Why visit Zhoushan
Townapedia lists 14 museums and landmarks, 32 parks and trails, 51 places to eat, 18 places to stay and 70 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Putuoshan and Zhejiang Ocean University.
Weather in Zhoushan
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About Zhoushan
Zhoushan is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of Hangzhou Bay off the mainland city of Ningbo. The prefecture's city proper is Dinghai on Zhoushan Island, now administered as the prefecture's Dinghai District. During the 2020 census, Zhoushan Prefecture's population was 1,157,817, out of whom 882,932 lived in the builtup (or metro) area consisting of two urban districts of Dinghai and Putuo.
From the Wikipedia article Zhoushan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Zhoushan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do70
Putuoshan
Monument and historic site · 17.5 km
Island off the coast of China
Zhejiang Ocean University
School · 3.4 km
University located in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
58 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks14
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Parks, trails and playgrounds32
20 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes51
Chinese buffet. Very good food amd deceny prices
Restaurant · 9.6 km
东海中路
Mo-Su 10:30-13:00, 16:30-19:00
39 more on the map.
History
The archipelago was inhabited 6,000 years ago, during the Neolithic by people of the Hemudu culture. During the Spring and Autumn period, Zhoushan was called Yongdong, referring to its location east of the Yong River. At the time, it belonged to the state of Yue. The fishermen and sailors who inhabited the islands often engaged in piracy and became recruits for uprisings against the central authorities. At the time of the Eastern Jin, the Zhoushan Islands served as the base for Sun En's rebellion. Sun En, an adherent of the Taoist sect the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice, launched his rebellion around the year 400 and was defeated by Jin forces in 402. Today's Zhoushan was first created as Wengshan County in Ming Prefecture in 738 under the Tang.
In 863, the Japanese Buddhist monk Egaku (慧萼) and a Putuoshan local Zhang-shi (张氏) placed a statue of Guanyin at Chaoyin Cave (潮音洞) that would later become a popular tourist and pilgrim destination. In 1073, under the Song, it was renamed Changguo County; this was upgraded to a prefecture in the early Yuan dynasty. During the Ming dynasty, especially between the years 1530 and 1560, Japanese and Chinese pirates used Zhoushan as one of their principal bases from which they launched attacks as far as Nanjing; "the whole Chinese coast from northern Shandong to western Guangdong was ravaged to a distance of sixty miles inland."
From the History section of Zhoushan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay18
Churches and places of worship17
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries53
Healthcare18
Map of Zhoushan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Zhoushan Putuoshan International Airport (HSN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.
- Shenjiamen 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Mamu 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Zhaobaoshan 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Ningbo 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Fenghua 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Downtown Dinghai, Maeshima hiroki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zhoushan trail 在舟山爬山 - panoramio, inte the husky, CC BY 3.0
- South Gate of Zhejiang Zhoushan High School, 2025, Hogckk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zhoushan neighborhood - panoramio, inte the husky, CC BY 3.0
- 216 Yu Shi Da Jie, Putuo Qu, Zhoushan Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China, 316100 - panoramio, firstjpd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 远眺南海观音像, Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zhejiang Ocean University Dinghai Campus Gymnasium, Maeshima hiroki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 舟山临城航拍, AbinaTang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 海运海运学院 广场 - panoramio, life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 海运学院 教学楼 - panoramio, life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 校园风景 - panoramio, life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 浙江国际海运职业技术学院 图书馆 - panoramio, life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 海运学院 教学楼 - panoramio (1), life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 浙江国际海运职业技术学院 - panoramio, life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 海运学院 教师食堂 - panoramio, life77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 舟山中学「三贤」雕塑, Hogckk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 浙江省舟山中学南门, Hogckk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 2, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 1, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 4, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 6, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 5, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 3, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 杭州越剧院《黎明新娘》浙江海洋大学 7, 双珥prpr, CC BY 2.5
- 中国海军福州舰（137号）, Cjsy2026, CC BY-SA 3.0
- View of Channan Village, China, Sixian Yu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Baimawan Reservoir in Channan Village, China, Sixian Yu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Channan Village, Zhejiang, China, Sixian Yu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chery Wujie Pro 004, JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chery Wujie Pro 003, JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chery Wujie Pro 001, JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chery Wujie Pro 002, JustAnotherCarDesigner, CC BY-SA 4.0
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