Tea art is not created with milk, like in coffee. It is made only with a mixture of ground tea leaves and hot water.

The art called "chabaixi", which was very popular in ancient times in East China's Fujian province, was lost for a long time. In the 1980s, Zhang Zhifeng from Fujian province began finding ways to rejuvenate the art.

After 20 years, Zhang finally succeeded in 2009. With specially made tea and a scoop, Zhang was able to draw on the surface of the tea using a complicated technique.

Now many people from countries including the US, Canada, Italy and Brazil visit Zhang to learn the skill.

Tea surface bearing patterns made by Zhang Zhifeng, a tea artist from East China's Fujian province [Photo/fj.pepople.cn]

Tea surface bearing patterns made by Zhang Zhifeng, a tea artist from East China's Fujian province [Photo/fj.pepople.cn]