Abstract: The new tea [Camellia sinensis（L.） O. Kuntze] variety Sanhua-1951 was derived from the plant in population with middle and little leaves in Sichuan by system selection. Sanhua-1951 is shrub type, which has medium leaf and extra-early sprouting growth habit. Its young shoot is hypertrophic and full cover with pekoe. Compared with the control variety Fudingdabaicha, Sanhua-1951 had better growth potential, and its the weight of 100 buts, the yield of fresh leaf was 64.80% and 29.28% higher respectively. The biochemical components content of Sanhua-1951 including tea polyphenols（20.60%）, caffeine（4.28%）, soluble sugar（3.91%）, water extract （45.37%） and total catechins（13.21%） were all higher than control, and its free amino acid content（2.80%） was lower than the control. The Jasmine-scented tea, which used Sanhua-1951 baked green tea as dhool was characterized by lasting rich and fresh aroma, thick taste tender, and potent flowerlike aroma. The sensory analysis of the Sanhua-1951 for making green tea, black tea, white tea, dark tea were better than the control also. Sanhua-1951 is a high-yield and high-quality new tea plant cultivar with fragrant and sweet as its main characteristics, which young shoot is suitable for making green tea, black tea, white tea and dark tea, it also can be suitable to popularize as dhool for Jasmine-scented tea.

Key words: tea[Camellia sinensis（L.） O. Kuntze] variety, Sanhua-1951, multi-tea processing, good-quality and high-yield, dhool for Jasmine-scented tea