The Cantonese came to the teahouse for different reasons. The real tea-drinkers, for instance, preferred to kill time with one pot of fragrant hot tea and two plates of snacks. Businessmen came here in the old days to exchange information as well as to enjoy life a little bit over a cup of tea with some snacks. But thousands of ordinary urbanites would rush to the teahouse in the early morning for a moment of relaxation before starting their daily routine work. Most would like to go to the same teahouse as usual, where they would take the same seat to meet with their friends and fellows, inform each other of community gossip, or just make small talk. Sometimes, they simply talked off the hard life they endured. With time passing by, teahouses have prospered ever since they appeared in Guangzhou. Drinking tea has become an inseparable part of the local life. Nowadays, life here starts with morning tea for many Guangzhou urbanites.