Yushan Island
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Yushan island is an island located 27 miles from Shipu (石浦), near Ningbo
City, Zhejiang
Province, Eastern China
. It is known as "The first fishing area in Asia". There are unique reef and crystal clear seawater. It is located in the north and south ocean current intersection belt. There are rich fish, shellfish and algae resources, in total more than 300 types.
Xiangshan(象山), facing the southeast direction and continue to sail about 25 miles, the most southeast of islands is there. It is the line basis points of China’s territorial waters. Yushan Island has two parts, north and south. The north part is the largest, with a total land area of 2.3 square kilometers. There are three islands called North Yushan, South Yushan (北渔山，南渔山) and the Five Tiger Yushan Reef (五虎礁). The seawater is so clear that the visibility is more than 10 meters. Today 300 to 400 people live there because of the large number of freshwater resources.
Yushan Island is in Xiangshan Shipu of Zhejiang Province. It is the most southeast island in Xiangshan.
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
City, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
Province, Eastern China
East China
East China is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes, the region is defined by the government of the People's Republic of China to include...
. It is known as "The first fishing area in Asia". There are unique reef and crystal clear seawater. It is located in the north and south ocean current intersection belt. There are rich fish, shellfish and algae resources, in total more than 300 types.
Xiangshan(象山), facing the southeast direction and continue to sail about 25 miles, the most southeast of islands is there. It is the line basis points of China’s territorial waters. Yushan Island has two parts, north and south. The north part is the largest, with a total land area of 2.3 square kilometers. There are three islands called North Yushan, South Yushan (北渔山，南渔山) and the Five Tiger Yushan Reef (五虎礁). The seawater is so clear that the visibility is more than 10 meters. Today 300 to 400 people live there because of the large number of freshwater resources.
Yushan Island is in Xiangshan Shipu of Zhejiang Province. It is the most southeast island in Xiangshan.