After the 1950s, the regional scope of Hangzhou has experienced continuous changes. First, the original eight districts were renamed Shangcheng District, Zhongcheng District, Xiacheng District, Jianggan District, Xihu District, Genshan District, Gongshu District, and Langqiao District; later, Genshan District was merged into Xiacheng District, and Jianqiao District was merged into Jianggan District. District, most of the Zhongcheng District was merged into Shangcheng District, and a small part was merged into Xiacheng District. In April 1958, Hang County was abolished as a suburb of Hangzhou City. In January 1960, the Qiantang Associated Press was established. In March 1961, Yuhang County was merged into the Hangzhou Qiantang Associated Press to form a new Yuhang County.
In early 1990, Banshan District merged with Gongshu District to form a new Gongshu District. In 1994, Hangzhou was upgraded to a sub-provincial city. On December 12, 1996, Binjiang District was newly established in Hangzhou. There are seven counties (cities) including Xiaoshan, Tonglu, Yuhang, Lin'an, Jiande, Fuyang and Chun'an.
On March 12, 2001, the Hangzhou Municipal Government officially The Hangzhou Municipal People's Government's resident relocation plan announced that with the approval of the State Council and the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, Xiaoshan City and Yuhang City will be abolished, and Xiaoshan District and Yuhang District will be established at the same time. Together with the original 6 districts of Hangzhou City, they will form a new Hangzhou. The adjusted Hangzhou New The urban area has increased from the original 6 districts to 8 districts.
On December 13, 2014, with the approval of the State Council, Fuyang City was abolished and Fuyang District of Hangzhou City was established. Fuyang District became the ninth municipal district in Hangzhou. On October 1, 2016, with the approval of the State Council and the approval of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, the Hangzhou Municipal People's Government moved from No. 318 Huancheng North Road, Gongshu District to No. 18 Jiefang East Road, Jianggan District.
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On August 10, 2017, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government officially issued the "Notice of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government on Adjusting Some Administrative Divisions of Hangzhou City".
According to the spirit of the "Reply of the State Council on Approving Zhejiang Province’s Adjustment of Some Administrative Divisions of Hangzhou City" (Guohan [2017] No. 102), Lin'an City at the county level was abolished and Lin'an District of Hangzhou City was established, with the former Lin'an City The administrative area is the administrative area of ??Lin'an District, Lin'an District People's Government is located at No. 398 Yijin Street, Jincheng Street. In December 2019, it ranked among the top 10 Chinese city brands of the year.
Reference materials: Hangzhou Municipal Government Information Disclosure-Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government’s Adjustment of Some Administrative Divisions of Hangzhou