Hu Xing Ting Teahouse and zigzag Bridge of Nine Turnings, Yu Yuan (Yuyuan) Bazaar, Shanghai, China, Asia

Teahouse at dusk along canal, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, Asia

Tsubame-no-ochaya, a tea house on a lake in the Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

A modern highrise hotel above the Tsubame-no-ochaya, a tea house on a lake in the Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Nakajima Teahouse, Hamarikyu Gardens, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Woman drinking tea in the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Garden Bazaar Market, Shanghai, China

Flower infused tea being poured in the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Garden Bazaar Market, Shanghai, China

Flower infused tea and traditional snacks in the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Garden Bazaar Market, Shanghai, China

Azadegan teahouse, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Azadegan teahouse, young women smoking a water pipe, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Flower infused tea and quails eggs in the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Garden Bazaar Market, Shanghai, China

Flower infused tea and traditional snacks in the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Garden Bazaar Market, Shanghai, China

Man drinking tea in the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Garden Bazaar Market, Shanghai, China

Portrait of a Nepali family at the Lang Maya teahouse in the Taktor King area of Solu Khumbu, Nepal, Asia

Dim sum in the famed Teahouse in Shanghai, China, Asia

Trekkers enjoying al fresco breakfast in teahouse in Ghorepani, Annapurna Sanctuary Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

People at the Wenshu Temple Teahouse, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

People at the Wenshu Temple Teahouse, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Men playing domino, chaijana, traditional tea house, in Lyabi-Hauz square, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Genkyuen Garden, Shiga, Japan

Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Teehaus am Yu Garden, Gartenkunst, classical Garden of Joy, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Nippes, Kitsch, Zickzack Bruecke, Feng Shui, Mid Lake Pavilion Teahouse, twisting bridge, Bridge of nine turnings, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Restaurant, Huxinting Teahouse, Jaotse, dumpling, Teigtaschen, Restaurant, Yu Garden Bazar, Nanshi, Nippes, Kitsch, Zickzack Bruecke, Feng Shui, Mid Lake Pavilion Teahouse, twisting bridge, Bridge of nine turnings, window, bamboo steam pots

Newspaper, peppermint tea and cigarettes on the table at a teahouse, Fes, Morocco, Africa

Two young women eating outside the Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Feng Shui, Shanghai, China, Asia

Chinese family eating at Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Feng Shui, Shanghai, China, Asia

Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Teehaus am Yu Garden, Gartenkunst, classical Garden of Joy, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Zickzack Bruecke, Feng Shui, Mid Lake Pavilion Teahouse, twisting bridge, Bridge of nine turnings, window, Fenster, Durchblick, view

Traditional food at Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Feng Shui, Shanghai, China, Asia

Teahouse, Fes, Morocco, North Africa

Church Lane, with Ye Olde Soup Kitchen, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tea ceremony in a private teahouse in Iwakura in Kyoto, Japan

Teahouse, Emperor Lang Tu Duc Mausoleum, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tea ceremony in a private teahouse in Iwakura in Kyoto, Japan

Chinese Tea House, Sanssouci Palace Park, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Teahouse in the Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China, Asia

Teahouse in the Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China, Asia

Group of figures, gilded, Chinese Tea House, Sanssouci Palace Park, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Tea pavillon, Spa Gardens, Bad Pyrmont, Weserbergland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Huxinting Tea House in the Yu Yuan Garden in Huangpu, back Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Teahouse, Emperor Lang Tu Duc Mausoleum, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bamboo bridge to a thatched tea house in Ohara near Kyoto, Japan, East Asia, Asia

Former teahouse, now a chapel, winter, Alexisbad, Selketal, Harzgerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Close up of geisha pouring tea at tea ceremony.

Woman serving tea, along with scones, pastries, breads and jams at Ty Gwyn, a traditional Welsh teahouse, Gaiman, Chubut, Argentina