Coffee shops boom as taste buds improve

Beijing now has more than 8,000 coffee shops - eight times more than just a decade ago - thanks to the city's people developing a taste for quality brew.

Bai Fang, general secretary of the China Coffee Association, said more outlets have been opened to serve an increasing number of people demanding good coffee.

Cui Jian, who has worked in the industry for more than 10 years, said the past decade has seen a great change.