Located in northwest of Hubei Province, Nanzhang County is categorized into the subtropical monsoon climate, annual mean temperature is at a range of 11-16 degrees Celsius.

Nanzhang County is born with abundant forest resources, big difference on aspect of altitude and it fits for the growth of the majority of mushroom varieties. Nowadays, there are 114,375 households engaging in mushroom production within the county, annual mushroom cultivation capacity comes to 150 million bags while annual mushroom output value hits 1.65 billion CNY.

For years, Nanzhang County seizes Shiitake mushroom as the characteristic variety, annual production and processing capacity on superior Shiitake mushroom reaches 20,000 tons, products enjoy good market in USA, Canada, Russia, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and other 17 countries and regions.