Where is Zhoushan in Zhejiang?

Zhoushan is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering the East China Sea to the east and Hangzhou Bay to the west.

Zhoushan City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, has 2 districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction. Its territory is 182 kilometers long from east to west and 169 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??22,200 square kilometers, including sea area. 20,800 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 1.168 million in 2017.

Zhoushan is backed by large and medium-sized cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Ningbo and a vast hinterland such as the Yangtze River Delta. It faces the Pacific Ocean and has strong geographical advantages. It is located at the intersection of China's north and south coastal routes and the Yangtze River waterway. It is the center of the Yangtze River Basin. It is a maritime gateway and channel open to the outside world in the Yangtze River Delta, and is radiating in a fan shape with emerging port cities in the Asia-Pacific. It has a bulk commodity trading management and supervision center approved by the State Council.

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Introduction to Zhoushan tourist attractions:

1. Putuo Mountain

Putuo Mountain, together with Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Emei in Sichuan, and Anhui Jiuhua Mountain is also known as the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It is the dojo where Guanyin Bodhisattva teaches and transforms all living beings. Putuo Mountain is a small island among the 1,390 islands in the Zhoushan Islands. It looks like a blue dragon lying on the sea and covers an area of ??nearly 13 square kilometers. It faces Shenjiamen in the Zhoushan Islands across the sea. It is one of the first batch of national key scenic spots.

2. Zhujiajian

Zhujiajian, a national key scenic spot, is an important part of the "Putuo Golden Triangle", the core tourist area of ??Zhoushan Islands. The nine consecutive beaches stretching 6,300 meters between the islands are like a golden necklace, embedded among the green mountains and blue sea. Since 1999, the China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival has been held here every year.

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