Zhoushan Archipelago, officially known as Zhoushan Archipelago New Area (simplified Chinese: 舟山群岛新区; traditional Chinese: 舟山群島新區; pinyin: Zhōushān Qúndǎo Xīn Qū), 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]
舟山群岛新区,位于浙江省,是中国海洋经济综合开发的一个新区。作为中国首个群岛新区,2011年3月14日,舟山群岛新区正式写入全国十二五规划,规划瞄准新加坡、香港世界一流港口城市,要拉动整个长江流域经济。根据规划其发展目标是中国大宗商品国际储运中转加工交易中心、东部重要的国际海上开放门户、现代海洋产业重要基地、海洋海岛科学保护利用示范区和海陆统筹发展先行区。