Atlas of China

Mount Tianmu 天目山Tiānmù Shān

4A scenic area · Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Mount Tianmu (天目山)
Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
Time needed
1 day
Days to budget
1 day
City
Hangzhou
Region
Zhejiang
Type
Nature
Listed as
4A scenic area

About Mount Tianmu

A forested mountain in western Lin'an, about 80 km west of Hangzhou, whose West Tianmu peak (1,506 m) and its slopes have been a national nature reserve since 1986 and a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1996. It is known for giant Japanese cedars, one of them named 'Giant Tree King' by the Qianlong Emperor, old ginkgos, waterfalls and temples, among them Chanyuan Temple at the foot of the mountain.

How to get to Mount Tianmu

Above Tianmushan town, about 30 km by road west of central Lin'an.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Taihu Source 太湖源 (10 km), Zhebei Grand Canyon 浙北大峡谷 (20 km).

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