Abstract:In this study，the contents of nine metal elements （Na，K，Ca，Fe，Co，Cu，Zn，Mg and Mo）in the leaves of tea cultivated in the Qingdao，Hefei and Hangzhou regions were determined based on inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.One-way analysis of variance，multi-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the effects of production region，tea variety，harvest season，and their interactions on the contents of metal in tea leaves，as well as the relationships between the contents of metal in tea leaves and those of the respective elements in the soil of provenance.The results showed that the contents of metal elements in tea leaves from different origins，varieties and harvest seasons had their own characteristics.Except for Mg，Zn and Mo，the contents of other elements in tea leaves were significantly associated with those in provenance soils.The variation of Na content in tea leaves was closely related to the interaction of origin×variety and origin × season.The variation of Mg，K，Ca and Zn contents was closely related to seasons.The content variation of Fe and Cu was closely related to the producing area of tea leaves.The variation of Co content was closely related to the interaction of origin and origin×variety.While the variation of Mo content was closely related to season×variety and origin×variety×season.It could be concluded that the variation of the contents of metal elements in tea leaves was significantly affected by the geographical origin，variety，harvest season，and their interactions.