About us

Shanshan Lin

Dear tea lovers, my name is Shanshan Lin, and I am very happy to introduce you a wide selection of all kinds of puer tea and tea equipment from Xishuangbanna (西双版纳). While this southwest Yunnan province area represents only about 1/3 of the total territory of the Czech Republic, the popularity of the puer tea can be traced to 3rd century AD during the Tea Horse Road development, where the tea was used as a currency. My family comes from the ethnic minority Jinuo (基诺族), which is one of the 13 ethnic minorities living within the Xishuangbanna. I have been working on our small tea plantation in Youleshan (攸乐山) since I was young.

The milestone in my life came at the end of 2016 when I met with Richard Grünwald, who was doing research in Xishuangbanna. During our joint travels and living together during the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to get married in Youleshan in December 2021. At the end of August 2022, my husband and I moved to Prague, where we are actively raising awareness about Xishuangbanna either via social media (Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok) or various tea-related events such as tea festivals, workshops or seminars. I fluently speak several languages and local dialects. Additionally, in February 2022, I decided to advance my tea qualification and underwent a tea course dedicated to evaluating puer tea in Jinghong City, which was successfully concluded by obtaining the tea certificate.

We offer our teas in three categories (Banna quality, precious quality and royal quality). The main attention is paid to the six ancient tea mountains (Yibang, Yiwu, Mangzhi, Gedeng, Manzhuang a Youle), which are famous for their excellent taste. In Banna House, we directly buy from local tea farmers and craftsmen, preferably those from ethnic minority groups. Thanks to that, we are able to control the quality of our products and bring "a piece of Banna" to you. Our tea will satisfy both tea beginners and tea experts. We also specialize in the Dai tea pottery (Daitao 傣陶) and other unique ethnic accessories, which will complement your tea time. Besides that, we offer various tea seminars and degustation workshops for those who would like to acquire more tea knowledge about Xishuangbanna's tea culture. I believe that you will fall in love with Banna House, and I am looking forward to your feedback.

Your Shanshan ~