It seems that tea has always been inseparable from a leisurely atmosphere. But in the eyes of some tea aficionados, the old man tea houses or tea stands placed more emphasis on chess, meeting friends, or whiling away the time than on the tea itself. Thus they were not truly of the art of tea.
喝茶，與閒適自在的氣氛似乎總難分開，但是在一些茶界人士眼中，類似老人茶館或樹下茶攤那樣「喝茶」意不在茶，意在「下棋」、「會會老友」，或是「消磨時光」等的喝茶方式，都不算真正的喝茶。