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HangzhouCitywhereweareLocationofHangzhouCityofHangzhouHangzhoufrompainter’sviewCityofBeautyQiandaoLake–SuburboftheCityWestLake–CenteroftheCityCityofLeisureBrokenBridgeMaojiaPortinwinterSmokeFlowerageCeremonyCityofHistoryOldLanesandHistoricalBuildingsCityofDaylightBridgeOverSeaJiuxiWaterfallYanwangLingCityofMoonlightFromUpperLeft:Gulou,Entertainment,WestLake,WLTunnelPeopleOutthereLocalLifestyle1234TouraroundHangzhou56HistoryMainattractionsCelebritiesCuisineLocalProductsandSpecialtiesModernHangzhouHistoryRevolutionQinDynasty(221-206BC):EmperorQinShiHuang,uniterofChinaabuilderoftheGreatWallhimself,visitsHangzhouanddeclaresthecountyapartofhisempire.SuiDynasty(581-618):TheGrandCanal,originatinginBeijing,isextendedtoHangzhou,thuslinkingthecitytothemostprofitabletradingrouteinChina.Hangzhoubecomesincreasinglypowerfulandprosperous.TangDynasty(618-907):Hangzhou'spopulationincreasesaswellasitsregionalpower,servesasthecapitalfortheWuyuekingdominthelatetenthcentury.SouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279):TheseyearssawHangzhou'sgoldenageofprosperityasitbecamethecapitalcityoftheSouthernSongDynasty.LocalindustryflourishedandworshipofTaoismandBuddhismpeaked.Manyofthetemplesseentodaywerebuiltduringthisperiod.YuanDynasty(1206-1368):MongolsruleChinaandMarcoPolovisitedHangzhouin1290.HewassooverwhelmedbythebeautyoftheXiHu,orWestLake,thathetranscribed,andthuspopularized,afamousChinesesayingShangyoutiantang,xiayouSuhang,whichmeansinheaventhereisparadise,onearththereisSu[zhou]andHang[zhou].ChinesenowliketocallHangzhouParadiseonEarth.Ming-QingDynasties(1368-1644,1616-1911):Hangzhoucontinuedtogrowandprosperfromitslocalindustries,especiallysilkweaving,andbecamethesilkcenterforallofChina.MainattractionsStop1:TheWestLake:adivinelypicturesquespotTheWestLakecamefromashallowbayinancienttimeswhereQiantangRiverranintothesea.AsitliesinthewestofHangzhou,itwaslaternamedtheWestLake.Area:6.38KM2Averagedepth:2.27MThedeepest:5M.CenteredontheWestLake,theWestLakeScenicAreaisanationalscenicareawithatotalareaof59KM2.Thereareover60culturalrelicsitesofstate,provincialandmunicipallevelsandover100attractions.Amongthem,themostclassicistheTenScenesandtheNewTenScenesattheWestLake.LingeringSnowontheBrokenBridgeThesnowsceneofthewestlakeisenjoyedveryhighpraisebypeople,especiallytheviewof“maltingsnowatbrokenbridge”.ThreePoolsMirroringtheMoonFlyingcloudsoverjadeEmperorhillNinecreeksinmistyforestGuShan(SolitaryHill)GuShanboastsofbeautifullandscapes.ItisborderedbyBaiCausewayontheeast,XiLingBridgeonthewest,theOuterWestLakeonthesouth,andtheInnerWestLakeonthenorth.AutumnMoonovertheCalmLake,oneofthetenscenesoftheWestLake;isformedontheboundaryofGuShanandBaiCauseway.TheAutumnMoonovertheCalmLakeStop2:Wetlandwonders:sightseeingaroundXixiThefirstandtheonlyNationalWetlandParkinChina.Area:3.46squarekilometersAbundantecologicalresourcesBeautifulnaturalscenesArichculturalheritageofmanymillennia.Stop3:QiantangjiangRiver:Zhejiang'stidaltriumphTheriverpassesthrough14counties.Theriverandthebayareknownasthehomeofoneoftheworld'slargesttidalbores,whichissaidtobeupto9m(30ft)highandbecapableoftravelingatupto40kmperhour.Thetiderushingintotheriverfromthebaycausesatypicalboreofbetween5to15ft(1.5-4.6m)high.QiantangRiverStop4:Thousand-IslandLakeQiandao(Thousand-island)LakeinHangzhouisoneofChina’smostpopulartouristdestinations.Famedforitsgreenery,thelakeissurroundedbythelargestforestparkinthecountry.Itsaveragedepthofthelakeis34meters,andthewateriscleartoadepthof7to12meters,andsofreshthatitcanbedrunkdirectlyfromthelake.Stop5:LingyinTempleItisoneofthelargestandwealthiestBuddhisttemplesinChina,andcontainsnumerouspagodasandBudddhistgrottoes.CelebritiesofHangzhouShenKuowasapolymathicChinesescientistandstatesmanoftheSongDynasty(960–1279).Excellinginmanyfieldsofstudyandstatecraft(治国之道),hewasamathematician,astronomer,meteorologist,geologist,zoologist,botanist,pharmacologist（药理学家）,agronomist（农学家）,archaeologist,ethnographer（民族志学者）,cartographer（地图绘制者）,encyclopedist,general,diplomat,hydraulicengineer（液压工程师）,inventor,academychancellor,financeminister,governmentalstateinspector,poet,andmusician.SuShiwasawriter,poet(informsofshi,ciandfu),artist,calligrapher,pharmacologist,andstatesman（政治家）oftheSongDynasty,andoneofthemajorpoetsoftheSongera.HealsoheldavarietyofgovernmentpositionsthroughoutChina;mostnotablyinHangzhou,wherehewasresponsibleforconstructingapedestriancausewayacrosstheWestLakethatstillbearshisname:suti(蘇堤,Sucauseway).YueFei(March24,1103–January27,1142)wasafamousChinesepatriotandmilitarygeneralwhofoughtfortheSouthernSongDynastyagainsttheJurchen(女真人)armiesoftheJinDynasty.Sincehisdeath,YueFeihasevolvedintothestandardmodelofloyaltyinChineseculture.Talents:MartialartsEagleClawandXingyiboxingPoetryManjiangHong(EntirelyRedRiver)HongYi(1880-1942)(弘一大師),bornLiShutong(李叔同)wasaChineseBuddhistmonk,artistandartteacher.Hewasamasterpainter,musician,dramatist,calligrapher,sealcutter,poet,andBuddhistmonk.Song:Farewell送别长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天......Beyondthelongpavilion,neartheancientroute,beautifulgrassconnectingthesky...ZhangTaiy