Creating natural climate resources and tourist landscapes on Shengsi islands in China

Shengsi County is located in Zhoushan City of Zhejiang Province at the junction of the Yangtze River estuary and Hangzhou Bay, which is known as an island county or the Shengsi Islands. The east side of the islands is surrounded by the sea, the south and west sides are facing Mount Putuo - a Buddhist resort - and Jinshanwei in Shanghai, and the north side of the islands are connected to the Yellow Sea. The islands, known as the only way of international access to the Yangtze River and Wusong from the ocean. The Shengsi Islands are made up of 404 islands, 16 of which are inhabited. The total area of the islands is 8,824 square kilometers. The Shengsi Islands, also known as a fairy mountain, are the only state-level scenic spot in China. There are reefs, rocks, nice beaches and precipitous cliffs distributed on the islands. The paper considers tourism resources of the Shengsi Islands, the elements of natural climate resources, tourist landscapes and reveals the present situation of tourism development of the islands. The purpose of this article is to discuss how to promote the sustainable development of tourism on the Shengsi Islands.