Based on spot investigation of the tea Taiping Houkui,this paper analyzed the effect of geological setting on soil element associations and soil types,discussed the relation of geological setting with major tea qualities,and studied the correlation of superior tea qualities with geological conditions,concluded that the tea Taiping Houkui is grown in red soil and skeleton soil evolved by weathering from specific Silurian Kangshan Formation of feldspar quartz sandstone,siltsone and mudstone.These soils provid...