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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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TIANMUSHAN |
 © Photo: Wang Wenbin, Wang Zuliang |
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| General Description |
Tianmushan Biosphere Reserve is located in the Zhejiang Province in the eastern coastal region of China, about 230 km south-west of Shanghai. Also known as the ‘kingdom of big trees’, the biosphere reserve protects the most ancient wild Ginkgo biloba communities. The vegetation in this area is very rich, covering evergreen and deciduous broadleaved forest, bamboo forest, coniferous forests, marshes and aquatic vegetation. Only some 170 people live in the biosphere reserve (1994). Tianmushan has a long history of human activities dating back more than 2,000 years ago. Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism were practiced over centuries and have contributed to the conservation of nature in the region. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Temperate broadleaf forests or woodlands | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest with Castanopsis sclerophylla, Cyclobalanopsis glauca and Schima superba; subtropical evergreen and deciduous broadleaf mixed forest with Phoebe chekiangensis, Ginkgo biloba and Emmenopterys henryi; coniferous forest with Cryptomeria fortunei, Pseudolarix kaempferi and Pinus taiwanensis; agroecosystems with rice, vegetables and maize; forestry ecosystems with bamboo, mulberry, medicinal plants and tea (Camellia sinensis) | |||
| Location | 30°18' to 30°25'N; 119°23' to 119°29'E | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 4,284 | |||
| Core area(s) | 1,191 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 381 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | 2,712 | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +240 to +1,556 | |||
| Year designated | 1996 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Tianmushan National Biosphere (Nature) Reserve Management Bureau in Zhejiang Tianmu Mountain reporting to local and National Forestry Administration | |||
| Last updated: 12/12/2007 |
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