The Sijiao Island is the largest island in the Shengsi Islands

Shengsi Islands

The Shengsi Islands are geographically part of Zhoushan Archipelago and located in the mouth of the Yangtze River . They comprise 394 islands, each with an area larger than 500 m², but of which just 18 are inhabitable...

 (嵊泗列岛) with an area of 21.2 km². The island has subtropical climate with the yearly average temperature of 15.8 °C. It is administrated by Shengsi County (嵊泗县), a part of Zhoushan

Zhoushan

Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...

Prefecture (舟山地区).

Tourism

There are regular ferry lines from Shanghai Wusong, Shiliupu and Luchao Ports operating several times a day. The average travel time from Shanghai is about 5 hours. The island is a touristic destination offering sea bathing.

External links

• Shanghai Star, 2001-04-26