Daishan County is a county under jurisdiction of Zhoushan

Zhoushan

Zhoushan or Zhoushan Archipelago New Area; formerly transliterated as Chusan, is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. The only prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China consisting solely of islands, it lies across the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay,...

, Zhejiang Province. It covers a land area of 326 sq. kilometers and has a population of 200,000. The postal code is 316200, and the county seat is located on 88 Renmin Rd. in Gaoting Town.

The county is located in East China Sea

East China Sea

The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...

in northeast Zhejiang. It comprises a series of islands with Daishan Island forming the main part of the country. Daishan Island has a fishing port, shipbuilding and ship refitting facilities. Interestingly enough, the island has several museums including salt, marine life, typhoon and lifehouse museums.

The county consists of 6 towns and 1 township.

• Town: Gaoting, Dongsha, Daixi, Changtu, Qushan, Daodong;
• Township: Xiushan.