Atlas of China
Taohua Island 桃花岛Táohuā Dǎo
4A scenic area · Zhoushan, Zhejiang
About Taohua Island
A hilly island of about 44 km² south of Zhoushan Island, known across the Chinese-speaking world as the Peach Blossom Island of Louis Cha (Jin Yong)'s martial-arts novels, and used as a filming location for television adaptations of them. The scenic area spreads over six sections, among them the Tawan golden sands, Anqi Peak with Shengyan Monastery near the summit, and Taohua Valley, with beaches, rock formations, the seven-storey Jilin Pagoda and a bronze statue of Jin Yong set up in 2001.
How to get to Taohua Island
By ferry from Shenjiamen on Zhoushan Island or from Zhujiajian Island; island buses link the pier with the beaches and villages.
Nearby
- Mount Putuo 普陀山 20 km
A Buddhist island in the East China Sea, home of Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion
Also within 20 km: Nansha Beach, Zhujiajian 朱家尖南沙 (10 km), Shenjiamen Fishing Port Town 沈家门渔港小镇 (10 km).
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