Creative juices starting to flow in Zhongguancun coffeehouse

Garages have a special place in the history of Internet giants, with Google, Amazon and Apple all starting in the humble dwellings where vehicles are usually parked. Now young Chinese entrepreneurs have started their own businesses from the Garage Cafe, a coffeehouse in Zhongguancun, Beijing's high-tech business hub.

Unlike other coffeehouses in Beijing, discussions and gossip about fashion and sport are not on the menu. Instead, the talk revolves around projects and angel investors (individuals who provide capital for startups), giving the 800-square-meter cafe a modern buzz.

Su Di, a co-founder of Garage Cafe, said he was inspired by stories of the humble origins of Internet giants, and in homage to those days, he and the other co-founders decided to name the coffeehouse that. Apart from great beverages, it also offers budding entrepreneurs helpful advice on how to get started.