Jiulongshan Resort

Jiulongshan Resort

Jiulongshan Resort

The Jiulongshan Tourism Resort in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, was recommended by China’s State Planning Commission and National Tourism Administration as a priority tourism development project for China in the year 2000. It was also designated by the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government as a key tourism area in the province’s “Ninth Five-Year Plan” and tourism development blueprint through the year 2010.

The resort is situated in Zhapu Town, approximately 100 kilometers from major cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. It is easily accessible via the Zhaowang Highway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway Bypass, Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, and the Zha-Jia-Su Waterway. The under-construction Zha-Jia-Su Expressway is expected to open by the end of 2002, and the Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge is set to begin construction in 2002. The area enjoys highly convenient land and sea transportation with a uniquely advantageous geographical location.

Covering an area of 10.12 square kilometers, the resort features a landscape of mountains and sea, lush forests, and beautiful scenery. It is renowned for its “verdant pines, long beaches, beautiful reefs, unique rocks, and ancient temples.” The area blends mountain and marine environments, boasting abundant natural and cultural resources as well as distinctive Buddhist culture. Here, rolling hills extend into endless forests, the vast sea is dotted with islands and reefs, and it also includes a coastal bathing beach known as the “Beidaihe of the South.” The resort is home to numerous historical sites and culturally significant attractions. In 1997, it was approved as a National Forest Park by China’s Ministry of Forestry, and in 1998, it was designated as a Provincial-level Tourism Resort by the Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government.

Through development and construction, the resort aims to form five major zones: constructing a seawall to transform the marine area and create the first artificial inland sea lake in China—the East Sea West Lake Tourist Area; developing the mountain forests to form the Chen Mountain–Gao Gong Mountain Scenic Zone; adjusting the industrial structure to establish an agro-tourism integrated ecological agriculture park; highlighting coastal leisure features to develop the Golden Ocean Entertainment Zone; and excavating cultural heritage to create a unique Chinese Buddhist cultural area—the Little Putuo Buddhist Culture Zone.