The High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CHMFL) is located in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province. Development of the lab started in May, 2008 and passed the national acceptance test in 2017. The project includes construction of a hybrid magnet, five high power resistive magnets and four superconducting magnets. To support normal operation of these magnets, some supporting systems have been constructed for the resistive magnets: a 28MW high stability power supply, a 20 MW water-cooling system, and a central control system. A cryogenic system supplies liquid helium for the superconducting magnets, the hybrid magnet, and general experimental use. State-of-the-art measurement systems have been purchased or are being developed. When complete, CHMFL will be a National Research Center in China for multi-disciplinary studies in fixed and slowly varying high magnetic fields.