Hangzhou City

General information of Hangzhou

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province with the sub-provincial administrative level, is the center of provincial politics, economy, culture, science and education. It covers an area of 16596km2 with a population of 6.60 million.
As a famous scenic city in China, Hangzhou attracts more than 20 million domestic and foreign tourists every year. Hangzhou is known for its natural beauty of West Lake worldwide. ˇ§Above is paradise, below is Suzhou and Hangzhouˇ¨ expresses peopleˇ¦s indeed praise to Hangzhou. In the Yuan Dynasty, the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo described this city as ˇ§the finest and most splendid city in the world.ˇ¨

 

The City at a glance

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province with the sub-provincial administrative level, is the center of provincial politics, economy, culture, science and education. It covers an area of 16,596sq.km with a population of 6.60 million.

 

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