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Ancient wisdom, modern lives: Hong Kong’s TCM evolution

A guide to Hong Kong’s bitter herbal teas and how Gen Z is reviving the health tradition

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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

A staff member fills bowls with herbal tea known as leung cha (“cooling tea”) from a giant copper pot at Pak Po Tong on Temple Street in Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li

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A staff member fills bowls with herbal tea known as leung cha ("cooling tea") from a giant copper pot at Pak Po Tong on Temple Street in Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li

A customer drinks herbal tea at Pak Po Tong on Temple Street in Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li

Author and food writer Lui Ka-chun says that cooling teas are usually for southern Chinese ailments such as dampness and excessive heat. Photo: courtesy of Lui Ka-chun

Keung Wai-kwan, the second-generation owner of Pak Po Tong, at her shop on Temple Street. Photo: Elson Li

TCM practitioner Samuel To says cooling teas should be used as needed rather than consumed indiscriminately.  Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Gen Z’s focus on wellness has triggered a resurgence in the popularity of leung cha. Photo: Shutterstock

These century-old ‘leung cha’ cooling teas for ailments such as excess internal heat are finding new fans among health-conscious Gen Z.


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From neighbourhood tea shops to integrated hospital wards, the South China Morning Post’s Health Matters series demystifies traditional Chinese medicine and assesses its benefits, safety and place in a high-stress city.

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These century-old ‘leung cha’ cooling teas for ailments such as excess internal heat are finding new fans among health-conscious Gen Z.