Abstract: Badagongshan Mountains is a national nature reserve in Central China. It is situated at 29° 30' -29° 50' N. latitude, 109° 42' -110° 10' E. longitude in Sangzhi county, north-western Hunan province. The total area of the mountain is about 250 km2. Its nature forest occur at about 1200 m to 1890 m elevation. The dominant elements in the forest are Fagus, Quercus, Cyclobalanopsis, Carpinus, Betula, Sassafras, Tilia, Acer, Padus, Davidia, Rhododendron, Sinanrundinaria etc. On the top of the mountains, Fagus lucida almost form pure forest.

Key words: Hunan Badagongshan