茶馆cháguǎn：an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. 

 

Today let’s take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named “The TeaThe movie The Teahouse was adapted from Lao She‘s play of the same name. Released in 1982 and directed by Xie Tian, it starred Yu Shizhi, Zheng Rong and Lan Tianye, etc. The story is set in a typical teahouse in Beijing. It depicts the sufferings and collapse of China in the 1920s. This movie won special award of the 3rd Golden Rooster Award(1983) and special award of Excellent Film Award by Ministry of Culture in 1982.

Plot:
At the turn of the century, old China was experiencing an unprecedentedly huge reform. The Qing dynasty was faced with collapse and the blood of the six gentlemen of the Hundred Days’ Reform couldn’t stop the wheels of history. Beijing was in the center of changes. However, Yutai teahouse, where discuss of state affairs is forbidden, still flourished. People from every circle got together here. They drank tea and took care of their affairs. You can see those who carried a birdcage, who fortune-told for others, who sold antiques and jade and who played katydid and cricket. The small teahouse mirrored the change of a society.house”.

 

老舍Lǎo Shě：one of the most significant figures of 20th century Chinese literature.
清朝qīngcháo：the first dynasty of Imperial China.