Total 88 fresh tea leaves samples(including new leaves and old leaves) from 5 producing district in Jiangxi province were analyzed for the contents of Cu,Pb,Cd,As,Hg and Cr according to relevant national standards.To determine the degree of metal contamination in new leaves,a revised pollution index(PI) for each metal and a Nemerow integrated pollution index(NIPI) of the six metals were analyzed.The results indicated that the contents of Cu,Pb,Hg and Cr were significantly different between new leaves and old leaves,showing the metal contamination accumulation with the years.Cu and Cr contraindication in new leaves was 11.4% and 6.8% respectively,which was in the range of slightly polluted level(2≥NIPI>1).The same results for the tea in whole province,with Pb(0.6