芝兰香单丛芝蘭香單叢
Zhi Lan Xiang Dancong
The orchid-like Zhi Lan Xiang aroma family of Dancong, including Ba Xian and other named selections from the Fenghuang area.
- Category
- Oolong teaOolong tea 乌龙茶
- Style
- Guangdong oolong
- Part of
- Phoenix Dancong
- Forms
- Loose leaf
- Region
- Cultivars
- Fenghuang Shuixian
- Harvest
- Spring. Local accounts describe Ba Xian as a late-picked line and use 收山茶 (“closing-the-mountain tea”); this is relative seasonal practice, not a fixed date for every garden.
- Definitions
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Character#
An orchid-like floral aroma in the grading standard’s description. Strength, body and persistence vary by line, growing conditions and processing.
Processing#
Dancong processing
As in Phoenix Dancong. Jiemian notes Ba Xian can turn to an osmanthus character with some processing or weather.
Also sold or written as 6#
Chinese variants
- 八仙 / 八仙过海(Ba Xian, "Eight Immortals")A named line within the Zhi Lan Xiang family. The CTSS account reports wider planting from 1958; this is not the date when the name was first coined.
- 竹叶 / 芝兰王Zhuye / Zhilan WangAnother 芝兰香 bush, also called "Zhi Lan king" (Jiemian).
- 雷扣柴 / 霹顶香(Lei Kou Chai)A 芝兰香 clone of a lightning-struck tree (China Tea Science Society).
Translations and trade names
- Zhi Lan Xiang
- Orchid Dancong
- Orchid Fragrance
Names and ambiguities#
Notes#
Named selections#
The China Tea Science Society’s 2022 account places Ba Xian, Ji Long Kan, Xiong Di Cha and other named plants in this aroma family. Ji Long Kan is linked to a coop-like tree shape. Xiong Di Cha records two similar trees whose leaves were processed together: a useful example of why a traditional Dancong name should not automatically be read as a modern single-tree guarantee.
Ba Xian history#
Local accounts connect its name with eight surviving propagated plants and describe wider planting from 1958. They differ over propagation by layering or cuttings. The often-repeated 1898 propagation date is a reported local history, not an independently dated plant specimen; 1958 should not be presented as the year the name was invented.
Aroma and chemistry#
A 2014 study of seventeen Dancong samples identified isoeugenol as a possible characteristic component of its Zhi Lan group. The authors treated such compounds as part of a comparative classification, not as a universal certificate of cultivar, origin or quality. The aroma family is best understood alongside the named line and processing history; compare Mi Lan Xiang Dancong for a different orchid-related naming tradition.
Where to buy#
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
Prices compared in the selected currency; unknown values appear last.
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhi Lan Xiang - Orchid Fragrance | Wuyi OriginWorldwide |
$18.50 / 50 g | $37.00 ≈ $2.96 a session |
Zhi Lan Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea
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Yunnan SourcingSelected destinations |
$9.50 / 25 g | $38.00 ≈ $3.04 a session |
Phoenix Dancong Orchid Scent
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The Natural Tea Co.Selected destinations |
HK$368.00 / 50 g | $93.77 HK$736.00 / 100 g ≈ $7.50 a session |
Lao Cong Zhi Lan Dancong
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Jing Tea ShopSelected destinations |
$60.50 / 50 g | $121.00 ≈ $9.68 a session |
| High Mountain Zhi Lan Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea | Yunnan SourcingSelected destinations |
$46.00 / 30 g | $153.33 ≈ $12.27 a session |
| Zhi Lan Xiang | Länggass-TeeSelected destinations |
CHF 95.00 / 50 g | $230.69 CHF 190.00 / 100 g ≈ $18.45 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.
Prices by sales channel#
International retail
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| Product | Vendor | Channel | per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhi Lan Xiang - Orchid Fragrance | Wuyi Origin | International retail | $37.00 |
| Zhi Lan Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea | Yunnan Sourcing | International retail | $38.00 |
| Phoenix Dancong Orchid Scent | The Natural Tea Co. | International retail | $93.77 |
| Lao Cong Zhi Lan Dancong | Jing Tea Shop | International retail | $121.00 |
| High Mountain Zhi Lan Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea | Yunnan Sourcing | International retail | $153.33 |
| Zhi Lan Xiang | Länggass-Tee | International retail | $230.69 |