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Hangzhou, the capital of
Zhejiang Province, lies
at latitude 120 east and
longitude 30 north,
covers an area of 430
square kilometres,
inhabited by 1.3 million
people, boasting a long
history. State Wu, State
Yue and Southern Song
Dynasty once built their
capitals here, making it
one of the six ancient
capital cities in China.
It serves as the
southern end of the
Grand Canal as well.
The West Lake of
Hangzhou city, is like a
shining pearl inlaid on
the vast land of China,
holding high reputation
for its beautiful
scenery, a multitude of
historical sites,
brilliant cultural
relics and a profusion
of native products.
Hangzhou’s silk products
have found their way to
all over the world ever
since Tang Dynasty. So
did the elegantly
fragrant high quality
Dragon Well tea, the
ultimate product of all
kinds of tea. Silk
umbrella, Hangzhou fan,
scissors, Chinese
traditional medicaments,
Chrysanthemum flower tea
etc. are all noteworthy
local products.
The present day Hangzhou
administers two
municipalities of
Xiaoshan and Jiande, and
5 counties of Fuyang,
Lin’an, Tonglu, Deqing
and Yuhang. Its tourism
has been extended from
the West Lake area to
another national scenic
area of Fuchun
River-Xin’an River
Scenic Area, and to
Tianmu Mountain Nature
Reserve, to Mogan
Mountain, to the Grand
Canal and to the
Qiantang River. Tourists
from home and abroad are
now exposed to a more
splendid and more
diversified landscape
and historical sites in
the south of the Yangtze
River. |
