Rooted in Tradition,
Reaching the World

Veevee grew up in Huoshan County, Anhui Province — the birthplace of Huoshan Yellow Bud, one of China's rarest teas and an imperial tribute since the Tang Dynasty over a thousand years ago. Her earliest and most enduring memories are of spring mornings when her mother would leave for the tea gardens before dawn, carrying a packed meal to eat among the rows because there was simply no time to come home. That was how harvest season worked: everyone — the pickers, the processors, the whole village — lived and breathed tea from first light until after dark.

What she remembers most, though, is the scent. Every spring, as the picking and processing seasons overlapped, the entire mountain village would fill with a warm, grassy fragrance that drifted through every window and down every lane. It was the smell of home. To this day, the aroma of fresh-processed green tea brings it all back instantly.

After university, Veevee left Anhui and made her way to Shenzhen — the fast-moving, ambitious heart of southern China. She built a career there, worked hard, and by most measures succeeded. But something kept pulling at her. In quiet moments, the memories of the tea gardens, her mother's dedication, the scent of spring harvests — they never faded. She came to understand that her connection to tea wasn't nostalgia. It was identity. Tea was calling her back.

So she walked away from the white-collar world of Shenzhen and started over — this time on her own terms. She founded Sun Time Tea Co. with the mission to bring the finest Chinese teas directly to buyers around the world: no middlemen, full traceability, and the same uncompromising standards her hometown has held since the Tang Dynasty. Today, with over fifteen years in the industry and sourcing relationships spanning Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, and beyond, Veevee personally oversees every tea that carries the Sun Time name — from the spring harvest in the mountains to the final quality check before shipment.

Denny hails from Suizhou, Hubei Province — a city with over 2,000 years of history, famous as the site where the Marquis Yi of Zeng's bronze bell chimes were unearthed, a set of 2,700-year-old instruments that stunned the archaeological world. Suizhou is also green tea country, where Maojian tea thrives in the rolling hills.

Ironically, Denny's earliest memory of tea is one of pure rebellion. On a school field trip to a local tea garden in the fourth grade, while his classmates and the farm workers dutifully plucked leaves under the sun, nine-year-old Denny decided he wanted no part of it. He found a shady spot beneath the tea bushes and fell fast asleep. When the teacher tallied the results, he had picked the least tea of anyone in the entire class — a fact that still makes Veevee laugh today.

Before joining the tea world, Denny built his career as a software developer in the IT industry. When he met Veevee and discovered the depth of her vision for Sun Time Tea, he made the leap — trading code for tea leaves. But he didn't leave his technical mind behind. Denny brings a builder's approach to the business: from optimizing the company's global online presence to streamlining export logistics with data-driven systems, his background bridges the gap between centuries-old tea craftsmanship and the tools modern B2B buyers expect.

What began as an unexpected partnership has become both a business and a love story — proof that sometimes the best things in life are the ones you never planned for.