Zhoushan (舟山) is a prefecture-level city and archipelago in Zhejiang Province, East China. The city lies on an archipelago consisting of 1,390 islands and 3,306 reefs. One of the 27 cities in the central Yangtze River Delta. Located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, east of the East China Sea, west of Hangzhou Bay, north of Shanghai.
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Zhoushan has strong geographical advantages facing the Pacific Ocean, with its backs to large and medium cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo, and the vast hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta.It is a sea gateway and passageway for the Yangtze River Basin and the Yangtze River Delta to open to the outside world. Zhoushan Island is the largest island in the Zhoushan Islands and the fourth largest island in China. Surrounded by the sea, it has a subtropical monsoon climate.Winter is warm and summer is cool, mild and moist, with plenty of light. Average annual temperature 16 °C, annual precipitation 927–1620 mm.
There are many tourist attractions and transportation is convenient.
1 Opium War Relics Park (鸦片战争遗址公园, 竹山公园 Zhushan Park), 81 Zhushanmen Road, Dinghai District 定海区竹山门路81号 (Bus routes 31 and 34), ☏ +86 580 2380424. Free. (updated Dec 2018) 2 Shenjiamen Fishing Port (沈家门渔港), Bingang Road, Putuo District (普陀区滨港路) (Bus routes 1, 3, 6, 7 (or k07), 15, 23, and 29. The fishing port is at the southeastern end of the island). Free. (updated Dec 2018) 3 Zhoushan Museum (舟山博物馆), 610 Haitian Avenue, Xincheng, Dinghai District (定海区新城海天大道610号) (Bus routes 22, 103 and 105), ☏ +86 580 8230561. Tu-Su 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:00. Free. (updated Dec 2018) 4 East Pole (Dongji) island (东极岛), East Pole Township, Putuo District.
Mount Putuo. Putuo Mountain, Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province, Emei Mountain in Sichuan Province, and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province are known as the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It is a Taoist temple for Guanyin Bodhisattva to educate all living beings. Putuo Mountain, with its magic, sacred and mysterious features, has become a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad. Mount Putuo is a holy place for pilgrimage. There are mountains, water and pure Buddhism here. It is truly a Buddhist country in the sea and sky. Zhujiajian. A beautiful seaside town, Zhujiajian is most famous for its sandy beach.
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Zhoushan waxberry soju is a specialty of Putuo District, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province.Zhoushan Yangmei has a long history.Hundreds of years ago, the ancients used it to treat diseases. The annual output of Zhoushan waxberry Shaojiu is about 500 tons. Zhoushan Yangmeishao has won the National Geographic Mark certification trademark for a long time. It is understood that Zhoushan people have been "red bayberry soju treatment" tradition.
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In Jul, Zhoushan typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 21 rainy days.
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