Hangzhou Travel Guide

Hangzhou Travel Guide

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Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in East China, is one of the more modern and prosperous cities in China, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Shanghai. It sits at the southern end of the Grand Canal and is one of China's seven ancient national capitals.

When Marco Polo came to Hangzhou in the 13th century, he declared it to be “the most beautiful and elegant city in the world". There is a popular saying: "Above there is heaven, below there are Hangzhou and Suzhou." Hangzhou's "heavenly" beauty attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists to its exquisite West Lake (Xi Hu) area each year to enjoy the placid lake, beautiful gardens, reflecting pools, lavish temples and lakeside teahouses.

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Hangzhou Quick Facts
  • Chinese Name: 杭州
  • Chinese Pinyin: hang zhou
  • Location: East of China
  • Latitude: 36°13' N
  • Longitude : 120°12' E
  • Elevation: 41.7M (142.7 FT)
  • Time Zone : (UTC+8)
  • Area Code: 0571
  • Population: 786.2million
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