China'slargestarchipelago,ZhoushanisadevelopingportandislandcityinChina.TheZhoushancityislocatedinthemiddleofthe"ZhoushanFishery",oneoftheworld'sfourlargestfisheries.ItliesinthecentralpartofChina'scoastline,andisonlytensofnauticalmilesawayfromShanghai,thelargestcommercialcityinChina.
Zhoushancityisembracedby1,339islandsoftheZhoushanArchipelago,includingthe502-square-kilometreZhoushanIslandwhichisthelargest,andisalittlebitlargerthanHongKong.
ZhoushanArchipelagohasamonsoonmarineclimatewithanannualtemperetureaveraging16degreesCentigrade.Worminwinterandcoolinsummer,Zhoushanisapleasantplacewithbeautifulscenery.WithinZhoushancity,thereare2state-levelscenicresorts--PutuoIslandandtheShangsiIsland,and2provincia-levelscenicareas--MountDaiandTaohuaIsland.Sea,sunshine,beachandBuddhistculturecomposetheuniqueseaandhillviewsofZhoushan.Thecityhasaltogether20travelagenciesand20hotelscateringtoforeignnationals,receivingmorethan2.8milliontouristseachyear.
Locatedwherewarmandcoldcurrentsmeet,theseasurroundingtheZhoushanArchipelagoisshallowandhasaplentifulsupplyoffoodforthefishbroughtbytheYangtzeRiverandQiangtangriver.Largeandsmallyellowcroakers,cuttlefishandhairtailsareitsbest-knownmarineproducts.
Withitsscenicpeaksandtemples,PutuoIsland,orPutuoHill,isoneofthefoursacredhillsofChineseBuddhism.