As a crystal and shining “green jade” casting in the middle of coastal China, Mountain Tianmu National Nature Reserve sits in the northwest of Mountain Tianmu range of Zhejiang Province. It is within the municipality of Lin'an, with the latitude ranging 30°18'30"-30°24'55" N and the longitude 119°23'47"-119°28'27" E. The reserve is also at the north edge of central-subtropical zone. It coversan area of 4,284 ha, comprising of a core zone of 676 ha, a buffer zone of 951 ha,anda transition zone of 2,497 ha. About 88.2% of the reserve's area is forest-covered. In 1956, the area was zoned by the Ministry of Forestry of China as a non-logging area. In 1986, the area was approved by the State Council as a national nature reserve. In 1996, it became a member of the UNESCO's “Man and Biosphere Reserve Network”. The reserve has moved into the new arena of international collaborations ever since.

Mountain Tianmu is situated in the northwest of Zhejiang Province, which is one of the ancient famous mountains in China, consists of the east and west parts standing opposite each other with some distance between.

It is renowned for its “six unique attractions”, namely flying waterfalls, strange stones, peaks surrounded by the clouds, big trees, temples and bamboo shoot. Meanwhile, it is a famous Buddhist mountain where there is the ancient Chanyuan Temple, Taizi Nunnery, Kaishan Old Hall, etc. With cool climate and dense trees, the high mountain is a famous summer resort near Hangzhou City.