Salty milk tea rise — sources and image notes

Article sources

• Hongcan Industry Research Institute, 茶饮品类发展报告 2026: https://www.canyin88.com/research/detail/2026/0205/326.html
• Hongcan coverage citing salty milk tea share in 2025 launches: https://m.canyin88.com/zixun/2026/02/24/110892.html
• Tencent News repost on salty milk tea as a key innovation direction: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260224A05XMH00
• Xinhua food coverage on salty milk tea and other innovation directions: https://www.news.cn/food/20260209/a309a2d7234143a987f1ca3ffb9b2090/c.html
• CHAGEE fresh milk tea series (for current market/product language context): https://www.chagee.com/zh-cn/product/fresh-milk-tea-series?autoscroll=lists

Images used

• assets/img/photos/light-milk-tea-cups-v1.jpg — existing repo image, already tracked by git.
• assets/img/photos/light-milk-tea-jasmine-v1.jpg — existing repo image, already tracked by git.
• assets/img/photos/wikimedia-bubble-tea-counter-v3.jpg — existing repo image, source documented in assets/img/photos/README-sources.md, already tracked by git.
• assets/img/photos/bubble-tea-glass-v3.jpg — existing repo image, source documented in assets/img/photos/README-sources.md, already tracked by git.
• assets/img/photos/light-milk-tea-store-v1.jpg — existing repo image, already tracked by git.