Objective To investigate the quality and safety of copper in Chinese Puper tea. Method One hundred and fifty Chinese Puper tea samp les were collected from five regions of Yunnan p rovince, including 13 main origin of Puper tea. The copper contentwas analyzed according to the National Standard method GB /T 5009.13—2003. Results The copper contents were in the range of 12.1-22.9 mg/kg DW in all samp les. The copper contents of Puper tea were varied both by different regions (Xishuangbanna, Simao, Lincang, Baoshan and Dali) of Yunnan p rovince and by different p reparation methods ( raw tea or p repared tea) from the same origin. However, the safety was not affected. Conclusion The copper content in Chinese Puper tea was in good quality and safe.