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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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