Sandao · Chino utensilios de té y cultura
Zhang Yi Yuan Tea: Jasmine Tea, Company & Products
Chinese Tea Brands & Companies
Zhang Yi Yuan is a Beijing tea brand best known for jasmine-scented tea. Its roots go back to 1900, and its name remains closely connected with the city’s everyday tea culture. Today, Beijing Zhang Yi Yuan Tea Co., Ltd. combines tea production, blending and retail with a broader selection of Chinese teas.
Company and brand at a glance
| Chinese company name | 北京张一元茶叶有限责任公司 |
|---|---|
| Brand | Zhang Yi Yuan · 张一元 |
| Brand origins | 1900, Beijing |
| Main specialty | Jasmine-scented tea |
| Historic main shop | 22 Dashilan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing |
| User-supplied company website | zhangyiyuan.net.cn |
Main business: jasmine tea and a wider tea selection
The company’s core identity is the preparation and sale of jasmine tea: selecting a tea base, scenting, blending and offering different products through shops and online channels. Its official JD flagship catalogue also lists green, black, oolong, white and pu-erh teas, with both everyday packs and gift formats.
Representative products and their features
| Product or collection | What distinguishes it |
|---|---|
| Longhao jasmine tea · 龙毫 | A signature product. The brand’s October 2025 official post describes pre-Qingming green tea and eight rounds of jasmine scenting. This statement refers to that named product. |
| Gold and Silver collections · 金银系列 | The flagship store groups these products into bagged and canned formats, making packaging and pack size useful comparison points. |
| Yanjing Four Seasons · 燕京四季 | A jasmine-tea gift collection presented by the brand around the changing seasons of Beijing. |
| Lianhua Xiangxue · 莲花香雪 | The official brand account highlights both jasmine aroma and visible flower form in this product. |
| Other Chinese teas | The store includes Longjing and other green teas; Keemun, Yunnan and Lapsang Souchong black teas; Tieguanyin and Da Hong Pao; white teas and raw or ripe pu-erh. |
For a first purchase, choose the tea style you actually enjoy, then compare the individual product’s specification, pack size and price. A brand’s broad catalogue can contain quite different teas; the product label is the best place to check the exact ingredients and origin.
How jasmine scenting shapes the tea
Jasmine tea is made by bringing tea and fresh jasmine flowers together so that the leaves absorb the floral aroma. The national intangible-cultural-heritage record describes Zhang Yi Yuan’s traditional method using spring, baked green tea from Fujian. Its listed tea-base preparation includes withering, fixation, rolling and baking, followed by the scenting work.
The craft is recorded in the national heritage list as “Jasmine Tea Production Techniques of Zhang Yi Yuan,” announced in the second batch in 2008. Beijing Zhang Yi Yuan Tea Co., Ltd. is named as its protection organization. This recognition concerns a production tradition; individual products still have their own ingredients and specifications.
From a Beijing tea shop to a modern company
The Ministry of Commerce’s brand museum traces the business to founder Zhang Changyi and its first shop in 1900. The modern company history is separate: the flagship store’s introduction records a company established in 1992 and restructured in 1999. It also identifies a Fujian production base established in 1994.
Official channels and store contact
The brand’s official account lists the historic main shop at 22 Dashilan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, with the shop enquiry number +86 10 6303 4001. It also provides links to its online stores. Check current opening hours and order-specific questions directly with the relevant shop.
Zhang Yi Yuan official account · Official JD flagship brand introduction
Sources and editorial note
This independent Sandao profile uses the Ministry of Commerce brand museum, national heritage record, official flagship catalogue and brand account. Checked on October 26, 2026. The supplied company website could not be reached during research, so its current content was not assumed. Photographs are credited to the government-hosted brand museum. Product listings and historical posts are reference material; availability should be confirmed through the brand.