Nanji Islands (in simplified Chinese 南麂列岛) is one of the national marine protected areas in China since 1990. In 1990, there were only five places being approved by the State Council to be nature reserves, and Nanji Islands is one of them. Therefore, the Nanji Islands is really special in China.

Nanji Islands is located in Pingyang County in Zhejiang Province, with a total sea area of 200 square kilometers and a land area of one hundred and thirteen square kilometers. It is called Nanji Islands because Nanji Island is the largest island among the islands, covering an area of 764 square km, and it has the shape of deer. In Chinese, “Ji” means deer.

The weather of Nanji Islands is quite mild throughout the year, and there are a lot of different kinds of algae. On the other hand, there are also a lot of different kinds of shells. Therefore, the authority decided to set up several areas in the Islands. For example, the first area is used as display, and it is open to public. On the other hand, the second area is used to cultivate the algae and shells. This is quite important to the sustainable development of the Islands. Without such measures, it would not be able to provide a very long-lasting attraction.

In order to attract more tourists, the authority had built some other attractions. For example, there are conference rooms to attract people to hold commercial meetings in such a beautiful, relaxing environment. On the other hand, there is also hotel so that people could live there and spend their holidays.

In the future, Nanji Islands would try to develop in a more diverse way. For example, more man-made attractions would be created to attract tourists. On the other hand, the existing beautiful scenery would be kept and conserved. It is expected that Nanji Islands would develop better and better and it would become more influential in Zhejiang and it would try its best to become one of the most attractive tourist spots in Zhejiang.