Phoenix tea comes from Phoenix Mountain in Chaozhou and is a Guangdong oolong tea with a high, uplifting aroma.

Phoenix tea is the collective name for tea produced in the area of Phoenix Mountain in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, among which Phoenix Dancong is the best known. It belongs to the oolong tea category and is a representative of Guangdong oolong; the tea trees are mostly distributed across high-altitude mountain areas, where clouds and mist wrap the slopes year-round and the temperature difference between day and night is pronounced, laying a good foundation for tea quality. The name Phoenix tea is related to the local traditional method of picking and processing: in the past, people selected outstanding individual plants from the Phoenix Shuixian tea tree population and picked and processed them separately, hence the name Dancong. Through long-term selection and breeding, the area has developed many distinctive aroma-type strains, commonly including honey orchid fragrance, yellow branch fragrance, zhi lan fragrance, and osmanthus fragrance, and among local people there is often a saying of one tree, one fragrance. The finished tea has tightly rolled strips, a dark brown, glossy color, and after brewing it has a rich, lasting aroma, a bright orange-yellow liquor color, a mellow, sweet aftertaste, and a distinct mountain charm. The same aroma type shows obvious flavor differences between different mountain locations and different tree ages, and tea made from old bush tea trees often has a more prominent character. Phoenix tea is suitable for brewing with boiling water; in Chaozhou, the local gongfu tea method is emphasized, with a relatively large amount of tea used, fast pouring, and lingering fragrance after many infusions. For daily storage, attention should be paid to sealing against moisture, avoiding light and odors, so as to keep the aroma pure. When purchasing, one can make an overall judgment from the appearance of the dry tea, the aroma, and the number of infusions it withstands, and there is no need to blindly pursue so-called ancient-tree famous bushes.