The aroma of coffee in the world floats in Chongqing

Staff show off brewed coffee at Chongqing Coffee Exchange Center on April 12. Coffee is one of the three largest drinks in the world, with more than 1.6 billion consumers worldwide. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative and the strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Chongqing Coffee Trading Center opened in June 2016. The center is a coffee factor market and trading institution with financial settlement function. at present, there are more than 180 registered members in the coffee industry. Relying on its geographical advantages, the trading center sends coffee imported from Vietnam, Laos and other places to the European market through Chongqing, and the total amount of spot transactions has reached 5.268 billion yuan so far. Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang

A barista (right) demonstrates how to sip at the Chongqing Coffee Trade Center on April 12. This is the way professional baristas taste coffee, allowing the coffee liquid to enter the mouth in a fog to better taste. Coffee is one of the three largest drinks in the world, with more than 1.6 billion consumers worldwide. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative and the strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Chongqing Coffee Trading Center opened in June 2016. The center is a coffee factor market and trading institution with financial settlement function. at present, there are more than 180 registered members in the coffee industry. Relying on its geographical advantages, the trading center sends coffee imported from Vietnam, Laos and other places to the European market through Chongqing, and the total amount of spot transactions has reached 5.268 billion yuan so far. Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang

Baristas make coffee for guests at Chongqing Coffee Exchange Center on April 12. Coffee is one of the three largest drinks in the world, with more than 1.6 billion consumers worldwide. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative and the strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Chongqing Coffee Trading Center opened in June 2016. The center is a coffee factor market and trading institution with financial settlement function. at present, there are more than 180 registered members in the coffee industry. Relying on its geographical advantages, the trading center sends coffee imported from Vietnam, Laos and other places to the European market through Chongqing, and the total amount of spot transactions has reached 5.268 billion yuan so far. Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang

On April 12, a guest tasted coffee at Chongqing Coffee Exchange Center. Coffee is one of the three largest drinks in the world, with more than 1.6 billion consumers worldwide. Under the guidance of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative and the strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Chongqing Coffee Trading Center opened in June 2016. The center is a coffee factor market and trading institution with financial settlement function. at present, there are more than 180 registered members in the coffee industry. Relying on its geographical advantages, the trading center sends coffee imported from Vietnam, Laos and other places to the European market through Chongqing, and the total amount of spot transactions has reached 5.268 billion yuan so far. Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang