Islanders take in relay's festivities

HAIKOU: Hainan is famous for its coffee among tourists but the island's residents have a taste for the local herbal tea.

The popularity of the beverage is reflected in the more than 20 traditional recipes leisurely drunk in teahouses on the streets of the provincial capital, Haikou.

It is in these teahouses that some of the locals have been gathering around wooden or plastic tables, sitting on bamboo chairs, imbibing their favorite drink - and watching broadcasts of the Olympic torch relay in Haikou.