Skip to content

Bama Tea is a Shenzhen-based Chinese tea company and retailer whose offerings include teas across the six major Chinese tea categories, as well as tea-related products.

Last updated November 4, 2026

AI crawler reads

4requests

1companies
  • Anthropic4
Profile
2
Controversies
2
JSON · MD
0
First read
Nov 4, 2026
Latest read
Nov 4, 2026

From this site's server log

Overview

Bama Tea (八马茶业) is a Chinese tea company and retailer based in Shenzhen. The supplied Chinese Wikipedia excerpt says the company was founded in 1997 by brothers Wang Wenli and Wang Wenbin, initially under the name Shenzhen Xiyuan Tea Co., Ltd. It began using the Bama Tea name in 1998. The company describes its tea heritage as dating to 1736; this is a heritage claim on its official website and is distinct from the 1997 company founding date reported in the supplied encyclopedia excerpt. The company sells products made from teas in China's six major categories: green, yellow, white, oolong (qing), black, and dark tea. Its assortment also includes tea utensils, tea beverages, and tea foods. The official homepage highlights black tea, rock tea, and Tieguanyin, and states that the company's sales of these three tea categories lead nationwide. This is the company's own promotional claim; the supplied evidence does not provide comparative sales figures or independent verification. Bama Tea is described in the supplied Wikidata excerpt as a tea retailer based in Shenzhen, and in the supplied Chinese Wikipedia excerpt as a family-operated tea enterprise. The excerpt says it went through five listing-application approval processes before receiving Hong Kong Stock Exchange approval in 2025 and listing on the Hong Kong GEM. No ticker, exact listing date, current ownership details, or named current executives are established by the supplied evidence. The official website provides information about the brand, company, franchising, and investor relations.

History

Bama Tea is a Chinese tea company and retailer based in Shenzhen. Its official website says that Bama Tea began in 1736, presenting that date as the beginning of its tea heritage. The supplied Chinese Wikipedia excerpt gives a separate corporate history: the company was established in 1997 by brothers Wang Wenli and Wang Wenbin, initially under the name Shenzhen Xiyuan Tea Co., Ltd. It began using the name Bama Tea in 1998. The available evidence does not explain the relationship between the 1736 heritage claim and the modern company's establishment, so the two dates should not be treated as interchangeable. The company sells products made from all six major Chinese tea categories: green, yellow, white, oolong (qing), black, and dark tea. It also sells tea utensils, tea beverages, and tea foods. Its official website specifically highlights black tea, rock tea, and Tieguanyin, claiming that sales of these three categories lead nationwide. The source does not supply supporting comparative data for that claim. The supplied Chinese Wikipedia excerpt describes Bama Tea as a family-operated tea enterprise and says that it went through five listing-application approval processes as it developed from a private company toward a listed enterprise. It states that the company received Hong Kong Stock Exchange approval in 2025 and listed on the Hong Kong GEM. The excerpt does not provide an exact listing date, ticker, or details of the current ownership structure. The official website includes company information, brand updates, franchising information, and investor relations content.

  • 2025

    Reported Hong Kong GEM listing

    [3]
  • 1998

    Bama Tea name adopted

    [3]
  • 1997

    Company founded

    [3]
  • 1736

    Officially stated tea-heritage origin

    [1]

Products and positioning

A Chinese tea company and retailer with a broad assortment spanning the six major Chinese tea categories, alongside tea-related goods. Its official site emphasizes black tea, rock tea, and Tieguanyin.

  • Six major Chinese tea categories

    The supplied Chinese Wikipedia excerpt lists green, yellow, white, oolong (qing), black, and dark tea products.

  • Tea-related goods

    The supplied Chinese Wikipedia excerpt says the company also sells tea utensils, tea beverages, and tea foods.

  • Black tea, rock tea, and Tieguanyin

    The official homepage highlights these three tea categories and claims nationwide-leading sales for them.

Controversies

  • 2021

    Bama Tea IPO questioned over alleged forged Boao Forum 'designated tea' authorization and failed packaging checks

    Media reported that Bama Tea once forged an authorization letter from the Boao Forum for Asia to claim it was 'designated tea' and was publicly condemned, then apologized and removed the promotion; in 2020 Shanghai notified that the packaging void ratio of two of its tea products failed, and the prospectus also disclosed 11 consumer lawsuits related to food advertising. Status: media report. Entity: Bama Tea Co., Ltd. Scope: brand promotion and packaging.

Read more

Sources5 sources

Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/bama-tea · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled