiping, drinking sweet tea when they are thirsty, and eating Tibetan noodles and steamed buns when they are hungry. The tea drinker put a pile of change on the table. Jia Jia, who poured tea, came over, took a few cents and poured a cup. The tea drinker's cup was empty, and Jia Jia, who served well, came to take money and pour tea again.

A cup of sweet tea can form a unique urban culture, not only because of its delicious taste. The lively and warm teahouse is never short of popularity. You can see both babies and old people with silver hair. There are also old people who come to menstruation and bring their own puppies to the teahouse. Hold the dog in your arms, take out his special bowl from the bag and pour some sweet tea to make him feel happy.

In Lhasa, the layout of all teahouses makes people feel deja vu. They are all Tibetan curtains, low lintels, long tables and chairs, and the slightly dim room exudes an old atmosphere. Drinking sweet tea in the teahouse seems to be not tea, but atmosphere, which has been unconsciously integrated into the life of Lhasa people and even become a tourist experience close to local life in the eyes of tourists. Whether it's Guangming Teahouse, Revolutionary Teahouse, Snowfield Consumer Teahouse, or a new teahouse just opened in Hutong, it's all the same lively and warm. Sweet teahouse has become a place to kill time when bored, and also a place for friends in Lhasa to chat.

Guangmingtian tea house

Address: diagonally opposite to Shambhala Hotel, Tibetan Hospital Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region (near Beijing Middle Road).

The largest and oldest sweet teahouse in Lhasa. Here you can really feel the local folk customs. Take a cup after entering the door, put the money on the table and someone will come. Sweet tea is made of black tea juice, milk or milk powder and white sugar. A cup of milk tea is 80 cents, and a bowl of Tibetan noodles is 6 yuan.

Cang gu si Xiang tea house

Address: Linkuo North Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region.

Environment introduction: the authentic Tibetan restaurant in the Tibetan ancient temple, one of the fragrant teahouses that locals love to go to, can be integrated into Tibetan life. Tibetan ancient temple, located in Lhasa, Tibet, is a Gelug Sect temple of Tibetan Buddhism. It is also the only nun temple in Lhasa. The temple enjoys a high reputation in Tibetan Buddhism. The financial source of Canggu Temple mainly depends on the offerings of donors and donations from religious believers. It is said that in order to make up for the lack of economic income, the temple also opened teahouses, restaurants, clinics and so on at the door. However, most of these commercial entities are charitable and cheap. One Jin of sweet tea 3 yuan, five Jin of sweet tea 15 yuan, eight Jin of sweet tea 18 yuan, and a bowl of beef noodles 3.5 yuan. Per capita consumption of 5 yuan.

Sweet tea always has the same taste.

It's like a slightly dull story, quietly fermenting in everyone's heart, although there is no shocking singing. If there is no sweet tea, I always feel that the story of Tibet lacks some flavor. Only by drinking sweet tea can we taste the life in Tibet and experience the prosperity of fireworks on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.