What a beautiful setting to play mahjong! Who is going to play at Lovin Tea?
From [ Ссылка ]
Richmond is flooded with bubble tea shops these days and simply having unique products and decor is no longer enough to beat the competition.
So much so that one of the newest ones has added four, built-in mahjong rooms to its store.
Lovin Tea, a bubble tea brand from mainland China known for its traditional Chinese-style dinks and decor, opened its first store in Metro Vancouver in Richmond - near Hazelbridge Way and Leslie Road - last month.
As well as the mahjong rooms, the shop is full of traditional Chinese elements such as antient architecture, Chinese paintings and images of ancient Chinese characters on its wall or cups.
The shop’s mahjong rooms are open until 1 a.m. which, according to owner Michael Shi, are charged $22.50 an hour and are also decorated in a traditional Chinese style.
“Mahjong is a traditional Chinese game so it matches our theme,” said Shi.
Fierce competition among bubble tea shops in Richmond: Shi
He said that with new bubble tea shops opening in Richmond all the time, there is fierce competition and his shop is under pressure like many other bubble tea shops, adding that the mahjong rooms and the bubble tea shop can complement each other.
“People can hang out in the mahjong rooms with friends after ordering bubble tea, or someone can come here to play mahjong and order bubble tea.”
Of his actual products for sale, Shi said that he “tried traditional-Chinese style bubble tea in China and really liked it, but there wasn’t one here in Richmond yet.
“So although there are already many bubble tea shops in the market, I opened one of the styles I like so more people can try it out. And given that there is a large Chinese Canadian population here in Richmond, I think there is a market for it.”
Shi explained that in addition to the shop style, their drinks also use traditional Chinese tea imported from China that adds a unique flavour different from others.
******** If you go, come share photos on Facebook.com/groups/MahjongCommunity!
Do you play by National Mah Jongg League Rules? Check out many Rule and Strategy posts on [ Ссылка ] and in the Files section of Facebook.com/groups/MahjongCommunity.
We invite you to subscribe to our Newsletter at ModernMahjong.com and share with family, friends and students to challenge them! Subscribe to our channel to be notified when new videos are uploaded.
National Mah Jongg League Rules are based on exactly 152 tiles as follows:
Eight Jokers, four of each Wind (N, E, W, S) tile, four of each Dragon (Red, Green and White) eight Flowers, and three suits (Bam, Crak and Dot) numbered one to nine (there are four identical tiles for each number) Each wall is comprised of exactly 19 double-tiered tiles.
East rolls dice to break the wall.
Join us for our upcoming Zooms! We continually update details on ModernMahjong.com on
the Events Tab. Register for the following events:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 7 p.m. EST with our Collecting Vintage Sets Panel, Gregg Swain, Toby Salk, Karen Robertson and Theresa Bounassi at bit.ly/VintagePanel
Thank you in advance for your support of our women-owned business, ModernMahjong.com.
#mahjong #mahjongg #modernmahjong #beginwithabeautifulroll
