【Objective】The present paper aimed to explore effects of different shading models on tea garden habitat and the quality of summer tea, to find out the suitable shading models for tea trees, so as to provide theoretical basis for the production of high-quality summer tea in Guangxi. 【Method】In summer of 2020, Jinxuan was used as the test variety, and black shading net was used as the shading material and 4 shading treatments T1(60% shading+1. 3 m shed covering), T2(60% shading+1. 8 m shed covering), T3(75% shading+1. 3 m shed covering) and T4(75% shading+1. 8 m shed covering) were set, with no shading as the control(CK). Cultivation experiments of different shading models were carried out in tea garden, and the tea garden habitat index(illumination intensity, air temperature, air relative humidity and soil temperature) and the quality ingredients index of tea(chlorophyll, tea polyphenol, amino acid, vitamin C, water extractive, caffeine) were analyzed. 【Result】Different shading models could effectively reduce the illumination intensity, air temperature and soil temperature, increase the air relative humidity, improve the habitat of tea garden and improve the quality of summer tea. Effect of treatments T3 and T4 on improving tea garden habitat were better than those of treatments T1 and T2. After 25 days of shed covering, the total chlorophyll contents of summer tea were T3>T4>T2>T1, which significantly increased by 79. 66%, 56. 13%, 28. 24% and 17. 31%(P<0. 05, the same as below) compared with CK, respectively. The tea polyphenols contents were T4T3>T2>T1, which significantly increased by 14. 67%, 10. 67%, 5. 78% and 4. 00% compared with CK, respectively. The proportion of essential amino acids in amino acid components were T4>T2>T1>T3, which were 2. 85%, 2. 75%, 1. 77% and 1. 59% higher than that of CK, respectively. The ratio of tea polyphenol to amino acid were T4T4>T1>T3, which significantly increased by 13. 74%, 12. 73%, 10. 01% and 8. 31% compared with CK, respectively. The water extract contents were T4>T2>T3>T1. In comparison with CK, the water extract contents of T4 and T2 treatments significantly increased by 65. 53% and 16. 00%, T3 treatment decreased by 3. 92% but did not reach significant difference(P>0. 05, the same below), while T1 treatment decreased significantly by 5. 28%. And there were no significant differences in caffeine contents between shading treatments and CK. 【Conclusion】The model of 75% shading+1. 8 m shed covering can significantly improve the habitat of tea garden and improve the integrating quality of summer tea. This model is recommended as a supporting technology for the high quality summer tea production to be extended in Guangxi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]