About Us — Pei Chen Tea Palace
The path of tea, walked slowly, learned deeply.
Pei Chen Tea Palace began in 2014 with a simple idea shared by Mei-Hsin Chen and Ryan Hollibaugh: bring the depth of Asian tea culture to the Western world with honesty, rigor, and respect. What started as a small space in Buenos Aires grew into one of the most active tea academies in the region—an ecosystem where learning, culture, and craftsmanship meet.
From the beginning, the goal wasn’t just to sell tea or teach classes. It was to create a place where people could understand tea at its source: its history, its makers, its rituals, and the philosophy behind it. That vision shaped everything we do—our courses, our selection of teas and teaware, our trips to origin, and the community that has formed around us.
We work directly with producers, artisans, and tea masters across Asia, bringing their knowledge and craft to our students through training programs, workshops, cultural events, and field trips. Our approach blends academic research with real-world experience, keeping tradition alive while making it accessible to a modern audience.
Today, Pei Chen is a meeting point between East and West. A place for beginners taking their first steps, professionals deepening their skills, and tea lovers searching for authenticity in a world full of noise.
Everything we offer—education, products, and experiences—is built on the same foundation: clarity, respect, and a genuine desire to honor the cultures that shaped tea.
If you’re here to learn, explore, or simply enjoy a cup with more meaning behind it, you’re already part of what we envisioned when Pei Chen began.
Tradition carried by hands, passed through stories, poured into cups.
Our Values
Responsibility & Commitment
We treat tea culture with the care it deserves. Technology and innovation are tools—not shortcuts—used without compromising authenticity.
Respect & Personalization
Students and clients come with different backgrounds and goals. We adapt our teaching, guidance, and product recommendations to real needs, not generic assumptions.
Transparency & Authenticity
Our content is backed by fieldwork, research, and continuous learning from scholars and tea masters. Our products come directly from origin. We don’t speculate with information or sourcing.
Our Purpose
Pei Chen Tea Palace exists to build a lasting bridge between cultures, generations, and approaches to tea. We aim to give more people access to reliable knowledge, memorable experiences, and authentic products.
Everything we do—education, sourcing, research, travel—is designed to support a global community that values both learning and enjoyment.
Learn the Language of Tea
Take the first steps on your Tea Journey with our
freeintroductory course, The Reverse Engineering
of Tea. Go beyond the basics of the tea plant,
varieties, processing steps, quality indicators, brew
styles, and the concept of ‘Tian Di Ren’, Heaven,
Earth, Human’, the heart of timeless tea culture and philosophy.
