Location: Hangzhou
Zhejiang, China
Country: People's Republic of China
Province: Zhejiang
Government• Type: Sub-provincial city
• Party Secretary: Zhao Yide (赵一德)
• Mayor: Xu Liyi (徐立毅)
Area• Sub-provincial city: 16,596 km (6,408 sq mi)
• Urban: 8,000 km (3,000 sq mi)
• Metro: 34,585 km (13,353 sq mi)
Population (2017)• Sub-provincial city: 9,468,000
• Density: 570/km (1,500/sq mi)
• Urban: 7,970,000
• Urban density: 1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
• Metro: 21,521,000 Hangzhou Metropolitan Area (including Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Huzhou)
• National rank: 5th
Demonym(s): Hangzhou People
Time zone: China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code: 310000
GDP (Nominal): 2017
- Total: CNY 1,255.60 billion
(USD 199.43 billion)
- Per capita: CNY 121,394
(US$18,276)
- Growth: 9.5%
- Metro (2016): CNY 2176.4 billion
(US$327.66 billion)
Licence plate prefixes: 浙A
Regional variety: Wu: Hangzhou dialect
Website: City of Hangzhou
Top Things to do in Hangzhou
Top Restaurants in Hangzhou
- 1. The Grandma's Restaurant (Wai Po Jia)
- 2. LvCha (LongJing Road)
- 3. Jin Sha (Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake)
- 4. HangZhou ZhiWeiGuan .Wei Zhuang (YangGongDi)
- 5. 28 Hubin Road
- 6. Sawasdee Thai Restaurant
- 7. Grandma's Restaurant(Hubin)
- 8. Asia Bistro
- 9. BaiLu Restaurant (XiaoShan Yin Long)
- 10. Haidilao Hot Pot (Yong Jin Plaza)
7 History Museums in Hangzhou That You Shouldn't Miss
August 5, 2021 Rebbecca Marino
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province and one of the seven ancient capitals of China. It was described by Italian traveler Marco Polo as the finest and most luxurious city in the world. The West Lake scenic area contains over 60 cultural relic sites and several attractions of natural beauty, and a cruise on the lake is a good option to view several sites. Hangzhou is also a good place to visit a tea plantation.
Restaurants in Hangzhou
1. Hangzhou Museum
2. The Grand Jinghang Canal Museum
3. Zhejiang Museum Wulin
No.29 Xihu Culture Square, Hangzhou China +86 571 8539 1628
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4. Wenlan Ge
5. West Lake Expo Museum
No.41-42 Beishan Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou China
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6. Chinese Communist Party History Museum Hangzhou
No.44-49 Beishan Street, Hangzhou China
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7. National Water Museum of China
No.1 Shuibo Avenue, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou China +86 571 8286 3601 http://www.nwmc.cn/
