A new special cafe opens in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, while they have special employees of "cat waitresses".

China Report has the details.

This cat coffee shop locates in a once-bustling business district in Chongqing.

10 lovely cats "work" here to serve customers with their cute claws and tender miaows instead of ordinary employees.

In this cat cafe, customers can take pictures of those cats or play with them, and then enjoy a coffee time with friends.

These cat employees are of various types, including British shorthairs, Scottish folds, Siamese cats and the Chinese rural cats.

Accompanied by those cute cats, cat-lovers gathered here to ease off the pressure of work and life.

SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) MR HAO, Customer:
"Cats make all things different. We came here not only for coffee but also for relaxing our mind. The environment here is very comfortable. And we could make new friends who love cats as well as we are."

Also, children come here to get a drink as well as the hugs of the little cats, sitting down quietly and enjoying a relax life.

This shop also allows customers to bring their own cats, and play with these "waitresses".

Miss Liu, the owner of the cafe, said her original idea was to provide a place for cat-lovers to have a cup of coffee and get a closer contact with them.

SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) MISS LIU, Cafe owner:
"Most of our customers are cat fanciers, some of them having no time to keep a cat. They come here just for sharing the joy of raising cats. I was once an ordinary office worker, stressed and tired. But now I can play with cats every day. I think it's the happiest thing for me." 

Cat cafes have become prevalent for years in Japan.

And now it comes up to China.

It can be seen in some big cities like Shanghai and Wuhan, providing recreation and refreshment for fatigued urban dwellers.