Zhoushan is the only provincial-level island port tourist city approved by the State Council during the period of 1987 and 1, and it is also the only marine city composed of islands in China. The whole city governs Dinghai, Putuo, Daishan and Shengsi, with a total population of 6.5438+0.035 million. Zhoushan Island is the fourth largest island in China with an area of 502 square kilometers. Zhoushan is the main population gathering place and political, economic and cultural center.
Zhoushan Archipelago has a long history and was called "the continent in the sea" in ancient times. According to historical archaeological records, as early as 6,000 years ago in the Neolithic Age, people lived on 99 mounds in the original village of Ma 'ao Town in the northwest of Zhoushan Island, creating a splendid "island Hemudu" culture and being known as the "first village in the East China Sea".
Zhoushan Islands has a subtropical monsoon climate, with no heat in summer and no cold in winter. 1390 islands are dotted around, like bright pearls scattered on the blue water of the East China Sea, which constitutes the magnificent scenery of the "City of Thousand Islands". The unique scenery on the island endows it with infinite charm. Blue sky, blue sea, green island, Jinsha and white waves have become the main colors of Zhoushan eco-tourism environment.
The territory has a unique landscape of mountains and seas, many places of interest and historical sites, and extremely rich tourism resources. There are more than 1000 Buddhist cultural landscapes, mountain and sea cultural landscapes, historical military cultural landscapes and island fishing customs, which are mainly distributed on 23 islands. At present, there are two national scenic spots, Putuo Mountain, Jingsha Islands, Daishan Island, Penglai Island in the East China Sea, Taohua Island and Dinghai, the only historical and cultural island city in China.
Zhoushan island tourism, characterized by "Haitian Buddhism, marine culture, seafood and seaside leisure", has become a pillar industry in Zhoushan. Zhoushan tourism integrates Buddhist sacrifice, mountain and sea sightseeing, seafood and food, coastal sports, environmental recuperation, leisure and vacation, business meetings and other tourism functions. Excellent location conditions, rich tourism resources, good reception facilities, convenient transportation and generous hospitality customs attract nearly1.2000 tourists from home and abroad every year, and the annual increase rate is 1.5%. It is one of the regions with the richest tourism resources in East China, the focus of China island marine tourism and a famous island tourist attraction in East China.