Tianmushan Biosphere Reserve (Credit to Tianmushan Biosphere Reserve)
Located in Zhejiang Province and known as the "Kingdom of Big Trees," the Biosphere Reserve protects the oldest wild Ginkgo biloba communities. It features tall, ancient and beautifully shaped trees of rare species including evergreen and deciduous broadleaf forests, bamboo forests, coniferous forests, marshes and aquatic vegetation. Its main habitats include: Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest withCastanopsis sclerophylla,Cyclobalanopsis glaucaandSchima superba; subtropical mixed evergreen and deciduous broadleaf forest withPhoebe chekiangensis,Ginkgo bilobaandEmmenopterys henryi; coniferous forest withCryptomeria fortunei,Pseudolarix kaempferiandPinus taiwanensis; agroecosystems with rice, vegetables and corn; forest ecosystems with bamboo, mulberry, medicinal plants and tea (Camellia sinensis). (UNESCO)
