On May 1st, the 2026 Guangzhou Coffee Culture Season kicked off at the Tianhe Sports Center. The event gathers high-quality coffee brands from 43 cities in 13 countries, providing citizens and tourists with a rich coffee consumption experience. The Tianhe branch venue, which was launched simultaneously on the same day, is themed "Flower City Coffee Fragrance, Coffee Constant Tianhe". It deeply integrates coffee trend culture with cultural and tourism consumption, showcasing the strong coffee consumption atmosphere and vigorous industrial vitality of Tianhe District, allowing citizens and tourists to experience the fashionable charm and urban fireworks of Tianhe in the coffee fragrance.
It is worth noting that on site, Tianhe District released two major rankings: "Tianhe Coffee Heat List" and "Tianhe Coffee Concentration List". As an economic region of Guangzhou, Tianhe District consistently ranks first in the city in terms of coffee consumption density and industrial vitality. There are currently 743 coffee shops in Tianhe District, incubating nationally renowned chain coffee brands such as JPG and MANNER COFFEE, as well as the city's first 10000 square meter coffee cultural and tourism space – Coffee Source.
With strong economic vitality and a strong coffee consumption atmosphere, more than 700 coffee shops are becoming the "third space" of Tianhe District, where countless stories of "one cup of coffee, one idea, and one business" are happening.
Exciting activities are staged in rotation, bringing new vitality to the holiday economy
In the afternoon of that day, at the South Square of Tianhe Sports Center, the "Art" Road Life Flower · "Shang Tianhe" fashion show was staged. At the event, 30 famous models were dressed in 45 sets of creative clothing, inspired by coffee and incorporating international runway styles to present a stylish and trendy display, bringing a refreshing visual feast.
In addition, exciting activities such as the "Coffee Chang Tianhe X I am the Discovery Official" city roaming performance, the Little Discovery Official Exploration Store, Cantonese New Voice generation singing and playing, situational dramas, coffee fun quizzes, string orchestra performances, etc. took place in rotation. Citizens and tourists enjoyed coffee while wandering in Tianhe, experiencing the wonderful collision of Tianhe vitality and strong coffee aroma.
The reporter learned that the main venue of this year's coffee culture season has a total of 232 booths, of which about 20% are from local enterprises in Tianhe. High quality enterprises in the jurisdiction, such as Sinochem Petroleum, Boer Home Furnishings, Miaomiao Coffee, etc., participated in the exhibition, showcasing brand coffee machines such as "GOTECH Gaotai", "Primitalia Pumeitai", "Two Dolphins", as well as coffee brands such as Coffee Source Roasted Beans and Chunshan Coffee, showcasing Tianhe's solid coffee industry foundation and good development prospects in all aspects.
While showcasing specialty coffee, Tianhe District also accurately combines investment promotion work. On site, the exclusive booth in Tianhe District innovatively created a cross-border model of "coffee+games" and "coffee+motorcycle tourism", showcasing the achievements of digital cultural and creative industries and the development of the coffee industry. It linked with local coffee brands for collaborative promotion, achieving industry complementarity and joint investment attraction.
The exhibition will simultaneously create two themed exhibition areas: "Coffee+Culture and Tourism" and "Coffee+Business District". Tianhe District integrates cultural and tourism resources within its jurisdiction, unleashes the advantages of core business districts, and comprehensively promotes high-quality investment carriers and development opportunities.
Tianhe Coffee Double Rankings Debut, Over 700 Coffee Shops Filled with Innovative Stories
It is worth noting that on that day, the "Tianhe Coffee Heat List" and "Tianhe Coffee Concentration List" were simultaneously released.
It is reported that the Tianhe coffee consumption market is highly dynamic, with coffee consumption density and industrial vitality ranking first in the city. Data shows that there are currently 743 coffee shops in Tianhe District, and the coffee consumption industry is thriving.
There are both community independent coffee shops with distinctive styles such as Round Trip Coffee and Star Coffee in the jurisdiction, as well as nationally renowned chain coffee brands such as JPG and MANNER COFFEE. There is also the first 10000 square meter coffee cultural and tourism space in Guangzhou – Coffee Source. Nowadays, Tianhe District is forming a "multi brand, strong vitality" coffee consumption ecology where multiple brands gather and coexist, and specialty small shops and chain brands complement each other.
Coffee shops are often seen as the third space of the city, with accessibility and inclusivity, welcoming regulars and allowing strangers to exist in a low-key manner, and providing a space for communication and interaction. In cafes in Tianhe District, the common scene is that professionals are here to easily negotiate and finalize projects; Job seekers and interviewers have a calm conversation; Entrepreneurs sit around to communicate, collide and come up with good ideas, new ideas
Nowadays, commercial scenes and innovative stories are quietly happening in coffee shops scattered throughout the city. Countless stories of 'one cup of coffee, one idea, one business' are emerging in this economically vibrant urban area.
Text and pictures/Guangzhou Daily Xinhua City Reporter: He Zhuangying
Guangzhou Daily Xinhua City Editor: Dong Yeheng
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