Who can represent China in the World Barista Competition?

The Chinese final of the "Olympic Competition" of the coffee industry, the Barista baristas Competition (WBC), will be held at the HDD Hotel Exhibition in April. At that time, 16 outstanding baristas from all over the country will compete for the title of baristas at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, staging a wonderful and intense "coffee show" for coffee-loving Shanghai citizens. For the first time, China Barista barista Competition (WBC) has set up 16 districts nationwide, covering major central cities in East China, North China, South China and Southwest China. 16 outstanding baristas have been selected to participate in the final competition, and the final winner will represent China to participate in the "World Barista barista Competition" (WBC) overseas.

Shanghai is one of the most coffee-loving cities in the world. In its more than 160-year history, there were many famous old cafes, such as the Public Coffee Cafe, which was famous for Lu Xun's participation in the youth gathering of the left-wing Writers' Union in the late 1920s. "Coffee culture" has become a unique phenomenon in Shanghai culture. According to statistics, the number of coffee shops in Shanghai increased by 213.6% in just three years from 2006 to 2008.