Huanghauli wood was used to make furniture for Chinese royalty during the Ming (1368-1644 A.D.) and Qing (1644-1911 A.D.) Dynasties. Now thought to be extinct, Huanghauli was found on Hainan and other islands of The South China Sea, as well as present-day Vietnam.
Defined as yellow flowering pear wood, Haunghauli is thought to be a species of rosewood or padouk - Dalbergia odorifera in botanical terminology. Huanghauli develops a yellowish translucent patina over time, and is one of the three rare woods of ancient China, along with jichi (zichimu)and zitan (Tzu-ta’n). It can become either reddish or yellow over time.
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Huanghauli is not in fact a pear tree, but does exhibit a fragrance of fruit wood when worked. Some declare Huanghauli to exhibit an appearance of ghostly faces in its translucent patina.
The Huanghauli wood is now so rare that remaining specimens, which are as yet unworked, are often fashioned into expensive pens.
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