Hangzhou
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.
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