Jilin's Yanji brewing brisk coffee biz in Northeast

Chang Jiaxin, a tourist from Zhejiang province who claims to be a "level-10 coffee enthusiast", gives a big thumbs up to the coffee offerings in Yanji, a small border city in Northeast China, after visiting its coffee shops on a "must-try list".

"The city's coffee not only boasts excellent quality, but also integrates local characteristics," she said.

Yanji, capital of Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province, has seen a boom in the coffee business in recent years, with its density of coffee shops significantly surpassing that of first-tier cities, earning it the title of the "city strung together by cafes".