u must haven't been back for a while
most schools and residential buildings in the city have TT service. well, in the poor area, there's stone table like i used to play on.
TT is the most successful example of china sports, olympics strategy combined with popularity, from students to elderly.
besides china has the best TT pro league attracting world players.
no denying that youngsters like nba much more than TT, but that's talking about watching on TV. actual playing it's no doubt still TT #1