Putuo, Zhoushan
Putuo
普陀区 | |
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 Putuo District is in pink here on the map. | |
  Putuo Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′N 122°23′E / 29.900°N 122.383°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhoushan |
| Area | |
• Total | 461.48 km2 (178.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 458.6 km2 (177.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,284,700 |
| • Density | 2,801/km2 (7,255/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 200333 |
| Putuo (the former county) | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 普陀 | ||||||||
| Postal | Puto | ||||||||
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Putuo District is a district of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China with a population of 386,600.The district used to be a county. In 1987, it was combined with the neighbouring county of Dinghai to form the city of Zhoushan.
Tourism is the most important sector of Putuo's economy, which mostly depend on its Buddhist pilgrimage mountain Mount Putuo. There are three main types of transportation to and from Putuo: air, land and water.
Basic Information
[edit]- District Seat: Shenjiamen Sub-District
- Population: 386,600 as of 2024[1]
- Area: 6,730 km2 (2,600 sq mi) (459 km2 or 177 sq mi terrestrial, 6,271 km2 or 2,421 sq mi marine)
- Population Density: 825/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
- Gross Domestic Product: 488.16 billion yuan as of 2024[1]
- Per capita GDP: 126,300 yuan[1] (approximately 17,734.91 US Dollars)
Economy
[edit]Putuo Distrcit's economy consists of diverse aspects.
In 2024, the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery (primary industries) reached gross output of CNY 191.93 billion; the total retail sales of consumer goods reached CNY 224.89 billion; the total value of goods imported and exported reached CNY 589.89 billion.[1]
Tourism is one of the important sectors of its ecnomy, mostly depend on its mountain resouces. In 2024, Mount Putuo reached CNY 10.11 billion tourism revenue, alongside with accommodation revenue of CNY 610 million, catering revenue of CNY 127 million, and wholesale and retail revenue of CNY 75 million. [2]
Its ship and marine engineering industry achieved CNY 14.12 billion revenue in 2023.[3] To 2019, there are four shipyards located in Putuo district, repaired total 707ships (607 foreign vessels) in 2018.[4]
Geography
[edit]Putuo District occupies the southeastern part of Zhoushan archipelago. It includes the eastern end of the archipelago Zhoushan Island, which is the largest island of the archipelago, and many dozens of smaller islands. Among them:
- the small, but famous Putuo Island (Putuo Shan, i.e. "Mount Putuo"). Putuo Island with nearby small islets is administratively organized as Putuo Town within Putuo District.
- Zhujiajian Island, connected to Zhoushan Island by a bridge, and administratively organized as Zhujiajian Town.
- Dengbu Island, organized as an eponymous township
- Mayi Island (literally, "Ant Island"), organized as an eponymous township
- Zhongjieshan Island Chain (中街山列岛), organized as Dongji.
- many others, with half a dozen towns and townships on them
Administrative divisions
[edit]Subdistricts:[5]
- Shenjiamen Subdistrict (沈家门街道), Goushan Subdistrict (勾山街道), Donggang Subdistrict (东港街道), Zhanmao Subdistrict (展茅街道), Zhujiajian Subdistrict (朱家尖街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Baisha Township (白沙乡), Dengbu Township (登步乡), Mayidao Township (蚂蚁岛乡)
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Putuo, elevation 85 m (279 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
20.3 (68.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
17.0 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.1 (3.04) |
81.3 (3.20) |
126.4 (4.98) |
105.0 (4.13) |
124.7 (4.91) |
203.1 (8.00) |
93.1 (3.67) |
133.7 (5.26) |
151.4 (5.96) |
99.2 (3.91) |
88.4 (3.48) |
76.6 (3.02) |
1,360 (53.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.8 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 146.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.1 | 113.1 | 133.8 | 157.5 | 162.4 | 121.4 | 236.6 | 234.3 | 179.2 | 176.4 | 125.5 | 129.9 | 1,883.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 35 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] all-time extreme temperature[8] All-time Oct extreme[9] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport
Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport is located in the Putuo, Zhoushan, which became international airport in 2018. [10] In 2024, the annual passenger traffic of the airport was over 250 million, and its waypoints reached 35 China's cities, which made it enter into the list of medium-sized international airports.[11] According to data released from CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) in September 2025, Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport ranked No.25 among all East China airports, featuring monthly passenger traffic of 183,876; In terms of cargo and mail throughput, Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport ranked No.29 among all East China ariports; And it ranked No.23 in terms of aircraft operations.[12]
Land transportation
There are three major coach terminals in Zhoushan: Zhoushan (Dinghai) Passenger Transport Center, Shenjiamen Putuo Coach Station, and Banshengdong Coach Station. There are shuttle buses connect to near cities, such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo. [13]
- Shenjiamen Putuo Coach Station - Shanghai South Coach Station (ltinerary about 6 hours)
- Shenjiamen Putuo Coach Station - Hangzhou East Coach Station (Itinerary about 5 hours)
- Shenjiamen Putuo Coach Station - Ningbo Coach Station or Ningbo North Coach Station (Itinerary about 1.5 hours)
Water transportation
There are ferries running between Zhoushan Islands. The ferry terminals are located in Shenjiamen Banshengdong, Sanjiang and Shenjiamen Duntou.[14]
Sister cities
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Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States of America
Gokseong County, Jeollanamdo, South Korea ( friendly exchanges since 2001)[15]
Religion
[edit]Buddhist pilgrimage mountain Mount Putuo is located in the Putuo district. As a part of Chinese Buddhism, Bodhisattva Guanyin has been the religious symbol of Mount Putuo for over 1000 years.[16]
Mount Putuo first became a Buddhist pilgrimage center during the Song dynasty and the Yuan dynasty. However, along with the emerging of Confucian orthodoxy, holistic development of Buddhism declined during the early and middle periods of the Ming dynasty. In terms of the official statement of defending the island from coastal piracy, the religious establishments on the Mount Putuo were destroyed at that time, resulting in a blank period of religious activity for about 200 years. By the late period of the Ming dynasty, the Buddhism gained support from the Wanli emperor and other officials, Mount Putuo revived to be a pilgrimage site. [16]
Then Mount Putuo gained more sponsor from the Kangxi emperor, and continued to develop during the Qianlong reign and the Yongzheng reign during the Qing dynasty. But when entering into the late period of the Qing dynasty, the impact the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion had on transprotation caused pilgrimages to Mount Putuo to decline again. After 1870, Mount Putuo experienced a "late Qing revival", re-established itself as an active and wealthy pilgrimage site.[16]
In the 21st century, Mount Putuo's religious development encountered with financial issues. During 2017-2018, Putuoshan Tourism Development, which is the operator of Mount Putuo, once sought listing assets around Mount Putuo, then withdrawn its IPO application because of massive social pressure. Local Buddhist activists criticized the IPO is a "marketing of faith", which is against its religion protection goal.[17]
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- ^ "Sina Visitor System" 【冷热奔向极致】未来南方继续热，热得奔纪录。未来北方转冷，冷到奔纪录。10月8-9日，南北的气温差异巨大。9日下午，华北等地气温比常年偏低10℃甚至更多，江南比常年同期偏高10℃或更多。具体来说： 今天江西浙江福建站点包揽高温榜前十，江西铅山38℃排名第一。今天浙江和吉林有5个站点气温创10月最高纪录，玉环连续3天破纪录，普陀连续2天创纪录，洞头昨天平纪录今天破纪录，大陈和通化县前天刚创的纪录，今天又被刷新。 未来在副热带高压持续控制下，南方高温继续。 未来7天，福州报出7天高温。今年高温日数将增至75天，打破2022年74天纪录。而且未来最高37-38℃，也打破当地10月最高气温纪录。此外10月连续高温、10月高温日数纪录也将不断被刷新。 南昌未来7天报了6天高温，今年高温日数将达到77天，追平2024年重庆创下的省会首府直辖市，全年高温日数最多纪录。今年省会首府直辖市高温榜的冠军，将是南昌和福州二选一。从过往统计看，重庆夺冠次数最多，福州第二多。 另外，省会首府直辖市在高温榜上，夺冠的天数，近些年不断增加。2022年福州74天、重庆77天，感觉如同天花板一样的存在。今年或许可能会被追平甚至被打破。总之，又是一个气候变暖的例证。 未来北方冷空气势力增强，叠加阴雨，最高气温将大幅下降，并大面积创立秋后新低。9日北京最高气温报11℃，如果预报准确，将打破10月上旬最高气温的最低纪录。毛衣、秋裤，都该翻腾出来了。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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