Our Founder’s Story

Grandfather and child in a family photograph from TEA TOP Taiwan’s official origins page.

Family memories, shared across generations. Image courtesy of TEA TOP Taiwan.

A Family Legacy, a Personal Calling

David Yang (楊國珍) · Founder of TEA TOP

For TEA TOP’s founder, tea is inseparable from family.

TEA TOP Taiwan shares a defining childhood memory: an accident while making tea left him with a lasting injury. His grandfather later described that tea as both the finest he had tasted and the most painful to remember.

Care Passed from One Generation to the Next

The story reveals the affection behind a family’s devotion to tea. It is a legacy of craftsmanship, perseverance and care that continues through TEA TOP.

Discover our tea heritage · What matters to us

Read the original story on TEA TOP Taiwan (Chinese)

First and second generations of the tea-growing family, as featured by TEA TOP Taiwan.

The first and second generations of the family tea tradition. Image courtesy of TEA TOP Taiwan.