shengsi County, which belongs to Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, is located in the east of Hangzhou Bay and southeast of the Yangtze River estuary. It is an island county in the easternmost part of Zhejiang Province and the northernmost part of Zhoushan Islands.

Shengsi County has a subtropical maritime monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons, no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, abundant sunshine and small temperature difference, ranging from 3 24 ′ 31 4 ′ north latitude to 121 3 ′ 123 25 ′ east longitude. [1]

Shengsi County consists of 44 islands, including 16 inhabited islands, with a total area of 8,824 square kilometers, including land area of 86 square kilometers and sea area of 8,738 square kilometers. [31][2] As of 218, Shengsi County has jurisdiction over 3 towns and 4 townships, [3] the county government is located in Caiyuan Town, [4] According to the data of the seventh census, as of : on November 1, 22, the permanent population of Shengsi County is 66,93. [29]

According to Records of the Historian and Notes on Water Classics, in ancient times, Shengsi was a land inhabited by Nanman and Dongyi. In October, 1949, Shengsi County was established, which was under the jurisdiction of the Jiangsu provincial government, which was exiled from the mainland to Gouqi Island. In March 1987, Zhoushan area was changed to Zhoushan City, and Shengsi County belonged to Zhoushan City. [6] Shengsi Archipelago Scenic Area is an archipelago-type national key scenic spot integrating marine culture and island folk customs, with sightseeing, leisure vacation and scientific and educational activities as its main functions. [7]

In 22, the regional GDP of Shengsi County was 11.65 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 3.52 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 1.96 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 6.17 billion yuan, up 3.5%, 4.3% and .7% respectively over the previous year. The tertiary industrial structure is 3.2: 16.8: 53.. According to the registered population, the per capita GDP is 157,384 yuan, which is equivalent to 22,817 US dollars at the exchange rate of 6.8976 at the end of the year. The added value of marine economy accounts for 78.2% of GDP. [3]

Chinese name: Shengsi County

mbth: Shengsi County

Alias: Shengsi Islands

Administrative division code: 33922

Administrative category: County

Area: Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province

Location: Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province (Zhoushan Islands) North. Southeast

area of the Yangtze estuary: 86 square kilometers (sea area: 8,738 square kilometers) [8]

Area under its jurisdiction: 3 towns and 4 townships

Government residence: Caiyuan Town

Telephone area code: 58

Postal code: 2245

Climate condition: subtropical maritime monsoon climate

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License plate code: Zhejiang L

GDP is 11.65 billion yuan (in 22)

Population is 66,93 (permanent population at : on November 1, 22)

Location

Shengsi County is located in the east of Hangzhou Bay and southeast of the Yangtze River estuary, that is, 324' 31 north latitude. County west from the beach Huhuang Panshan, facing Shanghai jinshanwei; Thailand Reef in the east to Tongdao (sea reef); North to Flower and Bird Island, connecting Sheshan Ocean; South to Langgang's North and South Pengjiao and Ma 'anshan-Baijieshan, it is adjacent to Daqu Island in Daishan County across the water. It is 18km long from east to west, 23km from north to south and 91km from north to south, with a total land and sea area of 8,824km2, of which the land area is 86km2 and the sea area is 8,738km2, accounting for .97% and 99.3% of the total area respectively. Therefore, it is said that "one island is divided into nine seas".

Topography

Shengsi Archipelago is a group of islands and reefs extending from Tiantai Mountain to the sea. The islands and reefs appeared in the Holocene in the fourth century, and most of them are composed of bedrock. The islands have undulating topography, short water system, shallow valleys and many promontories. It is a low hilly area, and the hilly area accounts for more than 9% of the total land area. The larger valleys are distributed in Sijiaoshan, Gouqi Island and Dayangshan Island, and the valleys on the other islands are small. Generally, the height of the mountain ranges from tens of meters to 1 meters. The highest point is the front pit top of Flower and Bird Island, with an altitude of 236.9 meters. The low hilly soil is barren and bare.

Shengsi Archipelago Scenic Area is an archipelagic national key scenic spot with the main landscape features of "the blue sea and the strange stones, the fishing and fire in Jinsha", integrating marine culture and island folk customs, and taking sightseeing, leisure vacation and scientific and educational activities as its main functions. There are four scenic spots, namely Sijiao, Hualv, Shengshan and Yangshan, with a total area of 37.35 square kilometers, including land area of 32.39 square kilometers and sea area of 4.96 square kilometers.

Main attractions

Flower-and-bird Lighthouse: Located at the northern end of Flower-and-bird Mountain, it was built in the ninth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (187). The light house covers an area of 12.56 square meters, and the tower is 16.47 meters high. It is divided into four floors, and there is a corridor at the waist of the tower, so you can overlook it by the railing. The lamp is 89 meters above sea level, and the spotlight is built in the glass room at the top of the tower, which flashes every 15 seconds and has a range of 24 nautical miles. Aerosol horn is installed for navigation in foggy days, and there are two 22-meter-high iron towers on one side of the lamp house, equipped with radio beacon for long-distance navigation.

beach field of jihu and nanchangtu: the beach of jihu is 2m long and 25m wide, covering an area of about 5,m2. The beach is solid, with clean sand and gentle slope. Nanchangtu Beach is composed of three beaches: Gaochangwan, Nanchangtu and Shizhu. The sand is golden, soft and clean.

Yuanbao Stone Field: Located on the hill on the north side of Yuanbao Mountain in Zhi 'ao Village, Huanglong Township, it is divided into two parts, big and small, which are like "Yuanbao", lying on the edge of the steep cliff. The big one is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, and the small one leans against the west, with its two ends tilted, the middle concave and the bottom curved, round and smooth, and it does not fall when pushed. The stone is engraved with the words "Yunlong in the East China Sea", and there are 41 small characters next to the words, which were inscribed by Zhang Chuanlong when he was patrolling the sea in Siming in the 34th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (198).

Dongya Cliff Yard: located in the east of Shengshan Island, it starts from Houlingtou Island in the north and reaches near Mankoutou in the south, with a length of 3, meters and the highest point of more than 7 meters. It cuts straight into the sea, like a sword standing upright, and the sea is bright and bright.

Shengshan Fishing Port: Ten thousand fishing boats from six provinces and two cities gather here, with many masts and flags covering the sky. At night, colorful lights are all in full bloom, forming a sea wonder.

"Wonder of Mountains and Seas" Stone Carving Ground: Located at the peak of Wulibei in the south of Gouqi Island, there is a huge stone engraved with four characters of "Wonder of Mountains and Seas", which was inscribed by Hou Jigao, commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province in 159. The 42-character inscription reads: "Daming Wanli Gengyinchun, the commander-in-chief Hou Jigao commanded Chen Jiusi, Song Dabin, the commander-in-chief Zhan Bin, and Chen Mengdou to supervise the flood season here".

Gourmet

Choking crab: it is the top flower in Shengsi cuisine. In autumn, the cream crab is fat. Choose raw Portunus or white crabs and marinate them in saturated salt water for a few hours to a day. You can eat them after fishing. As soon as I opened it, the red semi-solidified cream, light yellow flowing yellow, translucent crab meat crystal clear, shining with jade-like luster, has made people full of saliva before eating. The cream crab melts in the mouth, and the crab meat is delicate and supple.

Crab paste: Crabs are mashed, seasoned with salt, and marinated for more than ten hours, which becomes "crab paste", and rice vinegar and other seasonings are added when eating in batches, which is called "rice pressing hammer".

Epinephelussp.: It belongs to the order Perciformes, with an oval body and a slightly flat side. . Grouper is rich in nutrition, tender and white, similar to chicken, and is known as "sea chicken". Grouper is a kind of high-quality edible fish with low fat and high protein, which has been promoted as one of the four famous fish in China by Hong Kong and Macao. Braised taro with grouper is a home-cooked dish in Shengsi fishing area.

Travel

Because of the special geographical location in Shengsi County, local residents have to rely on boats and ferries to get there. Now the water passenger ticketing in Shengsi County has been fully liberalized, realizing online and offline synchronous ticketing, which is convenient for people who travel to Shengsi, and has no influence on local residents, because they can take the green channel of people's livelihood.