Hangzhou, referred to as "Hangzhou", was called Lin 'an and Qiantang in ancient times. It is the capital of Zhejiang Province, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Hangzhou metropolitan area.
The State Council is the capital of Zhejiang Province in China, one of the economic, cultural, scientific and educational centers of the province, and also the central city of the Yangtze River Delta.
As of 20 19, the whole city has governed 10 districts, 2 counties and 1 county-level cities, with a total area of 16853 square kilometers, permanent population of10.36 million and urban population of 8 130.
Hangzhou is located in the east of China, the lower reaches of Qiantang River, the southeast coast, the north of Zhejiang, and the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay, the central city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor in Shanghai, Jiaxing and Hangzhou, and an important international e-commerce center.
There are many cultural relics and historic sites in Hangzhou, and there are a large number of natural and human landscape relics around the West Lake, including West Lake culture, Liangzhu culture, silk culture, tea culture and many stories and legends handed down.