Top (0~20 cm)and sub-layer (20~40 cm)soil samples as well as corresponding tea leaf samples were collected at seventy-nine tea gardens in Anxi County and other areas, Fujian Province. Lead concentrations of tea leaves as well as soil geochemical indicators including macro-and micro-elements were determined. There is a significant correlation between the lead concentration of tea leaves and that of the corresponding soils. Therefore, a linear regression model was established, and transfer factors(F_t) for lead from soils to tea leaves was calculated. It seems that F_t values are affected by the concentrations of lead, manganese, phosphorus and zinc in soils. The critical value of soil lead for tea production was derived from the regression model and F_t value according to tea quality criteria. The result demonstrates that the lead values of tea uptake from soils would not exceed tea quality criteria (5×10^-6) under normal soil lead concentration. Multivariable linear regression model can preferably explain the relationship between lead concentration in tea leaves and soil physicochemical indicators.