Chen Hui Yi
Director, White & Yellow Tea
Chen Hui Yi is a Senior Tea Expert at Teamotea, serving as Director for White and Yellow Tea. Based in Guangdong, she brings over two decades of experience in the sourcing, evaluation, and education of China’s most delicate tea categories — white, green, and yellow teas. Her expertise is rooted in the traditional processing methods of Fujian’s Fuding and Zhenghe regions, where white tea production centers, and extends to the nuanced firing techniques used in yellow tea crafting in Hunan and Anhui. Trained under the guidance of tea master Lin Hongsheng in Guangzhou (completed in 2004), Chen Hui Yi developed an early appreciation for the subtle transformations that define premium yín zhēn (银针) and shòu méi (寿眉). She later expanded her studies at the China Tea Research Institute, earning certification in tea sensory evaluation (GB/T 23776-2018). Throughout her career, she has contributed to the development of standardized grading rubrics for white tea aging, aligning with the national white tea standard GB/T 22291-2017. At Teamotea, Chen Hui Yi directs the white and yellow tea curriculum for the tea academy at tea.school, helping to maintain rigorous certification exams for tea professionals across the constellation of brands. She reviews seasonal harvests, advises on aging protocols for aged whites like chén huà bái chá (陈化白茶), and ensures that every batch of moonlight white (yuè guāng bái (月光白)) meets the company’s quality benchmark. Her work underpins the product offerings available through shop.thetea.app, where consumers discover these same teas. Chen Hui Yi’s approach combines sensory precision with a deep respect for terroir. She frequently travels to Yunnan for green tea evaluations and to Hunan for yellow tea inspections, documenting year-over-year variations that inform Teamotea’s sourcing decisions. In 2023, she authored an internal report on the market trajectory of bái mǔ dān (白牡丹), which was cited in the company’s annual sustainability disclosure. Her commitment to education extends beyond Teamotea. She has guest-lectured at the Guangzhou Tea Culture Association and served as a judge at the 2022 China White Tea Competition. Chen Hui Yi remains a vital link between ancient tea traditions and modern quality assurance, ensuring that every leaf in the Teamotea ecosystem represents the highest standard of Chinese tea craftsmanship.
Specialties
- bái chá (白茶)
- lǜ chá (绿茶)
- huáng chá (黄茶)
- yín zhēn (银针)
- shòu méi (寿眉)
- bái mǔ dān (白牡丹)
- yuè guāng bái (月光白)
- chén huà bái chá (陈化白茶)
Chen Hui Yi is a Senior Tea Expert at Teamotea, serving as Director for White and Yellow Tea. Based in Guangdong, she brings over two decades of experience in the sourcing, evaluation, and education of China’s most delicate tea categories — white, green, and yellow teas. Her expertise is rooted in the traditional processing methods of Fujian’s Fuding and Zhenghe regions, where white tea production centers, and extends to the nuanced firing techniques used in yellow tea crafting in Hunan and Anhui.
Trained under the guidance of tea master Lin Hongsheng in Guangzhou (completed in 2004), Chen Hui Yi developed an early appreciation for the subtle transformations that define premium yín zhēn (银针) and shòu méi (寿眉). She later expanded her studies at the China Tea Research Institute, earning certification in tea sensory evaluation (GB/T 23776-2018). Throughout her career, she has contributed to the development of standardized grading rubrics for white tea aging, aligning with the national white tea standard GB/T 22291-2017.
At Teamotea, Chen Hui Yi directs the white and yellow tea curriculum for the tea academy at tea.school, helping to maintain rigorous certification exams for tea professionals across the constellation of brands. She reviews seasonal harvests, advises on aging protocols for aged whites like chén huà bái chá (陈化白茶), and ensures that every batch of moonlight white (yuè guāng bái (月光白)) meets the company’s quality benchmark. Her work underpins the product offerings available through shop.thetea.app, where consumers discover these same teas.
Chen Hui Yi’s approach combines sensory precision with a deep respect for terroir. She frequently travels to Yunnan for green tea evaluations and to Hunan for yellow tea inspections, documenting year-over-year variations that inform Teamotea’s sourcing decisions. In 2023, she authored an internal report on the market trajectory of bái mǔ dān (白牡丹), which was cited in the company’s annual sustainability disclosure.
Her commitment to education extends beyond Teamotea. She has guest-lectured at the Guangzhou Tea Culture Association and served as a judge at the 2022 China White Tea Competition. Chen Hui Yi remains a vital link between ancient tea traditions and modern quality assurance, ensuring that every leaf in the Teamotea ecosystem represents the highest standard of Chinese tea craftsmanship.