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Zhujiajian-Beach Complex in Zhoushan

 Zhujiajian beach

Zhujiajian is the fifth largest sea island among more than one thousand islands of the Zhoushan Island complex. Zhujiajian is noted for its natural landscapes of sand and stone and reputed as "national sea island ecological park", which blends sand landscape, stone landscape, sea landscape, Buddhist landscape into one. It comsists of scenic spots such as Ten-li Golden Sand, Kwan-yin Culture Garden (Baishan Mountain), Wushitang (Zhangshu Bay), Daqingshan Mountain, etc. It is an ideal place for seaside sightseeing, vacation, leisure and summer resort.
 
Zhujiajian has continuous golden sand beach and rippling green waves. Of the combination beach complex, nine beaches, such as Nansha, Dongsha, Qiansha, Lisha, and Qingsha, extend about 5000 meters and form the spectacular scenic area of “Ten-li Golden Sand? The beach here is even and broad with fine and smooth sand. It is an ideal place for making sand carving works and conducting sand carving activities. The first Zhoushan International Sand Carving Festival was held in Nansha.
 

 Sand sculpture

Nansha starts from the Tianhou Palace in the north and to the Mu Ridge in the south with a length of more than 1000 meters and a width of about 250 meters. The beach is as even as a mirror and extensive like golden sand bestrewing the land. The sand in Nansha beach feels soft and comfortable. Holding a handful of sand and then splashing it slowly, you will see a beautiful sandfall.  
 
Lovers Island is originally called Houmen (Back Door) Mountain. It is located on the east-central side of Zhujiajian Island. The bank is about one hundred meters away from the capes of Nansha and Dongsha.. The island is long, extending more than one thousand meters from the northwest to the southeast. Seen from a high place, it seems like a V-shaped peninsula. In 1997, there was a 122-meter suspension bridge built between Lovers Island and Zhujiajian. Thereafter, tourists can just walk on the suspension bridge, under which there are rolling tidal currents.