Zhoushan Archipelago New Area

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]

Zhoushan Archipelago 舟山群岛新区
State-level new area
Zhoushan Archipelago New Area
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Zhoushan
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

References

1. Wang, Shen. "China approves Zhoushan Archipelago New Area to promote oceanic economy". Xinhua. Retrieved 22 January 2014.