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64-532: Originally a small fishing town, the presence of a deep sea lane with year-round minimum depth of 17 meters stretching along the coast of Beilun motivated the Chinese Government to build one of the nation's largest deep sea port here. The port is further protected from storms by the mountainous islets of Zhoushan just off the coast of Beilun. 14.31 billion yuan has been invested in the Beilun port. With

128-566: A 12.9% increase from the previous year (an increase of 11.0% considering the price and inflation factors). The Engel's Coefficients for urban and rural residents are 35.9% and 38.1% respectively. The average housing building areas are 32.39 and 49.10 square meters for urban and rural residents respectively. Zhoushan is served by different modes of transportation, including air, highway and water. The transportation condition in Zhoushan has been improved largely during recent years, especially after

192-491: A fairy land, so romantic is everything which meets the eye. Those large inscriptions hewn in solid granite, the many temples which appear in every direction, the highly picturesque scenery itself, with its many-peaked, riven, and detached rocks, and above all a stately mausoleum, the largest which I have ever seen, containing the bones and ashes of thousands of priests, quite bewilder the imagination. Mount Putuo ( 普陀山 ), also named Mount Meicen ( 梅岑山 ) and Mount Baihua ( 白华山 ),

256-532: A loan from the World Bank, with main equipment imported from France and Japan. Beilun district is one of the six municipal districts in Ningbo city. Beilun district stands on the coast of the east China sea. Approximately 62 CPC central committee and state leaders have visited the district for inspection and guidance. About 7000 years ago the area that now makes up the Beilun district was underwater with only

320-449: A major part of Ningbo's cuisine and Qiang crab with red paste is one of its most common dishes. The dish is prepared by marinating crab with salted water in a 4:1 ratio. It is typically eaten with ginger and vinegar, as vinegar can neutralize the sea smell and cleanse the meat while ginger is said to protect the intestines and stomach. The tangyuan, or Ningbo sweet dumpling, is created by mixing black sesame seeds, lard, and sugar together as

384-540: A popular tourist and pilgrim destination. In 1073, under the Song , it was renamed Changguo County ; this was upgraded to a prefecture in the early Yuan dynasty . During the Ming dynasty , especially between the years 1530 and 1560, Japanese and Chinese pirates used Zhoushan as one of their principal bases from which they launched attacks as far as Nanjing ; "the whole Chinese coast from northern Shandong to western Guangdong

448-882: A special new town administration committee of Zhoushan. The Zhoushan Archipelago, comprising 1,390 islands and 3,306 reefs , is outside of Hangzhou Bay . It is the largest archipelago of China. Among these islands, 103 are inhabited all year round, 58 are larger than 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi), and only 12 have populations over 10,000. Below is a list of major inhabited islands. (DH = Dinghai District, PT = Putuo District, DS = Daishan County, SS = Shengsi County) There are six major islands (over 50 km (19 sq mi)): There are 11 middle-size islands (between 10 and 50 km (3.9 and 19.3 sq mi)): Zhoushan includes 20,800 km (8,031 sq mi) of marine territory, but only 1,440.12 km (556 sq mi) of land, 183.19 km (71 sq mi) of which are submerged during high tides. It

512-540: A total area of 12.5 km (4.8 sq mi), the highest point of which is Peak Foding (291.3 m or 956 ft above sea level). Mount Putuo features three grand temples (Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, and Huiji Temple), three treasures (Tahoto Pagoda, Yangzhi Guanyin Stele, and Nine-Dragon Caisson), three rocks (Rock Pantuo, Heart Rock, and Rock Ergui Tingfa), three caves (Cave Chaoyang, Cave Chaoyin and Cave Fanyin), 88 nunneries and 128 huts, and twelve scenes. Mount Putuo

576-527: A water mill rice cake that is a specialty in Cicheng, Ningbo. The cake is made using high quality Japonica rice and ten methods are used to make the texture smooth and chewy. The most common way to prepare the rice cake in Ningbo is to add the rice cake to soup or fry them with oil. Pickled cabbage and shredded pork rice cake soup is a typical Ningbo dish, which is salty with a slight sour taste. Seafood makes up

640-473: Is 1,121,261 with 588,414 males and 532,847 females as of 1 November 2010, among which an overwhelmingly majority is Han Chinese (1,109,813). The number of households is about 454,800. For an administrative division distribution, Dinghai District has a population of 464,184, Putuo District has a population of 378,805, Daishan County has a population of 202,164 and Shengsi County has a population of 76,108. In terms of education attainment, about 10 percent of

704-625: Is 182 km (113 mi) east-west and 169 km (105 mi) north-south and although heavily populated now has few farms. Zhoushan has a four-season, monsoon -influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), with cool, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. Conditions, especially during summer, are generally moderated by the surrounding waters of the East China Sea, bringing a January average of 6.2 °C (43.2 °F) and August average of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F), with an annual mean of 17.1 °C (62.8 °F). Precipitation

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768-520: Is a national AAAA tourist area. The first phase of the park, with an investment of nearly $ 100 million and an area of 260,000 square meters, was designed by the top American amusement design company JRA and adopted the latest design concepts in the world. The second phase of the park has invested nearly 100 million CNY , covering an area of about 40,000 square meters. It has set up two amusement areas, named "Dragon Palace“ and ”Bobo Community", which are mainly for entertaining and family travel. The slogan of

832-700: Is also a popular site for shooting movies and TV series based on Jin Yong 's novels. Four Chinese TV serials – "The Eagle-Shooting Heroes," "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Duke of Mount Deer" – were filmed on the island. Starting from 2004, the Jin Yong Martial Arts (Wuxia) Culture Festival is held here every other year around summer. It offers dazzling martial arts performances and competitions, all thrilling for Cha's fans. Daishan (岱山), originally known as Penglai,

896-429: Is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang . It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay off the mainland city of Ningbo . The prefecture's city proper is Dinghai on Zhoushan Island , now administered as the prefecture's Dinghai District . During the 2020 census , Zhoushan Prefecture's population

960-558: Is believed to have been reached by Xu Fu of the Qin dynasty during his eastward journey to Japan . Mount Moxin, with a height of 257 meters (843 ft) above sea level, is the highest peak on Daishan Island , from where visitors can get the fantastic view of Gaoting, the county seat, and nearby islands and water channels. Ciyun Temple is the major temple on Mount Moxin and a popular scenic spot. Lulan-qingsha Beach, measuring 3,600 meters (11,800 ft) long and 500 meters (1,600 ft) wide,

1024-480: Is considered the bodhimanda of Avalokitesvara ( Guanyin ), a revered Bodhisattva in many parts of East Asia. It is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism , the others being Mount Wutai , Mount Jiuhua , and Mount Emei . However, different from other three sacred mountains which are mountains with heights of more than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), Mount Putuo is actually a small island with

1088-415: Is famous as one of Ningbo's mountaineering bases, ten leisure tourism bases and ten ecological scenic spots. Jiufeng mountain enjoys the reputation of " Jiangnan health heaven", "the most east end of Jiangnan mainland“, "the famous mountain in the area of east China sea", "the most beautiful mountain in Ningbo city", "the kingdom of animals and plants", etc. According to preliminary statistics, in 2018,

1152-542: Is held on the Nansha Beach, one of the five consecutive beaches, at the turn of summer and autumn every year. Daqing Mountain is the best location to get the incomparable view of southern Zhoushan Islands and the continental China (Chuanshan Peninsula) on clear days. It is also an ideal place for extreme sports, such as car racing, mountain cycling, gliding, rock climbing and bungee jumping. Baishan Mountain features huge natural rocks of different shapes, Guanyin carving on

1216-409: Is mainly composed of 4 small islands connected by reefs, with 4 major landscapes: Red Rock Red Reef, Mother Island, Great Wall at Sea, and Silver Beach. Jiufeng mountain tourist area covers a total area of 34 square kilometers, with 26 peaks, two large lakes and nearly 10,000 acres of forest. It is composed of Wangao scenic spot, Ruiyan scenic spot and Yanhu eight pit scenic spots, which

1280-454: Is mild and humid, four distinct seasons, fog days less and frost-free period. It has abundant rainfall, the average annual precipitation is about 1310 mm and the average annual temperature is about 16.7°C. Subdistricts: Towns: The only township is Meishan Township (梅山乡) Ningbo Phoenix Mountain theme park is a high-tech large-scale international theme park in the 21st century built with full investment by Beilun district government. It

1344-461: Is often only usable during high tide. Beilun is also home to a small free trade zone that has a concentration of manufacturers focused on vacuum formed packaging and an older plant that manufactured window air conditioners for Fedders. Guodian Beilun Power Station , one of the world largest coal power stations, is installed in Beilun's Xinqi town , and managed by the national SOE China Guodian Corporation . Built in two phases, starting in 1988 with

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1408-528: Is one of the noted secondary schools in the Putuo District. Nanhai Experimental School, located at Lincheng Sub-District of Dinghai and established in 2001, is a major private school. Zhejiang Ocean University and Zhejiang University (Zhoushan Campus) are two well-known universities in the city. Yanhu Yanhu District ( simplified Chinese : 盐湖区 ; traditional Chinese : 鹽湖區 ; pinyin : Yánhú Qū ; lit. 'salt lake')

1472-651: Is significant throughout the year, with the greatest rainfall during summer. With 1,823.7 hours of bright sunshine annually, ranging from 30% sunshine in June to 53% in July and August, the second half of the year is sunnier. all-time extreme temperature According to the report from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China , the total population of Zhoushan Municipality

1536-526: Is the single longest beach of Eastern China . It is an ideal place for camping, flying kites, and movie-shooting. The beach is also the location for yearly worship services or matsuris of the ocean for fishing harvest. Dongsha Ancient Town was once the county seat of Daishan, with hundreds years of commercial and exchange activities associated to traditional fishing industry. Several major buildings and facilities have been well protected. Shuanghe features wonderful large-scale man-made cliffs and precipices which are

1600-657: The Communists landed on Dengbu Island , but were repulsed by the defenders. Nevertheless, Zhoushan was overrun by the Communists on 17 May 1950. Wengzhou was merged back into Dinghai County, which made up part of Ningbo Prefecture, and Shengsi made up a special area ( 特区 ) and then county of the Songjiang Prefecture, then still part of Jiangsu. In March 1953, the Council of Ministers opted to establish

1664-600: The First Opium War and evacuated it in early 1841, after Elliot reached an agreement with Qishan , the Governor-General of Tianjin and Grand Secretary to the Daoguang Emperor , in exchange for Hong Kong . At that time, Zhoushan was a well known port while Hong Kong was still only a fishing village. The British Foreign Secretary Palmerston was furious when he learned that Elliot agreed to

1728-624: The Hangzhou Bay , boasts multiple quality beaches, rocks, and cliffs. Although it is commonly endowed with natural seascape beauty, each island is unique. Jihu and Nanchangtu Twin Beaches, the northernmost sand beaches of Southern China (and the natural beaches closest to Shanghai), make Sijiao Island a popular tourism destination. Shengshan is one of the most important fishing ports on the East China Sea. The eastern coast of Shengshan Island features steep cliffs, an ideal place to view sunrise above

1792-469: The Tiantai mountains such as Taibai mountain and Lingfeng mountain visible. As the tides ebbed the land was gradually revealed and the peoples living in the area built ponds to block the tide and enclosed the sea area to set up land and improve the landscape. The regional landform of Beilun district is mainly characterized by hills and plains in the northwest and the middle, and hills in the southeast. It

1856-740: The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice , launched his rebellion around the year 400 and was defeated by Jin forces in 402. Today's Zhoushan was first created as Wengshan County in Ming Prefecture in 738 under the Tang . In 863, the Japanese Buddhist monk Egaku ( 慧锷 ) and a Putuoshan local Zhang-shi ( 张氏 ) placed a statue of Guanyin at Chaoyin Cave ( 潮音洞 ) that would later become

1920-419: The secondary and tertiary sectors , Zhoushan's economic base has been largely diversified. Ship building and repairing, shipping, light industry, tourism and service industry grow to be the major contributors of local economic output. In 2016, the entire municipality achieved a total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 122.85 billion yuan (approximately 16,013 US dollars per capita), with an increase of 11.3% from

1984-585: The 754 industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 410.340 billion CNY, with an increase of 9.7% over the previous year. Total profits and taxes amounted is  about 49.121 billion CNY, up 3.9%; and the profit totaled 35.904 billion CNY, up 2.8%. The annual fixed asset investment reached 38.925 billion CNY, with an increase of 5.0% over the previous year. The output value of 102 construction enterprises with qualifications above reached 16.731 billion CNY, up 8.2%. The total retail sales of consumer goods reached 25.552 billion CNY, with an increase of 2.0% over

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2048-913: The Huaniao Lighthouse, initially built in 1870 with the reputation of the first lighthouse of the Far East ( 远东第一灯塔 ), that stands on the busiest shipping route in China entering and leaving Shanghai and the Yangtze River . The lighthouse has been on the National Major Historical and Cultural Sites list under protection since 2001. Taohua Island is the most botanically diversified island in Zhejiang's coastal area, with nearly 600 species of trees and plants, including oranges, orchids and narcissus – and now peach trees. It

2112-550: The Third industry (industry and construction) reached 43.982 billion CNY, up 8.5%. Daxie development zone achieved a GDP of 33.314 billion CNY, up 4.5%. The total GDP of Ningbo bonded area reached 13.878 billion CNY, with an increase of 10.0%. The total fiscal revenue of Beilun district reached 57.661 billion CNY, with an increase of 19.3% over the previous year, and the general public budget revenue reached 29.185 billion CNY, with an increase of 18.4%. The total industrial output value of

2176-486: The Zhoushan Prefecture, returning Shengsi and dividing Dinghai into Dinghai , Putuo , and Daishan . Ningbo's Xiangshan County was also briefly incorporated into this new prefecture from 1954 to 1958. From 1958 to May 1962, Zhoushan was incorporated into Ningbo before becoming a separate prefecture again. Shengsi was temporarily assigned to Shanghai in the early 1960s. The short-lived Daqu County ( 大衢縣 )

2240-403: The added value of the industrial industry reached 91.921 billion CNY, which increased 5.7%. The added value of the tertiary industry reached 63.757 billion CNY, up 9.6%, with a ratio of 0.5 to 60.1 to 39.4 in the three industrial structure. Based on the registered population, the per capita GDP of Beilun district reached 386,302 CNY ( USD $ 58,377 at the annual average exchange rate) in 2018. In

2304-600: The cede Zhoushan for Hong Kong, described as "a barren island with hardly a house on it" Elliot was dismissed in April 1841 for his blunder. His replacement Sir Henry Pottinger led a British fleet that recaptured Zhoushan on 1 October 1841. The First Opium War ended with conclusion of the Treaty of Nanjing in which China opened up the cities of Guangzhou ("Canton"), Fuzhou ("Foochow"), Xiamen ("Amoy"), Ningbo ("Ningpo"), and Shanghai to residence by British subjects for

2368-528: The cliff, and the Putuo Impression show, directed by Zhang Yimou. Zhujiajian is also the site for Mount Putuo Buddhist Academy. Wushitang (Dark Stone Beach) is the 500-meter (1,600 ft) beach consisting of numerous dark colored pebbles. Shengsi Islands National Scenic Area ( 嵊泗列岛国家级重点风景名胜区 ) is the only national level scenic area in China that is established on a group of natural islands. The scenic area, consisting of hundreds of islands outlying

2432-533: The completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge in 2008, Beilun is set to receive increased volumes of international freight and be more closely tied to the metropolis of Shanghai . It has been proposed that Beilun port be managed by the Shanghai port authority. Swift and dangerous undersea currents in Shanghai contribute to an inefficient port that costs the city a great deal to keep open, and even then it

2496-529: The continental part of the delta, Zhoushan attracted 27.71 million visitors (which is approximately 25 times its population), 310.5 thousand of whom were from abroad, in 2012 alone. Tourism and its related services have risen to be a very important sector of the municipal economy with a total tourism revenue of 26.68 billion yuan, according to the 2012 statistic. Mount Putuo National Scenic Area ( 普陀山国家级重点风景名胜区 ) consists of two parts, Mount Putuo and Zhujiajian Eastern Coast, although most people would easily ignore

2560-460: The entire greater port handled approximately 744,000 kilotons of cargo, surpassing Shanghai Port to be world's new busiest port in terms of cargo tonnage. In 2012, Zhoushan's per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 34,224 yuan, with a 12.2% increase from the previous year (an increase of 10.3% considering the price and inflation factors). On the other hand, Zhoushan's per capital net income of rural residents reached 18,601 yuan, with

2624-508: The filling, which is placed into a sticky rice ball, which is then fried or boiled. The filling is occasionally changed by substituting the sesame filling with pork, durian, and red bean paste. Although much of the district is highly developed, it contains some forested hilly areas. It is home to Chinhai Spiny Newt , which is unique to the area. One population is within the Ruiyansi Forest Park. Zhoushan Zhoushan

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2688-476: The latter part due to its overwhelming fame of Mount Putuo. The scenic area, with a total area of 41.85 square kilometers (16.16 sq mi), is the only place in China where combines the mountain and sea views, and religious culture perfectly. On a visit in the early 1830s, missionary Karl Gützlaff noted that the island of "Poo-to" boasted two large and 60 small temples, attended by 2,000 monks, To every person who visits this island, it appears at first like

2752-578: The next day. The fishermen of nearby Dongji ( 东极乡 ) rescued 384 of the British prisoners from the wreckage. Amid the Chinese Civil War , Dinghai County lost Shengsi, which became an Archipelago Directly controlled District ( 列島直屬區 ) of Jiangsu in 1946, then a separate county in October 1949. The same year, Dinghai County was divided into Dinghai and Wengzhou ( 翁洲 ) Counties. In November,

2816-530: The only inter-tidal mud theme park in China. Qushan Island features Mount Guanyin, which is also a bodhimanda of Guanyin. Changtu is a traditional fishing port. Zhoushan City has 111 licensed kindergartens, 62 primary schools, 34 middle schools, 16 high schools, 7 vocational schools, and 3 higher-educational level colleges and universities. Zhoushan High School , Dinghai First High School, Putuo High School, Daishan High School, and Shengsi High School are province level key public high schools. Putuo No.2 Middle School

2880-511: The opening of Zhoushan Trans-Oceanic Bridges in 2009, which established a stable corridor connecting to the continent and converted Zhoushan into a peninsula per se. Due to geographical isolation, Zhoushan is the only one of the municipalities in Zhejiang Province which is not served with rail transportation. There exist 2 power connections: HVDC Zhoushan , the first HVDC built in China and Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie with

2944-587: The port of Guangzhou in 1760 forced Westerners to leave Zhoushan. One of the requests of Lord Macartney 's embassy to the Qianlong Emperor in 1793 was an acquisition of "a small unfortified island near Zhoushan for the residence of English traders, storage of goods, and outfitting of ships." The Qianlong Emperor denied this request together with all the rest. British forces under Captain Charles Elliot captured Zhoushan on 5–6 July 1840 during

3008-576: The previous year. The city continuously ranked 3rd among 11 municipalities of Zhejiang Province . However, since Zhoushan has a significantly smaller population compared with other municipalities, the absolute figure of total GDP still ranked the last place in the province. The structure of three sectors of industry is 10.6 : 39.8 : 49.6. In 2012, Zhoushan Port alone processed 290,990 kilotons of cargo. If combined with Ningbo Port (Ningbo and Zhoushan Ports are essentially one port with shared infrastructure, harbor basin and administrative collaboration),

3072-402: The previous year. The total volume of foreign trade reached 272.049 billion CNY, up 13.3%, of which exports reached 118.352 billion CNY, up 11.0%, and imports reached 153.697 billion CNY, up 15.1%. Contractual utilization of foreign capital totaled US$ 2.059 billion, up 27.4%, and actual utilization of foreign capital totaled US$ 1.141 billion, up 11.3%. The area is known for the Cicheng rice cake,

3136-602: The purpose of trade. As a result, Britain no longer had any use for Zhoushan but it kept the island until 1846 as a guarantee for the fulfilment of the stipulations of the treaty. Dinghai was upgraded to a directly controlled subprefecture ( 定海直隸廳 ) sometime in 1841. Zhoushan was also occupied by the British in 1860 during the Second Opium War . Wang Yijun , a leader of the Taiping rebels , attempted to retake Zhoushan from its Qing garrison on 13 February 1862 but

3200-515: The region, Beilun's GDP reached 114.646 billion CNY, up 7.5%. In terms of different industries, the added value of the Primary industry (finance, employment) reached 807 million CNY, up 1.0%; the added value of the Second industry (agriculture, rural areas) reached 69.857 billion CNY, up 7.0% (among them, the added value of the industrial industry reached 65.962 billion CNY, up 7.2%); the added value of

3264-426: The regional GDP of Beilun district (including Ningbo bonded area and Daxie development area) reached 161.839 billion CNY, representing an increase of 7.1% at comparable prices. In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry reached 807 million CNY , and it is an increase of 1.0% over the previous year. The added value of the secondary industry reached 97.275 billion CNY, which increased 5.6%, including

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3328-404: The result of hundreds years of carving for granite materials for architectural purposes. Daishan has the reputation of being a county of museums. Its collection of museums include themes such as fishing culture, Zhoushan dialect, typhoon, lighthouse, salt production, etc. Besides the above-stated attractions on Daishan Island, other islands are noteworthy as well. For example, Xiushan Island features

3392-473: The sea. On the north coast is the abandoned fishing village of Houtouwan , now overgrown with vegetation. Gouqi Island has well-preserved fishing villages and cultures, the largest aquatic farm in China and the Mountain and Sea Wonders ( 山海奇观 ) rock that was believed to be left by General Hou Jigao of the Ming dynasty , who defended the southeastern coast against the raids from wokou . Huaniao Island features

3456-561: The tallest electricity pylons in the world, as well as the world's longest span . Zhoushan, which proudly boasts two national level key scenic areas (Mount Putuo and Shengsi Islands) and two provincial level key scenic areas (Taohua Island and Daishan), is always praised to be the "backyard garden" of Yangtze River Delta . Beside these scenic areas, Zhoushan has an abundance of points of interest, landscape forms and tourism resources, many of which are still under development, due to its rich historic and natural endowment. Conveniently connected to

3520-614: The theme park is "Joy, Fashion, Surprise and Excitement". It is the first - class happy kingdom and holiday resort in East China . Yangsha Mountain is located about 2 kilometers south of Chunxiao Park in Ningbo Economic Development Zone, Chunxiao Town, Beilun District, Ningbo City. Its geographical location is 29°45'3.87" North latitude and 121°54'36.96" East longitude. Yangsha mountain is surrounded by sea on three sides and covers an area of 128 hectares. It

3584-527: The top place where integrates mountain and sea views ( 以山而兼湖之胜，则推西湖；以山而兼海之胜，当推普陀 ). Zhujiajian ( 朱家尖 ) is the fifth largest island of the archipelago and a newly developed seaside resort with intriguing seascapes, unmarred beaches, dense woods, sheer rock cliffs, hills for hiking, extraordinary seafood and displays of fishermen folk culture. It is home to the Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival, which

3648-413: The total population (115,286) has received higher education, while a population of 77,577 is illiterate or semiliterate. In terms of age distribution, there is a child (aged 0–14) population of 114,265 and a senior population of 176,331. Traditionally Zhoushan had relied heavily on the primary sector , especially fishing , given Zhoushan is the largest fishery in China. Nowadays with the development of

3712-565: Was 1,157,817, out of whom 882,932 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts of Dinghai and Putuo . On 8 July 2011, the central government approved Zhoushan as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area , a state-level new area . The archipelago was inhabited 6,000 years ago, during the Neolithic by people of the Hemudu culture . During the Spring and Autumn period , Zhoushan

3776-642: Was called Yongdong, referring to its location east of the Yong River . At the time, it belonged to the state of Yue . The fishermen and sailors who inhabited the islands often engaged in piracy and became recruits for uprisings against the central authorities. At the time of the Eastern Jin , the Zhoushan Islands served as the base for Sun En 's rebellion. Sun En, an adherent of the Taoist sect

3840-735: Was created in 1962 before being redivided between Daishan and Shengsi four years later. Zhoushan was promoted to a prefecture-level "city" on 27 January 1987, with Dinghai and Putuo Counties upgraded to districts. The municipal People's Government was established on 8 March of that year. April of the same year, the ports of Zhoushan became open to foreign ships. On 10 April 1988, it became a coastal economic open zone. Zhoushan administers two districts and two counties . The city currently consists of 36 township-level divisions, including 17 towns , 5 townships and 14 subdistricts . Detailed divisions are listed as follows. In particular, Qiandao and Lincheng sub-districts of Dinghai District are governed by

3904-704: Was defeated and killed. Following the Xinhai Revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China , Dinghai Subprefecture reverted to a county. Sun Yat-sen visited Zhoushan on 25 August 1916 and wrote Travelling to Putuo ( 游普陀志奇 , You Putuo Zhiqi ). On 1 October 1942, the Japanese ship Lisbon Maru was transporting 1,800 POWs to Tokyo when she was attacked by the USS   Grouper off Qingbing ( 青浜 ) or Dongfu ; one torpedo hit and she sank

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3968-576: Was praised in various historic records. It is often titled as Bulguksa Among Seas and Skies ( 海天佛国 ), or Sacred Ground on the Southern Seas ( 南海圣境 ). Mount Putuo is always mentioned in the same breath with the West Lake in Hangzhou , another national scenic area of Zhejiang. West Lake is considered to be the foremost place that combines mountain and lake views, whereas Mount Putuo is deemed as

4032-461: Was ravaged to a distance of sixty miles inland." After suppression of the pirates, Zhoushan became an important commercial port of entry. Under the early Qing dynasty , it played a similar role to Xiamen and Guangzhou as a frequent port of call for Western traders. Changguo Prefecture became Dinghai County within Zhejiang Province in 1688 under the Qing . The restriction of all European trade to

4096-654: Was separated by the Lingfeng mountain, thus, west of the mountain is the Changshan plain and east of the mountain is the Chaiqiao plain. The area is intertwined with water sources such as the Xiaolijiang , Yan , Tai , and Lujiang rivers, which originate from the southwest Shan 'ao, a piece of flat land in a mountain range, and flow through two plains. Beilun district belongs to a subtropical Marine climate, which

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