60-465: Chusan may refer to: Zhoushan , also known as Chusan, archipelago-city in Zhejiang, China Zhoushan Island , also known as Chusan Island, the main island of the archipelago-city Zhoushan in Zhejiang, China Capture of Chusan , 1840 Capture of Chusan (1841) SS Chusan , British ocean liner and cruise ship Chusan Palm ( Trachycarpus fortunei ),
120-695: 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
180-561: A 12.9% increase from the previous year (an increase of 11.0% considering the price and inflation factors). The Engel's Coefficients for urban and rural residents are 35.9% and 38.1% respectively. The average housing building areas are 32.39 and 49.10 square meters for urban and rural residents respectively. Zhoushan is served by different modes of transportation, including air, highway and water. The transportation condition in Zhoushan has been improved largely during recent years, especially after
240-491: A fairy land, so romantic is everything which meets the eye. Those large inscriptions hewn in solid granite, the many temples which appear in every direction, the highly picturesque scenery itself, with its many-peaked, riven, and detached rocks, and above all a stately mausoleum, the largest which I have ever seen, containing the bones and ashes of thousands of priests, quite bewilder the imagination. Mount Putuo ( 普陀山 ), also named Mount Meicen ( 梅岑山 ) and Mount Baihua ( 白华山 ),
300-782: A huge impact on the religious and cultural history of China and Japan. In Japan, he is famous for bringing the first Rinzai Zen monk Gikū and the works of the Chinese poet Bai Juyi to Japan. In China, he is renowned for his role in establishing a developed pilgrimage site in Putuoshan , one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites in China. Unlike his monastic contemporaries Saichō , Kūkai and Ennin , Egaku did not leave any travel diaries. The information known about him came from numerous Chinese and Japanese sources, and therefore, there are still many unclear points about him, such as
360-502: A palm native to central China Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chusan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chusan&oldid=881818428 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
420-597: A shrine dedicated to Egaku and thirty-three manifestations of Avalokitesvara located at Xifang Jingyuan, the temple next to Guanyin Leaps Archaeologists discovered a stone dharani pillar decorated with three entwining dragons and engraved with the text of the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra in Kyoto's Anshō-ji Temple in 1953. Egaku brought this column back to Japan either in 841 or 842 CE. One can see
480-882: A special new town administration committee of Zhoushan. The Zhoushan Archipelago, comprising 1,390 islands and 3,306 reefs , is outside of Hangzhou Bay . It is the largest archipelago of China. Among these islands, 103 are inhabited all year round, 58 are larger than 1 square kilometer (0.39 sq mi), and only 12 have populations over 10,000. Below is a list of major inhabited islands. (DH = Dinghai District, PT = Putuo District, DS = Daishan County, SS = Shengsi County) There are six major islands (over 50 km (19 sq mi)): There are 11 middle-size islands (between 10 and 50 km (3.9 and 19.3 sq mi)): Zhoushan includes 20,800 km (8,031 sq mi) of marine territory, but only 1,440.12 km (556 sq mi) of land, 183.19 km (71 sq mi) of which are submerged during high tides. It
540-536: A total area of 12.5 km (4.8 sq mi), the highest point of which is Peak Foding (291.3 m or 956 ft above sea level). Mount Putuo features three grand temples (Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, and Huiji Temple), three treasures (Tahoto Pagoda, Yangzhi Guanyin Stele, and Nine-Dragon Caisson), three rocks (Rock Pantuo, Heart Rock, and Rock Ergui Tingfa), three caves (Cave Chaoyang, Cave Chaoyin and Cave Fanyin), 88 nunneries and 128 huts, and twelve scenes. Mount Putuo
600-473: Is 1,121,261 with 588,414 males and 532,847 females as of 1 November 2010, among which an overwhelmingly majority is Han Chinese (1,109,813). The number of households is about 454,800. For an administrative division distribution, Dinghai District has a population of 464,184, Putuo District has a population of 378,805, Daishan County has a population of 202,164 and Shengsi County has a population of 76,108. In terms of education attainment, about 10 percent of
660-618: Is 182 km (113 mi) east-west and 169 km (105 mi) north-south and although heavily populated now has few farms. Zhoushan has a four-season, monsoon -influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), with cool, damp winters, and hot, humid summers. Conditions, especially during summer, are generally moderated by the surrounding waters of the East China Sea, bringing a January average of 6.2 °C (43.2 °F) and August average of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F), with an annual mean of 17.1 °C (62.8 °F). Precipitation
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#1732851034563720-417: 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 built-up (or metro) area made of two urban districts of Dinghai and Putuo . On 8 July 2011, the central government approved Zhoushan as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area , a state-level new area . The archipelago
780-680: Is also a popular site for shooting movies and TV series based on Jin Yong 's novels. Four Chinese TV serials – "The Eagle-Shooting Heroes," "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Duke of Mount Deer" – were filmed on the island. Starting from 2004, the Jin Yong Martial Arts (Wuxia) Culture Festival is held here every other year around summer. It offers dazzling martial arts performances and competitions, all thrilling for Cha's fans. Daishan (岱山), originally known as Penglai,
840-555: Is believed to have been reached by Xu Fu of the Qin dynasty during his eastward journey to Japan . Mount Moxin, with a height of 257 meters (843 ft) above sea level, is the highest peak on Daishan Island , from where visitors can get the fantastic view of Gaoting, the county seat, and nearby islands and water channels. Ciyun Temple is the major temple on Mount Moxin and a popular scenic spot. Lulan-qingsha Beach, measuring 3,600 meters (11,800 ft) long and 500 meters (1,600 ft) wide,
900-472: Is considered the bodhimanda of Avalokitesvara ( Guanyin ), a revered Bodhisattva in many parts of East Asia. It is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism , the others being Mount Wutai , Mount Jiuhua , and Mount Emei . However, different from other three sacred mountains which are mountains with heights of more than 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), Mount Putuo is actually a small island with
960-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 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
1020-536: Is held on the Nansha Beach, one of the five consecutive beaches, at the turn of summer and autumn every year. Daqing Mountain is the best location to get the incomparable view of southern Zhoushan Islands and the continental China (Chuanshan Peninsula) on clear days. It is also an ideal place for extreme sports, such as car racing, mountain cycling, gliding, rock climbing and bungee jumping. Baishan Mountain features huge natural rocks of different shapes, Guanyin carving on
1080-565: Is one of the noted secondary schools in the Putuo District. Nanhai Experimental School, located at Lincheng Sub-District of Dinghai and established in 2001, is a major private school. Zhejiang Ocean University and Zhejiang University (Zhoushan Campus) are two well-known universities in the city. Egaku Egaku or Hui'E was a well-connected 9th century Japanese scholar-monk who made frequent trips to Tang China for pilgrimage and bringing back Buddhist teachings to Japan. Egaku had
1140-626: Is significant throughout the year, with the greatest rainfall during summer. With 1,823.7 hours of bright sunshine annually, ranging from 30% sunshine in June to 53% in July and August, the second half of the year is sunnier. all-time extreme temperature According to the report from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China , the total population of Zhoushan Municipality
1200-526: Is the single longest beach of Eastern China . It is an ideal place for camping, flying kites, and movie-shooting. The beach is also the location for yearly worship services or matsuris of the ocean for fishing harvest. Dongsha Ancient Town was once the county seat of Daishan, with hundreds years of commercial and exchange activities associated to traditional fishing industry. Several major buildings and facilities have been well protected. Shuanghe features wonderful large-scale man-made cliffs and precipices which are
1260-631: The Communists landed on Dengbu Island , but were repulsed by the defenders. Nevertheless, Zhoushan was overrun by the Communists on 17 May 1950. Wengzhou was merged back into Dinghai County, which made up part of Ningbo Prefecture, and Shengsi made up a special area ( 特区 ) and then county of the Songjiang Prefecture, then still part of Jiangsu. In March 1953, the Council of Ministers opted to establish
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#17328510345631320-577: The First Opium War and evacuated it in early 1841, after Elliot reached an agreement with Qishan , the Governor-General of Tianjin and Grand Secretary to the Daoguang Emperor , in exchange for Hong Kong . At that time, Zhoushan was a well known port while Hong Kong was still only a fishing village. The British Foreign Secretary Palmerston was furious when he learned that Elliot agreed to
1380-473: The Genkō Shakusho . In 863 Egaku went again on a pilgrimage to Mount Wutai. This time, he saw a wooden statue of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva with an elegant and refined appearance and an ever-joyful face while on a trip to a temple located in the central peak of Mount Wutai. Egaku wished to take this statue back to Japan and asked for the monks’ permission. The monks acquiesced to his request. He brought
1440-613: The Hangzhou Bay , boasts multiple quality beaches, rocks, and cliffs. Although it is commonly endowed with natural seascape beauty, each island is unique. Jihu and Nanchangtu Twin Beaches, the northernmost sand beaches of Southern China (and the natural beaches closest to Shanghai), make Sijiao Island a popular tourism destination. Shengshan is one of the most important fishing ports on the East China Sea. The eastern coast of Shengshan Island features steep cliffs, an ideal place to view sunrise above
1500-583: The Kanazawa library founded in the Kamakura period , the Kanazawa edition is no longer a complete copy. The Kanazawa edition preserves the original form of the "Collected Works of Bai Juyi" as revised by Bai Juyi himself. This edition also has Egaku's annotated notes, which describe the historical circumstances facing Egaku when he was copying the text. On possibly his last trip to Tang China (863 CE), Egaku accompanied
1560-419: The secondary and tertiary sectors , Zhoushan's economic base has been largely diversified. Ship building and repairing, shipping, light industry, tourism and service industry grow to be the major contributors of local economic output. In 2016, the entire municipality achieved a total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 122.85 billion yuan (approximately 16,013 US dollars per capita), with an increase of 11.3% from
1620-417: The "Collected Works of Bai Juyi" to Japan. The poems of the famous Chinese poet Bai Juyi were already introduced earlier into Japan. However, Egaku's copy was a complete early copy and had a significant influence on subsequent Japanese Sinitic poetry and native literature such as The Tale of Genji and The Pillow Book . The Kanazawa edition is a copy of Egaku's original document. Kept initially at
1680-417: The Cave of Tidal Sounds. Egaku that evening had a dream where he saw a foreign monk who told him, "If you place me on this mountain, I will command the winds to send you on your way." Egaku told everyone aboard of his dream, and everyone was astonished. Still, they came ashore and built a straw hut to place the statue of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva. After making farewell obeisance to the statue, they boarded
1740-459: The Empress Dowager personally made embroidered monastic robes and religious banners for this purpose. On this trip, Egaku witnessed and personally experienced the effect of Emperor Wuzong 's Huichang persecution , which delayed his return to Japan. With the ascension of Emperor Xuanzong in 846 CE, the abuse ended, and Egaku returned with Yanguan Qi'an's chief disciple Gikū who became
1800-774: The Huaniao Lighthouse, initially built in 1870 with the reputation of the first lighthouse of the Far East ( 远东第一灯塔 ), that stands on the busiest shipping route in China entering and leaving Shanghai and the Yangtze River . The lighthouse has been on the National Major Historical and Cultural Sites list under protection since 2001. Taohua Island is the most botanically diversified island in Zhejiang's coastal area, with nearly 600 species of trees and plants, including oranges, orchids and narcissus – and now peach trees. It
1860-642: The Nation of Japan’s First Zen School." This agate stele once stood in Heian-kyō's Rashōmon , and Tōdai-ji once preserved four large fragments of this stele. The significance of this agate stele is that it was one of the few contemporaneous records describing Egaku's recruitment of Gikū as the first Zen monk to Japan. It was one of the sources used by Kokan Shiren to write the Egaku article found in Japan's earliest Buddhist history,
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1920-477: The Zhoushan Prefecture, returning Shengsi and dividing Dinghai into Dinghai , Putuo , and Daishan . Ningbo's Xiangshan County was also briefly incorporated into this new prefecture from 1954 to 1958. From 1958 to May 1962, Zhoushan was incorporated into Ningbo before becoming a separate prefecture again. Shengsi was temporarily assigned to Shanghai in the early 1960s. The short-lived Daqu County ( 大衢縣 )
1980-592: The cede Zhoushan for Hong Kong, described as "a barren island with hardly a house on it" Elliot was dismissed in April 1841 for his blunder. His replacement Sir Henry Pottinger led a British fleet that recaptured Zhoushan on 1 October 1841. The First Opium War ended with conclusion of the Treaty of Nanjing in which China opened up the cities of Guangzhou ("Canton"), Fuzhou ("Foochow"), Xiamen ("Amoy"), Ningbo ("Ningpo"), and Shanghai to residence by British subjects for
2040-520: The cliff, and the Putuo Impression show, directed by Zhang Yimou. Zhujiajian is also the site for Mount Putuo Buddhist Academy. Wushitang (Dark Stone Beach) is the 500-meter (1,600 ft) beach consisting of numerous dark colored pebbles. Shengsi Islands National Scenic Area ( 嵊泗列岛国家级重点风景名胜区 ) is the only national level scenic area in China that is established on a group of natural islands. The scenic area, consisting of hundreds of islands outlying
2100-529: The continental part of the delta, Zhoushan attracted 27.71 million visitors (which is approximately 25 times its population), 310.5 thousand of whom were from abroad, in 2012 alone. Tourism and its related services have risen to be a very important sector of the municipal economy with a total tourism revenue of 26.68 billion yuan, according to the 2012 statistic. Mount Putuo National Scenic Area ( 普陀山国家级重点风景名胜区 ) consists of two parts, Mount Putuo and Zhujiajian Eastern Coast, although most people would easily ignore
2160-504: The dates and specific location of his birth and death. However, he was a disciple of Saichō and possibly was an acquaintance of Kūkai. Egaku did not travel to Tang China as part of an official mission from Japan in contrast to some of his monastic contemporaries. However, his travel was on the personal behest of the Empress Dowager Tachibana Kachiko , a devout Buddhist with religious and literary renown, who
2220-460: The entire greater port handled approximately 744,000 kilotons of cargo, surpassing Shanghai Port to be world's new busiest port in terms of cargo tonnage. In 2012, Zhoushan's per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 34,224 yuan, with a 12.2% increase from the previous year (an increase of 10.3% considering the price and inflation factors). On the other hand, Zhoushan's per capital net income of rural residents reached 18,601 yuan, with
2280-601: The ex-crown prince turned Buddhist monk Takaoka Shinnō ( 高丘親王 ) into Tang China. Takaoka Shinnō later was reputed to have attempted travel to India by ship from Guangzhou in 865 CE, in pursuit of answers to his questions related to Buddhism. Unfortunately, he reportedly died in Singapore. Egaku also had an "agate-colored stele" made on his behalf in Suzhou 's Kaiyuan Monastery by the Chinese Zen monk Qieyuan , entitled "Record of
2340-547: The first Zen master in Japan. Aristocratic Heian society enthusiastically received Gikū's arrival in Japan as he was the first Zen monk from China who exclusively taught Zen Buddhism in Japan. Tachibana Kachiko first housed him in the western wing of Tō-ji Temple ; then moved him to Danrin Temple once it became completed. Gikū taught Zen Buddhism for several years there and then returned to Tang China. Also in 846/847 CE, Egaku brought his hand-copied manuscript of
2400-476: The latter part due to its overwhelming fame of Mount Putuo. The scenic area, with a total area of 41.85 square kilometers (16.16 sq mi), is the only place in China where combines the mountain and sea views, and religious culture perfectly. On a visit in the early 1830s, missionary Karl Gützlaff noted that the island of "Poo-to" boasted two large and 60 small temples, attended by 2,000 monks, To every person who visits this island, it appears at first like
2460-560: The next day. The fishermen of nearby Dongji ( 东极乡 ) rescued 384 of the British prisoners from the wreckage. Amid the Chinese Civil War , Dinghai County lost Shengsi, which became an Archipelago Directly controlled District ( 列島直屬區 ) of Jiangsu in 1946, then a separate county in October 1949. The same year, Dinghai County was divided into Dinghai and Wengzhou ( 翁洲 ) Counties. In November,
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2520-530: The only inter-tidal mud theme park in China. Qushan Island features Mount Guanyin, which is also a bodhimanda of Guanyin. Changtu is a traditional fishing port. Zhoushan City has 111 licensed kindergartens, 62 primary schools, 34 middle schools, 16 high schools, 7 vocational schools, and 3 higher-educational level colleges and universities. Zhoushan High School , Dinghai First High School, Putuo High School, Daishan High School, and Shengsi High School are province level key public high schools. Putuo No.2 Middle School
2580-503: The opening of Zhoushan Trans-Oceanic Bridges in 2009, which established a stable corridor connecting to the continent and converted Zhoushan into a peninsula per se. Due to geographical isolation, Zhoushan is the only one of the municipalities in Zhejiang Province which is not served with rail transportation. There exist 2 power connections: HVDC Zhoushan , the first HVDC built in China and Zhoushan Island Overhead Powerline Tie with
2640-572: The port of Guangzhou in 1760 forced Westerners to leave Zhoushan. One of the requests of Lord Macartney 's embassy to the Qianlong Emperor in 1793 was an acquisition of "a small unfortified island near Zhoushan for the residence of English traders, storage of goods, and outfitting of ships." The Qianlong Emperor denied this request together with all the rest. British forces under Captain Charles Elliot captured Zhoushan on 5–6 July 1840 during
2700-576: The previous year. The city continuously ranked 3rd among 11 municipalities of Zhejiang Province . However, since Zhoushan has a significantly smaller population compared with other municipalities, the absolute figure of total GDP still ranked the last place in the province. The structure of three sectors of industry is 10.6 : 39.8 : 49.6. In 2012, Zhoushan Port alone processed 290,990 kilotons of cargo. If combined with Ningbo Port (Ningbo and Zhoushan Ports are essentially one port with shared infrastructure, harbor basin and administrative collaboration),
2760-589: The purpose of trade. As a result, Britain no longer had any use for Zhoushan but it kept the island until 1846 as a guarantee for the fulfilment of the stipulations of the treaty. Dinghai was upgraded to a directly controlled subprefecture ( 定海直隸廳 ) sometime in 1841. Zhoushan was also occupied by the British in 1860 during the Second Opium War . Wang Yijun , a leader of the Taiping rebels , attempted to retake Zhoushan from its Qing garrison on 13 February 1862 but
2820-404: The result of hundreds years of carving for granite materials for architectural purposes. Daishan has the reputation of being a county of museums. Its collection of museums include themes such as fishing culture, Zhoushan dialect, typhoon, lighthouse, salt production, etc. Besides the above-stated attractions on Daishan Island, other islands are noteworthy as well. For example, Xiushan Island features
2880-468: The sea. On the north coast is the abandoned fishing village of Houtouwan , now overgrown with vegetation. Gouqi Island has well-preserved fishing villages and cultures, the largest aquatic farm in China and the Mountain and Sea Wonders ( 山海奇观 ) rock that was believed to be left by General Hou Jigao of the Ming dynasty , who defended the southeastern coast against the raids from wokou . Huaniao Island features
2940-581: The ship and left for Japan. An inhabitant of Putuoshan surname Zhang witnessed these events and enshrined the statue in his house for worship. After his death, they built the first permanent shrine to Guanyin Bodhisattva on Putuoshan in 916 CE, named "Unwilling to Leave Guanyin Temple." Later generations of worshipers honored Egaku as the founder of the Avalokiteśvara bodhimanda on Putuoshan. Putuoshan now has an "Master Egaku Commemorative Hall" with
3000-540: The statue to Ningbo 's Kaiyuan Monastery on a palanquin, located the merchant Zhang Youxing's ship, and prepared to leave for Japan. However, the statue became extremely heavy, and he was unable to bring it onto the ship. Egaku succeeded in bringing the statue aboard the ship only with the combined efforts of numerous merchants from Silla . The boat then set sailed and approached the waters near Putuoshan where huge angry waves and violent winds impeded its progress. The ship went aground on Silla Reef and then it drifted to
3060-561: The tallest electricity pylons in the world, as well as the world's longest span . Zhoushan, which proudly boasts two national level key scenic areas (Mount Putuo and Shengsi Islands) and two provincial level key scenic areas (Taohua Island and Daishan), is always praised to be the "backyard garden" of Yangtze River Delta . Beside these scenic areas, Zhoushan has an abundance of points of interest, landscape forms and tourism resources, many of which are still under development, due to its rich historic and natural endowment. Conveniently connected to
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#17328510345633120-843: 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 ( 慧锷 ) and
3180-509: The top place where integrates mountain and sea views ( 以山而兼湖之胜，则推西湖；以山而兼海之胜，当推普陀 ). Zhujiajian ( 朱家尖 ) is the fifth largest island of the archipelago and a newly developed seaside resort with intriguing seascapes, unmarred beaches, dense woods, sheer rock cliffs, hills for hiking, extraordinary seafood and displays of fishermen folk culture. It is home to the Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival, which
3240-413: The total population (115,286) has received higher education, while a population of 77,577 is illiterate or semiliterate. In terms of age distribution, there is a child (aged 0–14) population of 114,265 and a senior population of 176,331. Traditionally Zhoushan had relied heavily on the primary sector , especially fishing , given Zhoushan is the largest fishery in China. Nowadays with the development of
3300-735: Was created in 1962 before being redivided between Daishan and Shengsi four years later. Zhoushan was promoted to a prefecture-level "city" on 27 January 1987, with Dinghai and Putuo Counties upgraded to districts. The municipal People's Government was established on 8 March of that year. April of the same year, the ports of Zhoushan became open to foreign ships. On 10 April 1988, it became a coastal economic open zone. Zhoushan administers two districts and two counties . The city currently consists of 36 township-level divisions, including 17 towns , 5 townships and 14 subdistricts . Detailed divisions are listed as follows. In particular, Qiandao and Lincheng sub-districts of Dinghai District are governed by
3360-626: Was curious about Zen Buddhism after talking to Kūkai. Egaku after that went on several trips to Tang China, most of them on behalf of the Empress Dowager. In 841 CE, Egaku went to Tang China on a pilgrimage to Mount Wutai , the bodhimaņḍa of Manjuśri Bodhisattva . From there, he traveled to Hangzhou where he visited and offered gifts from the Empress Dowager to Yanguan Qi'an , a renowned 9th generation Chan Buddhist master descended from Mazu Daoyi . Egaku then returned to Japan. In 844 CE, Egaku went again to Tang China. He visited and made religious offerings at Mount Wutai and Linchi Monastery;
3420-683: Was defeated and killed. Following the Xinhai Revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China , Dinghai Subprefecture reverted to a county. Sun Yat-sen visited Zhoushan on 25 August 1916 and wrote Travelling to Putuo ( 游普陀志奇 , You Putuo Zhiqi ). On 1 October 1942, the Japanese ship Lisbon Maru was transporting 1,800 POWs to Tokyo when she was attacked by the USS Grouper off Qingbing ( 青浜 ) or Dongfu ; one torpedo hit and she sank
3480-604: 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
3540-559: Was praised in various historic records. It is often titled as Bulguksa Among Seas and Skies ( 海天佛国 ), or Sacred Ground on the Southern Seas ( 南海圣境 ). Mount Putuo is always mentioned in the same breath with the West Lake in Hangzhou , another national scenic area of Zhejiang. West Lake is considered to be the foremost place that combines mountain and lake views, whereas Mount Putuo is deemed as
3600-457: Was ravaged to a distance of sixty miles inland." After suppression of the pirates, Zhoushan became an important commercial port of entry. Under the early Qing dynasty , it played a similar role to Xiamen and Guangzhou as a frequent port of call for Western traders. Changguo Prefecture became Dinghai County within Zhejiang Province in 1688 under the Qing . The restriction of all European trade to
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