Move over, matcha lattes – there’s a new tea trend hypnotizing Gen Z. The Song Dynasty’s diancha ritual, a 1,000-year-old practice of whisking powdered tea into frothy art, is now breaking the internet in 2025. Livestreamers across Asia are transforming quiet tea ceremonies into viral moments, with viewers calling it "meditation for the TikTok generation."
🌐 Young audiences are ditching their sugary boba to watch hosts whisk intricate patterns into velvety foam, blending history with ASMR vibes. One Beijing-based streamer, @TeaTime_Tang, told us: "It’s not just about tea – it’s pressing pause on 2025’s chaos. My viewers say it feels like time travel through a phone screen."
📈 Cultural analysts note this revival taps into two 2025 trends: digital detox aesthetics and heritage hacking. As one commenter wrote: "Who knew my great-x30-grandma’s tea habit would out-cool VR?"
