Hangzhou Chrysanthemum

Hangzhou Chrysanthemum

Hangzhou Chrysanthemum is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Tongxiang has long been known as the hometown of Hangzhou Chrysanthemum. The chrysanthemums produced here account for nine-tenths of the country’s total drinking chrysanthemums and are also popular in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian countries, making it a traditional famous export specialty of China. As early as the 1920s, Tongxiang white chrysanthemums were already hailed as a premium drinking chrysanthemum variety due to their exceptional color, fragrance, taste, and appearance — the “four excellences.” Currently, high-quality boxed Hangzhou Chrysanthemums on the market maintain their structure when brewed, with blossoms staying intact, appearing clean and fragrant. Drinking Hangzhou Chrysanthemum helps clear heat and quench thirst, soothe the throat and promote saliva, calm the liver and improve vision, while also offering an aesthetically pleasing experience. Its color, fragrance, taste, and form can rival those of West Lake Longjing tea. In recent years, products such as Hangzhou Chrysanthemum bagged tea, chrysanthemum crystals, chrysanthemum dew, chrysanthemum liquor, and various health supplements and skincare products containing Hangzhou Chrysanthemum as an ingredient have been launched and gained favor among consumers. (Jiaxing)