Area:6,730km2 (2,600sqmi) (459km2 or 177sqmi terrestrial,6,271km2 or 2,421sqmi marine)
Population Density:825/km2 (2,140/sqmi)
Gross Domestic Product:488.16 billion yuan as of 2024[1]
Per capita GDP:126,300 yuan[1] (approximately 17,734.91 US Dollars)
Economy
The economy of Putuo Distrcit is consisted of diverse aspects.
In 2024,the agriculture,forestry,animal husbandry and fishery (primary industries) reached gross output of 191.93 billion yuan;the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 224.89 billion yuan;the total value of goods imported and exported reached 589.89 billion yuan.[1]
Tourism is one of the important sectors of its ecnomy,mostly depend on its mountain resouces. In 2024,Mount Putuo reached 10.11 billion yuan tourism revenue,alongside with accommodation revenue of 610 million yuan,catering revenue of 127 million yuan,and wholesale and retail revenue of 75 million yuan. [2]
Geography
Putuo District occupies the southeastern part of Zhoushan archipelago. It includes the eastern end of the archipelago Zhoushan Island,which is the largest island of the archipelago,and many dozens of smaller islands. Among them:
the small,but famous Putuo Island (Putuo Shan,i.e. "Mount Putuo"). Putuo Island with nearby small islets is administratively organized as Putuo Town within Putuo District.
Zhujiajian Island,connected to Zhoushan Island by a bridge,and administratively organized as Zhujiajian Town.
Airport:Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport is located in the Putuo,Zhoushan,which became international airport in 2018. [8] In 2024,the annual passenger traffic of the airport was over 250 million,and its waypoints reached 35 China's cities,which made it enter into the list of medium size international airports.[9] Accroding to the data released from CAAC ( Civil Aviation Administration of China) on September 2025,Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport ranked No.25 among all East China airports,featuring monthly passenger traffic of 183,876;In terms of cargo and mail throughput,Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport ranked No.29 among all East China ariports;And it ranked No.23 in terms of aircraft operations.[10]
Buddhist pilgrimage mountain Mount Putuo is located in the Putuo district. As a part of Chinese Buddhism,Bodhisattva Guanyin has been the religious symbol of Mount Putuo for over 1000 years.[11]
During thr Song dynasty and the Yuan dynasty,Mount Putuo became a Buddhist pilgrimage center.
During the early and middle periods of the Ming dynasty,along with the emerging of Confucian orthodoxy,holistic development of Buddhism declined. The religious establishments on the Mount Putuo were destroyed at that time,with the intention of defending the island from coastal piracy,resulting in a blank period of religious activity for about 200 years.
During the late period of the Ming dynasty,the Buddhism gained support from the Wanli emperor and some officials,Mount Putuo revived to be a pilgrimage site.
During the Qing dynasty,Mount Putuo gained sponsor from the Kangxi emperor,and continued to develop during the Qianlong reign and the Yongzheng reign.
During the late period of the Qing dynasty,Mount Putuo's pilgrimage function declined again because of the disruption of transportation,which were caused by the Opium Wars(1840-1842,1856-1860) and the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864).
After 1870,Mount Putuo experienced a "late Qing revival",re-establish itself as an active and wealthy pilgrimage site.
During 2017-2018,Putuoshan Tourism Development,which is the operator of Mount Putuo,once sought listing assets around Mount Putuo,then withdrawn its IPO application under massive social pressure. Local Buddhist activists criticized the IPO is a "marketing of faith",which is against its religion protection goal.[12]
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