top of page

Bear-claw' cafe in Shanghai provides jobs for disabled

  • Chris McMillan
  • Dec 6, 2020
  • 1 min read

CGTN


4th December 2020


Bear-claw' cafe in Shanghai provides jobs for disabled


A cup of coffee, a furry bear claw and an uneven hole on a gray wall. This is the view from the outside of a special coffee shop in Shanghai, which has garnered wide attention on social media recently. And the story behind the shop has melted the hearts of customers and Chinese netizens.


Hinichijou, a coffee shop located on Yongkang Road in Shanghai, is actually a public welfare program which aims to provide jobs for people with disabilities, according to its founder.


The store manager is a hearing-impaired barista who has won several prizes at coffee-making competitions and the person handing out coffee with a bear claw suffered facial burns. Both of them were graduated from the training school of Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation.


Customers can scan the QR code hanging on the wall and place their order. Then the coffee will be handed out from the hole on the wall by a furry bear claw. Customers can also interact with the claw during the waiting time. Sometimes the claw will send roses and even pat a customer's head.


Recent Posts

See All
Novel device to help deaf patients hear effectively

China Daily 22nd July 2026 Novel device to help deaf patients hear effectively Chinese researchers have developed the world's first bionic neuromorphic auditory nerve interface, a groundbreaking elect

 
 
 
Art therapy greenlit as college major

China Daily 15th July 2026 Art therapy greenlit as college major. Move seeks to ease talent shortages, improve mental health services By CHEN NAN | JIN DING The Ministry of Education has approved "art

 
 
 

Comments


© 2021 China Vision (Charity Registration No.1078606)

bottom of page