[Objective] The effects of high, medium and low-intensity of threshing and redrying process treatments on the quality of upper tobacco module were researched. [Method] Through carrying out threshing and redrying experiments with different process treatments, the changes of chemical compositions and sensory quality of tobacco leaves during 18 months of natural aging were studied, and the consequent results was applied in cigarette leaf groups. [Result] Low-intensity (the first phase moisture content at 17. 0%, the second phase moisture content at 17. 5 %, the second area at 78 oC of threshing and redrying temperature) was suitable for high-grade upper tobacco leaves, and the characteristics of high concentration and aroma of tobacco leaves had been effectively maintained. Under low-intensity processing technology, the contents of total sugar, total volatile organic acids, total aroma components, ketones, alcohols, esters, neophydiene (20. 6 %, 119. 25 μg/g, 248. 196 μg/g, 91. 802 μg/g, 35. 781 μg/g, 98. 174 μg/g, 624. 892 μg/g) were higher than that of the control samples (19%, 114. 03 μg/g, 226. 672 μg/g, 87. 630 μg/g, 27. 524 μg/g, 92. 469 μg/g and 542. 931 μg/g). It showed that used tobacco leaves accounting for 2. 5% under the low-intensity processing technology to replace the original module in a certain leaf group, the sensory evaluation score increased by 0. 79 points, which might be mainly attributed to the improvement of aroma, miscellaneous gas and aftertaste. High-intensity (the first phase moisture content at 18. 0 %, the second phase moisture content at 18. 5%, the second area at 88 oC of threshing and redrying temperature) was not suitable for high-grade upper tobacco leaves, the intensity of moistening leaves and redrying at high temperature would lead to the loss of tobacco aroma and heavy dry coke and miscellaneous gas. Under high -intensity processing technology, the contents of total volatile organic acids, ketones, neophydiene (103. 75, 82. 421, 485. 960 μg/g) were lower than that of the control samples (114. 03, 87. 630, 542. 931 μg/ g). It showed that used tobacco leaves accounting for 2. 5 % under the high-intensity processing technology to replace the original module in a certain leaf group, the sensory evaluation score decreased by 0. 26 points, which mainly were due to the negative effects of aroma and aftertaste. [Conclusion] For high-grade tobacco, threshing and redrying with low process intensity was more suitable, which could effectively maintain the aroma of tobacco leaves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]