The gardenia-like aroma family of Dancong, covering several named tree lines; written 黄栀香 in the GI text and often 黄枝香 in trade.
An aroma resembling gardenia (the grading standard's definition of the type), often bright and penetrating.
栀 is gardenia; 枝 is branch. The GI standard, the naming standard and the China Tea Science Society write 黄栀香. The grading standard's appendix writes 黄枝香 and glosses it 黄枝（栀）. Both writings come from Chaozhou standards bodies, so neither is simply wrong; "yellow branch" is a literal reading of the second, while the sources agree the aroma is gardenia.
The CTSS’s 2021 account distinguishes Wudong Song, Da’an Song, Jia Chang and Cu Xiang rather than describing one cultivar. See Song Zhong Dancong for the separate question of individual-tree identity.
The account distinguishes a dead original mother tree from a propagated representative plant. A named tree, a clonal line and a plantation of descendants are different kinds of identification.
In a 2015 experiment using Huang Zhi Xiang and Rou Gui Xiang teas, two extraction methods yielded substantially different volatile profiles. The authors warned that heated extraction could alter some components. This is a reminder that an aroma-family name describes a sensory resemblance: neither a single listed molecule nor one laboratory fingerprint should be treated as an infallible identity test for all commercial tea.
Zhongguo chashu pinzhongzhi (2001, pp. 109–110) records several lines under Huangzhixiang, including Wudong Shitoujiao Huangzhixiang, also called Wenjiaxiang (文佳祥种). Its account describes a noticeable gardenia aroma and bright orange-yellow liquor. The historical heading thus covers several plant lines.
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
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Sip 'n Vibe 2026 Spring Huangzhi Xiang Dancong Oolong
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Bitterleaf TeasSelected destinations |
$31.00 / 100 g | $31.00 ≈ $2.48 a session |
Middle Mountain Wild Huang Zhi Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea
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Yunnan SourcingSelected destinations |
$9.50 / 25 g | $38.00 ≈ $3.04 a session |
Huang Zhi Xiang
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Jing Tea ShopSelected destinations |
$21.60 / 50 g | $43.20 ≈ $3.46 a session |
Huang Zhi Xiang Dancong Oolong
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The Steeping RoomSelected destinations |
$11.04 / 25 g | $44.16 ≈ $3.53 a session |
| Lao Cong Huang Zhi Xiang Dancong | Flying Bird TeaSelected destinations |
€31.00 / 50 g | $69.53 €62.00 / 100 g ≈ $5.56 a session |
Phoenix Dancong Gardenia Scent
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The Natural Tea Co.Selected destinations |
HK$328.00 / 50 g | $83.58 HK$656.00 / 100 g ≈ $6.69 a session |
| Huang Zhi Xiang | Länggass-TeeSelected destinations |
CHF 55.00 / 50 g | $133.56 CHF 110.00 / 100 g ≈ $10.68 a session |
Wudong Phoenix Dancong Gardenia Scent
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The Natural Tea Co.Selected destinations |
HK$1,200 / 50 g | $305.78 HK$2,400 / 100 g ≈ $24.46 a session |
Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.
| Product | Vendor | Channel | per 100 g |
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| Sip 'n Vibe 2026 Spring Huangzhi Xiang Dancong Oolong | Bitterleaf Teas | International retail | $31.00 |
| Middle Mountain Wild Huang Zhi Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea | Yunnan Sourcing | International retail | $38.00 |
| Huang Zhi Xiang | Jing Tea Shop | International retail | $43.20 |
| Huang Zhi Xiang Dancong Oolong | The Steeping Room | International retail | $44.16 |
| Lao Cong Huang Zhi Xiang Dancong | Flying Bird Tea | International retail | $69.53 |
| Phoenix Dancong Gardenia Scent | The Natural Tea Co. | International retail | $83.58 |
| Huang Zhi Xiang | Länggass-Tee | International retail | $133.56 |
| Wudong Phoenix Dancong Gardenia Scent | The Natural Tea Co. | International retail | $305.78 |
