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Hangzhou [a] is the capital city of the Chinese province of Zhejiang. It is located in northwestern Zhejiang, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay. As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a total population of 11,936,010 inhabitants. Hangzhou ranks nineth in terms of GDP in mainland China.
1955 – Hangzhou Ri Bao (Hangzhou Daily) newspaper begins publication. [11] 1956 – Hangzhou Xuejun High School and Hangzhou Botanical Garden [12] established. 1957 Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport begins operating civilian flights. Population: 784,000. [13] 1958 – Hangzhou Zoo opens. 1962 – Wang Zida becomes mayor. [14] 1966 – Hangzhou ...
The Hangzhou Wangchao Center (Chinese: 望朝中心) also known as the One Century Tower is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, China. Built between 2018 and 2023, the tower stands at 280 m (920 ft) with 54 floors and is the current 4th tallest building in Hangzhou .
Hangzhou is a historically important city of China and is considered a World City with a "Beta+" classification according to GaWC. [8] It includes the notable West Lake. Various varieties of Chinese are spoken in Zhejiang, the most prominent being Wu Chinese. Zhejiang is also one of China's leading provinces in research and education.
The West Lake (Chinese: 西湖; pinyin: Xīhú; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [si ɦu]) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China.Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former walled city, the lake has a surface area of 6.39 km 2 (2.47 sq mi), [1] stretching 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from north to south and 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from east to west. [2]
Binjiang (Chinese: 滨江区) is an urban district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. The district's total area is 72.2 square kilometres (27.9 sq mi), [ 1 ] and its permanent population totals 503,859 people as of 2020.
Hangzhou historic houses are artifacts, buildings, or districts in Hangzhou, China, which have been legally declared to be "protected".According to the "Regulations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and are of significant value for history, science ...
Hangzhounese, or the Hangzhou dialect, is a Sinitic language spoken in the urban centre of Hangzhou (that is to say, in the districts of Gongshu, Shangcheng, Xihu, Binjiang, and parts of Qiantang), the capital of Zhejiang, China, by over a million speakers. [1]