Aromatic components of 8 representative tea samples in Hubei was analysis by gas chromatography and mass spectrograph(GC∕MS) methods. One hundred and seventeen volatile constituents were identified. The major constituents were (E)-3-Hexen-1-ol, 2-pentyl-Furan, (Z)-hexanoic acid 3-hexenyl ester, benzaldehyde, linalool and linalool oxide (fr.1), naphthalene, (Z)-3-methyl-2-(2-pentenyl)--2-Cyclopenten-1-one, caryophyllene, (E)-3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6,10- Dodecatrien-3-ol, 4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-b...