Abstract:The suitability regionalization of tea trees cultivation can provide theoretical basis for better development and the optimal distribution of tea industry in Zhejiang Province. Ten factors selected in three kinds of influencing factors such as climate, soil and terrain are used to research the suitability regionalization of tea trees cultivation in Zhejiang Province. Among the ten factors, five climate factors determined by principal components analysis are the annual mean temperature, the annual accumulated temperature above 10℃, the annual precipitation, the mean relative humidity in 4-10 months and the annual sunshine duration, respectively, two soil factors are soil texture and the soil pH value, and three terrain factors are altitude, slope and aspect. Considering the actual situation of the complex terrain in Zhejiang Province, the distributed models are adopted to realize the fine simulation of the spatial distribution for all climate factors. Analytic hierarchy process is used to determine the weight coefficient of each factor and the weighted summation method is adopted to establish the regionalization assessment model of tea trees planting. Combining with the quantitative indicators of suitability grades of all factors, and eventually the spatial distribution of suitability evaluation score is achieved. Based on the present situation of land use, shielding water areas and urban residents, where are not suitable for tea trees, Zhejiang Province into three classes including suitable, sub-suitable and unsuitable regions. Results show that the climate suitability of tea trees cultivation in Zhejiang Province is divided is best, following by terrain suitability, and soil suitability is worst. In addition, the suitable regions account for 45.51% of the eligible area. The natural resources like altitude and heat fully meet the growth of tea trees in this region. The sub-suitable regions account for 47.05% and were mainly distributed in the plains or middle or high elevation areas. The unsuitable regions account for 7.44% and were mainly distributed in the high mountains areas where the resource of heat is insufficient.