Abstract: Wenzhou city lies in the east of Zhejiang province, and it has a large amount of unused mountain resources. Due to locating in the subtropical zone, it is rich in sunshine, heat resources and soil types. The favourable location also helps the city to exploit and utilize the unused mountain resources. The superiority and inferiority of exploitation and utilization were firstly inquired, then the suitability of the unused mountain resources was appraised to decide the utilization pattern. The conclusions suggested that developing forest and orchard should be the focal point. While exploring, the sustainable development principle being kept in line with local conditions should be obeyed. The important resources should be explored first, and then promoted in all areas by drawing upon the experiences gained at the key points. In the end, the ways for developing were drawn out to be below: coordinating the man land relationship, resolving the energy problem of rural life and putting more capitals into the resources exploitation and utilization. 

Key words: unused mountain resources, exploitation and utilization, land suitability, Wenzhou city