The origin of Chimonanthus praecox is basically the same as that of common agarwood, but there are many differences between them. The density of Chimonanthus praecox is not as good as that of Aquilaria sinensis. The first-class Aquilaria sinensis sinks in the water, while the first-class Chimonanthus praecox is mostly semi-sinking and semi-floating, and a few rare Chimonanthus praecox sinks in the water. Most agarwood is hard, while Qin 'an is soft and sticky, and the cut pieces can even form Zhu Xiang. Microscopically, it can be found that the oil glands in Aquilaria sinensis gather together, while the oil glands in Qin 'an are lifelike.
When smoked and burned, the aroma of Aquilaria sinensis is very stable, while the head aroma, original aroma and tail aroma of Qin 'an have obvious changes. Moreover, the yield of Qinnanxiang is less than that of Aquilaria sinensis. Due to various reasons, Qinnanxiang is particularly precious. In the Song Dynasty, Qin 'an, which occupied the city (now Vietnam), was already "a piece of gold". Until now, most of the best Qin 'an are still produced in Vietnam. There is a folk saying that a person can only smell the strange fragrance if he has accumulated the virtue of three lives, and he can only taste or drink the strange fragrance if he is blessed by eight lives.
If you really want to buy Qin 'an agarwood, I suggest you take a look at the fragrant agarwood, which is of high quality and will bring you many surprises.