Zhoushan Archipelago | |
Official Name: | Zhoushan Archipelago New Area |
Settlement Type: | State-level new area |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Zhejiang |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhoushan |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Zhoushan Archipelago, officially known as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area, is the newly established state-level new area (special economic and political administration zone) under the direct control of Zhoushan Municipal Government on 7 July 2011. Zhoushan Archipelago New Area was approved by the State Council of China's Central Government as the fourth state-level new area (following Pudong of Shanghai, Binhai of Tianjin, and Liangjiang of Chongqing), which is also the second state-level new development area in East China.[1]