Tianmu Lake (Chinese: 天目湖; pinyin: Tiānmù Hú) is a lake which is 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Liyang City in Jiangsu Province,[1][2] China.

[3] The lake enjoys a legal conservation status, and since the municipal government took action in 1995 to overhaul the sewage disposal systems around the lake,[4] the water quality has been in a good condition, achieving the second highest rating for water quality.

[1] In the surrounding area of the lake (known as the Tianmu Lake Scenic Area), wild animals such as mallard, pheasant and wild boar live.

[2][clarification needed] Around the lake, there are also two other China AAAA-level tourist resort called "South Hill Bamboo Sea" (also called NanShan Zhu Hai) and "Yushui Hot Spring".

[5] South Hill Bamboo Sea (Chinese: 南山竹海) or in pinyin Nanshan Zhuhai),[6] south of Tianmu Lake, is an area of 35 thousand acres of millions of bamboo plants, flowing streams and a sculpture.