HavingaCantoneseteaisahistoriccustomandthemostpopularactivityforCantonese,ItcanbetracedbackahundredyearstotheQingDynasty.Nowadays,CantoneseareusedtochatwiththefamilymembersandfriendsintherestaurantwhilehavingacupofteaandDimSum.TeadrinkersinGuangzhoucanbeclassifiedintothreecategories:1Retiredcitizens,2Sundayteadrinkers,3Businessmen,gatheratsixa.m.toreadnewspapersandchatoverapotofteaandtwobasketsofdimsumeatvariouskindsofpastryandtasteteainaneasyandcomfortablemannereatwiththeirclientsusuallylastfor2to4hoursPostscript:don‘tforgettotasteteawhenhavingdimsum!BlackTea红茶OolongTea乌龙茶TieGuanyintea铁观音PuerTea普洱茶ChrysanthemumTea菊花茶……Dimsumisusuallyservedbywaitstaffpushingcartspiledwithstacksofbamboosteamersandservingplatters.Wecanchooseourfavoritedisheseitherbypickingitfromthecartsororderingitattheservicecounter.Dimsumcanalsobeclassifiedintothreecategories:Traditionalfood1干点2湿点Western-stylefood干点ShrimpDumpling虾饺Moldedinrabbitshape凤爪:ChickenFeet烧卖:SteamedShaomai蟹粉烧卖porkandcrabmeatopendumpling酥:Crisp芋头酥Tarocrisp叉烧酥Barbecuedporkcrisp莲藕酥Lotusrootcrisp榴莲酥CrispyDurianPastry糯米鸡stickricewithchicken马拉糕Cantonesespongecake黑米糕叉烧包barbecuedporkbun湿点肠粉:SteamedRiceRolls虾肠SteamedShrimpRolls叉烧肠BarbecuedporkRiceRoll牛肉丸BeefBall牛百叶SteamedBeefTripes猪红pig'sblood蒸排骨Steamedporkspareribs猪肠粉CheeCheongFun豉油炒面河粉friedricenoodles生滚粥congeeboiledalive芒果布甸MangoPudding薯条FrenchFries蛋挞:EggTart雪蛤蛋挞沙律海鲜卷SeafoodRollwithMayonnaise酥皮鲜奶菠萝包Pineapplebun芝士焗番薯Cheesebakedpotatoes