The broken black tea produced in China is lack of competition ability in the international markert, and the primary reason is considered as short of elite varieties. One hundred and twenty tea germplasm originated from south-western(in Yunnan mostly)had been evaluated and screened in recent years. It was primarily elucidated the basic situation of germplasm suitable for broken black tea in China, and some elite germplasm were screened. These germplasm are the bases of broken black tea cultivar improvement in China.