Fanjing Shan, also known as Mount Fanjing in Guizhou Province, China, is a remarkable peak rising to an elevation of 2,570 meters. It is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. The mountain is a sacred site in Chinese Buddhism, believed to be the bodhimanda of the Maitreya Buddha. The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986, is a haven for biodiversity, including the rare Guizhou golden monkey and the Fanjingshan fir, species found nowhere else in the world.