Abstract: Methods Residents in cities of Guangzhou and Zhaoqing were selected by stratified random sampling method.Intercept on street and face to face household questionnaire surveys were conducted to investigate the participants' demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, birthplace, education, and their understanding on property and ingredients of herbal tea, the drinking status and habits.Descriptive epidemiological analysis was applied, and univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to determine the factors influencing herbal tea drinking habit.Results A total of 2 154 residents were recruited.Of them, 1005 (46.7%) were from Guangzhou and 1149 (53.3%) from Zhaoqing; 957 (44.4%) were males and 1 197 (55.6%) females; 522 (24.2%) were aged 12-19 years.Birth place of 1.781 (82.7%) participants was Guangdong.Among all the participants, 98.7% knew one or more kinds of herbal tea, 43.7% knew six or more components of the herbal tea, 49.2% considered the herbal tea to be Chinese herbal medicine, 99.1% once drank herbal tea, and 37.6% had a habit of drinking herbal tea.Multivariate logistic regression showed that those aged 30-39(OR=1.47),40-49(OR=1.58),and aged 50 and above(OR=1.78), birth place of Guangdong (OR=2.92), currently living in Guangzhou (OR=2.97), knowing 1 to 5 kinds of herbal tea (OR=2.28), knowing 6 or more ingredients of herbal tea tended to have a habit of drinking herbal tea (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Conclusion Acceptance of herbal tea was high in residents of Guangzhou and Zhaoqing cities.Age, birthplace, living place, and understanding of herbal tea ingredients were factors that would influence the behavior of drinking herbal tea.