40 Facts About Hangzhou City

Hangzhou City grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium.

Home to the headquarters of large global tech companies such as the Alibaba Group, Ant Group and NetEase, Hangzhou City is known for attracting professionals and entrepreneurs who work in information technology.

Hangzhou City is one of the world's top 100 financial centers, according to the Global Financial Centres Index.

Hangzhou City was at the southern end of China's Grand Canal which extends to Beijing.

Hangzhou City noticed that the farmland nearby depended on the water of West Lake, but due to the negligence of previous governors, the old dyke had collapsed, and the lake so dried out that the local farmers were suffering from severe drought.

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Hangzhou City ordered the construction of a stronger and taller dyke, with a dam to control the flow of water, thus providing water for irrigation and mitigating the drought problem.

Hangzhou City then had willows and other trees planted along the dyke, making it a beautiful landmark.

Hangzhou City became a cosmopolitan center, drawing scholars from throughout China and conducting diplomacy with neighboring Chinese states, and with Japan, Goryeo, and the Khitan Liao dynasty.

Hangzhou City was chosen as the new capital of the Southern Song dynasty in 1132, when most of northern China had been conquered by the Jurchens in the Jin–Song wars.

The Song government intended it to be a temporary capital, but over the decades Hangzhou grew into a major commercial and cultural center of the Song dynasty, rising from being a middling city of no special importance to being one of the world's largest and most prosperous.

Once the prospect of retaking northern China had diminished, government buildings in Hangzhou City were extended and renovated to better befit its status as a permanent imperial capital.

From 1138 until the Mongol invasion of 1276, Hangzhou City remained the capital of the Southern Song dynasty and was known as Lin'an.

Hangzhou City is the birthplace and final resting place of the scientist Shen Kuo, his tomb being located in the Yuhang district.

Hangzhou City was besieged and captured by the advancing Mongol armies of Kublai Khan in 1276, three years before the final collapse of the Southern Song.

The capital of the new Yuan dynasty was established in the city of Dadu, but Hangzhou remained an important commercial and administrative center for their southern territory.

Hangzhou City was particularly impressed by the large number of well-crafted and well-painted Chinese wooden ships with colored sails and silk awnings in the canals.

Hangzhou City attended a banquet held by Qurtai, the Yuan Mongol administrator of the city, who according to Ibn Battuta, was fond of the skills of local Chinese conjurers.

Hangzhou City remained an important port until the middle of the Ming dynasty era, when its harbor slowly silted up.

Hangzhou City was ruled by the Republic of China government under the Kuomintang from 1927 to 1937.

Hangzhou City is located in northwestern Zhejiang province, at the southern end of the Grand Canal of China, which runs to Beijing, in the south-central portion of the Yangtze River Delta.

Hangzhou City's climate is humid subtropical with four distinctive seasons, characterised by long, very hot, humid summers and chilly, cloudy and drier winters.

In late summer, Hangzhou City suffers typhoon storms, but typhoons seldom strike it directly.

Hangzhou City prefecture had a registered population of 9,018,000 in 2015.

Hangzhou City's economy has rapidly developed since its opening up in 1992.

Hangzhou City ranked 89 in the Global Financial Centres Index in 2018.

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Hangzhou City is the headquarters of several technology companies including Alibaba Group, Ant Group, NetEase and HikVision.

Hangzhou City is known for its historic relics and natural environment.

In 1848, during the Qing dynasty, Hangzhou was described as the "stronghold" of Islam in China, the city containing several mosques with Arabic inscriptions.

Hangzhou City has historically been an important hub for artists and scholars.

In modern times, Hangzhou City was home to the China Academy of Art and prominent painters such as Lin Fengmian and Fang Ganmin.

Hangzhou City is best known for originating Longjing, a notable variety of green tea, the most notable type being Longjing Tea.

Local government of Hangzhou City heavily invests in promoting tourism and the arts, with emphasis placed upon silk production, umbrellas, and Chinese hand-held folding fans.

Restaurants in Hangzhou City include Xin Feng restaurant, Zhi Wei Guan, Grandma's Home, Green Tea Restaurant, etc.

Port of Hangzhou City is a small river port with a cargo throughput that exceeds 100 million tons annually.

Hangzhou City is served by the Hangzhou City Xiaoshan International Airport, which provides direct service to many international destinations such as Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Netherlands, Qatar, Portugal and the United States.

Hangzhou City sits on the intersecting point of some of the busiest rail corridors in China.

Second high-speed rail channel through Hangzhou City is operational along with another major station, Hangzhou City West, opened on September 22,2022.

Hangzhou City has an efficient bus network, consisting of a modern fleet of diesel, hybrid and electric buses, as well as trolleybuses.

Hangzhou City has an extensive public bike rental system, the Hangzhou City Public Bicycle system.

In early 2011,30 electric taxis were deployed in Hangzhou City; 15 were Zotye Langyues and the other 15 were Haima Freemas.