Zhoushan Archipelago New Area

For the city, see Zhoushan.
Zhoushan Archipelago New Area
舟山群岛新区
State-level new area
Country China
Province Zhejiang
Prefecture Zhoushan
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Zhoushan Archipelago New Area (simplified Chinese: 舟山群岛新区; traditional Chinese: 舟山群島新區; pinyin: Zhōushān Qúndǎo Xīnqū) 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]

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