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Tiantai County (Taizhou dialect: T'in-t'e yön; ) is located in Taizhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Residents mainly speak the Tiantai dialect.
The county is noted for its scenic Tiantai Mountain, which is also an important Tiantai site. With a total area of and a population of 560,000, Tiantai is a medium-sized city that administers twelve towns, three districts and 641 villages. Tiantai County's history dates back to the Qin dynasty (221–208 BCE) when it was called Dongyue, later changed to Huipu during the Han dynasty (208 BCE–220 CE).
Tiantai has extensive natural resources including Hydropower, wind power, Mining and biological resources. It tops other cities within the province with a total 51,600 kW water power output and is listed in the first batch of model cities of electrification nationwide. A milestone project, Tongbai Pumped Storage Power Station was completed in 2008. The investment is estimated at up to 4.2 billion RMB. Tiantai's metal resources include silver, lead, zinc, tungsten and Aluminium.
The private sector constitutes the largest part of the local economy. There are six mainstay industries including rubber & plastics, industrial fabrics, art works, pharmaceuticals, machinery and brewing. In 2003, Tiantai's GDP was 4.7 billion Reminbi with tax revenues of 560 million RMB.
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