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文名称: Hangzhou City
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Hangzhou lies in the
northern part of Zhejiang Province in southeastern China's coast and
the lower reaches of the Qiantang River. It consists of one
county-level city, five districts and two counties. It covers a total
area of 16,596 sq km including 688-sq-km urban area, and has a
population of 5.98 million including 1.63 million urban citizens.
Hangzhou was one of China's famous seven ancient
capitals. It has a history of more than 2,200 years since the Qin
Dynasty (221-206 B.C.) when the county system was established. The
states of Wu and Yue in the Five Dynasties (907-960) and the Southern
Song Dynasty (1127-1279) had set up capitals in Hangzhou. Today,
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province. It is also one of the
country's major tourist attractions and historic and cultural cities
designated by the State Council.
Hangzhou enjoys super natural conditions, and is known as a
"land of fish and rice," and a "capital of silk and satin."
Hangzhou abounds in tourism resources. Its unique
natural scenery and thousands of years of human civilization have
created famous beautiful landscape. The city has two national scenic
spots -- the West Lake and the "Two Rivers and One Lake Scenery". Known
as a "pearl in the East", the West Lake is located in the west of the
city. The rippling water and the nearby historic and cultural relics as
well as the landscape form a pleasing contrast. The 100-km Fuchunjiang
River-Xin'anjiang River-Qiandao Lake scenic spot is noted as a wonder
under the heaven, a "golden tourism route".
With humid air, Hangzhou is a famous high-yield
farming area in the country. It is rich in flax, tea, silkworm cocoons
and rice. It has a good industrial foundation with the processing
industry as the mainstay. It has formed six pillar
industries: large machinery and complete sets of equipment,
automobiles and related parts, household electric appliances,
electronics and telecommunications equipment, fine chemicals and
pharmaceutics, and chemical fibers. Large oxygen-making machines,
high-precision flat grinder, marine gear casing, industrial steam
turbines and small and medium-sized power generating units have a ready
market in China and are competitive on the international market. The
electronics and meter and instrument industry is a rising industry in
Hangzhou. Its telecommunication equipment, digital control cutters and
multi-functional disposal system of the Chinese characters have ranked
among the top in the country. Hangzhou, whose textile industry consists
of silk, cotton, flax, wool and chemical fibers, is one of China's 12
export-oriented textile processing centers, and one of China's ten
export-oriented garment production centers.
Hangzhou has four state development
zones--Hangzhou High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Zhejiang State
Tourism and Holiday Zone, Hangzhou Economic and Technology Development
Zone and Xiaoshan Economic and Technology Development Zone, which have
become Hangzhou's export-oriented "windows" and "special economic
zones."
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West
Lake Dragon Well Tea
With a
history over 1200 years,West Lake Longjin Tea tops Chinese Ten Renowned
Teas for its"green color,fragrant aroma,nice shape and sweet taste".It
can be divided into five categories including
Lion(Shifeng),Dragon(Longjin),Cloud(Yunqi),Tiger(Hupao) and
Mei(Meijiawu).
Hangzhou
Silk
Hangzhou
has a long history in producing silk which covers 14 categories namely
silk,satin,floss,slub,crape,damask silk,gauze,voile and so on.It is far
sold to over 100 countries and regions. In 1926 Du Jinsheng Brocade won
a golden medal at Philadelphia International Expo in America with a
multicolored brocade landscape picture. China Silk Town Xinhua Road and
Jiankang Road Bus 8,11 and 28
West
Lake Silk Umbrella
Taking
bamboo as frames and silk as cover,West Lake Silk Umbrella is often
compared to the flower of West Lake for its beautiful style. As red as
the dawn, green as spring water, or blue as the clear sky, these silk
umbrellas can be made in a rainbow of colors and designs. Some
umbrellas are hand painted with landscapes or other beautiful, fanciful
designs and can be very valuable.
http://202.84.17.11/english/china_abc/abc_index.htm
Sights
West
Lake Southern Bank
Six
Harmonies Pagoda
Tiger
Spring
Viewing
Fish in Flowery Pond
Nine
Creeks and Eighteen Gullies
Orioles
Singing in the Willows
West
Lake Heaven and Earth
Lingshan
Hill Illusion
Three
Caves at Rosy Cloud
Evening
Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill
West
Lake Northern Bank
Jade
Spring
China
Tea Museum
Three
Pools Mirroring the Moon
Peak
Flying from Afar in Lingyin
Solitary
Hill
Yue
Fei's Temple
Autumn
Moon Over the Calm Lake
Spring
Dawn at Su Causeway
Inquiring
About Tea at Dragon Well
Lingering
Snow on the Broken Bridge
For more information, visit....
http://english.hangzhou.gov.cn/english/index.html
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