Guangdong

Guangdong's Phoenix Mountain (Fenghuangshan) produces Dan Cong oolong — named for the practice of harvesting individual cultivar trees separately (dan = single, cong = bush/group). Each named Dan Cong variety carries a distinct aromatic profile: Mi Lan Xiang smells of honey and orchid, Ya Shi Xiang (Duck Excrement) of stone fruit and mineral, Ba Xian of longan and spice. The Chaozhou gongfu cha tradition — serving these complex oolongs in tiny cups with very hot water — is the epicentre of southern Chinese tea ceremony culture.