At Mixue, options like the Mango Sundae, Strawberry Shake-Shake, and Ice Cream Grape dot the menu, along with tea offerings like taro basil milk tea, peach oolong tea, and brown sugar pearl milk tea.

Mixue stores — recognisable by their bright red signs and smiling snowman mascot — became ubiquitous in lower-income Chinese cities, offering freshly made fruit drinks, tea drinks, ice cream ...