衢山岛又称大巨,古名大衢山,管辖79座岛屿,其中5座有人定居,围垦陆域面积73.6平方公里,海域超3000平方公里,为国内第24岛、舟山第六大岛,常住5.66万人。
岛上观音山海拔314米,峰形如莲,传观音先于此修行三年再赴普陀,两山是佛门姐妹山,观音山为姊。岛内盐田辽阔,山间风车林立,海岸沙滩绵长,东部峡谷清幽,山海风光秀丽。
Qushan Island, also Daju, governs 79 islands with 5 inhabited ones. It ranks China’s 24th and Zhoushan’s 6th largest island, with 56,600 residents.
Guanyin Mountain, 314 meters high, was Guanyin’s first retreat before Putuo. They are sister mountains. The island features salt fields, wind turbines, beaches and valleys with stunning sea and mountain scenery.