Briefing on Hangzhou

A historic city and cultural destination It was the capital of Wuyue State in the 10th Century and the South Song Dynasty in the 12th Century. The economic prosperity since ancient times made it a mega-city populated with more than one million people in the 13th Century.

Marco Polo,the Italian traveler, praised Hangzhou as "the most noble and magnificent city in the world". Hangzhou boasts two World Cultural Heritage sites, i.e, the West lake and the Grand Canal.

Hangzhou owns a total of 44 nation-level intangible cultural heritage projects.

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China Academy of Fine Art Hangzhou is the very first Chinese city that joined the UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities. 浙江大学 Zhejiang University China Academy of Fine Art

A dynamic and innovative city Hangzhou covers an area of 16,600 square kilometers with a population of over 9 million. Hangzhou is one of China’s most economically developed cities.  西湖醋鱼

Economy Hangzhou’s GDP surpassed 1 trillion RMB in 2015（approximately 154.8 billion USD） GDP Hanghzou could be ranked the 58th economy in the world by IMF standard Rank Hangzhou kept a fast but healthy growth rate of 9.5% in 2016 2016 8

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The United Nations Habitat Award Hangzhou has been rated as the City of Best Investment Environment in China by the World Bank and the Best Commercial City in mainland China by the Forbes. Nations in Bloom China's Top Ten Innovative Cities China's Top Ten Vigorous Cities The United Nations Habitat Award Hangzhou has been recognized as the Happiest City in China for 10 years consecutively.

An open city of hopes The G20 Hangzhou Summit in 2016 has been a huge success, which presents to the world a finest fusion of lake scenery, southern China sentiment, Greater China grandeur and solidarity of the World.

International conferences and exhibitions, the world’s leading tourist and leisure center, and the city for international exchange between the Oriental and Western cultures. Internet Plus

We are determined to have a Hangzhou that has the international reputation for unique charm and distinction.

Hangzhou products Olympic champions of WU Xiaoxuan, LOU Yun, LUO Xuejuan, SUN Yang and YE Shiwen and our fine athletes have 75 world champions in total.

Hangzhou will host the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships and its conference Hangzhou wins the bid of hosting the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).

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