Putuo, Zhoushan

• District Seat: Shenjiamen Sub-District • Population: 386,600 as of 2024 • Area: ( terrestrial, marine) • Population Density: • Gross Domestic Product: 488.16 billion yuan as of 2024 • Per capita GDP: 126,300 yuan (approximately 17,734.91 US Dollars) == Economy ==

Putuo District'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. Its ship and marine engineering industry achieved CNY 14.12 billion revenue in 2023. To 2019, there are four shipyards located in Putuo district, repaired total 707ships (607 foreign vessels) in 2018. == Geography ==

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 (), organized as Dongji. • many others, with half a dozen towns and townships on them ==Administrative divisions==

Subdistricts: • 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: • Liuheng (六横镇), Taohua (桃花镇), Xiazhi (虾峙镇), Dongji (东极镇), Putuoshan (普陀山镇) Townships: • Baisha Township (白沙乡), Dengbu Township (登步乡), Mayidao Township (蚂蚁岛乡) ==Climate==

Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport is located in the Putuo, Zhoushan, which became international airport in 2018. 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. 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. 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. • 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. ==Sister cities==

• Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States of America • Gokseong County, Jeollanamdo, South Korea ( friendly exchanges since 2001) == Religion ==

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. 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. == References ==