Hangzhou, referred to as "Hangzhou" for short, is the capital and sub-provincial city of Zhejiang Province, located in the southeast coast of China, the northern part of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of Qiantang River and the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the political, economic, cultural, educational, transportation and financial center of Zhejiang Province, one of the central cities of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, a node city of the Yangtze River Delta Ning Hang eco-economic belt, one of the important e-commerce centers in China, and a new first-tier city. By 20 17, Hangzhou will be under the jurisdiction of 10 district and 2 counties, 1 county-level cities, with a total area of 16596 square kilometers, a permanent population of 9188,000 and an urbanization rate of 76.2%. In 20 16, the per capita disposable income of Hangzhou residents was 46 1 16 yuan, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods was 51762 billion yuan.

Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years since the establishment of the county government in Qin Dynasty. It was once the capital of Wu Yueguo and the Southern Song Dynasty, and one of the eight ancient capitals of China. Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "paradise on earth". Due to the convenience of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and trade ports, as well as its own developed silk and grain industries, Hangzhou was once an important commercial distribution center in history. Later, relying on the opening of Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and other railway lines and the promotion of Shanghai's import and export trade, light industry developed rapidly.

There are many cultural relics in Hangzhou, and there are many natural and cultural landscape relics in and around the West Lake. Among them, the unique cultures mainly represented are West Lake culture, Liangzhu culture, silk culture and tea culture, and many stories and legends handed down have become the representatives of Hangzhou culture.

20 18 World Short-course Swimming Championships and 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou. 2018165438+1October 26th was awarded the title of the happiest city in China.

For more than a hundred years after the Opium War, the national strength was weak, people's livelihood was depressed, Hangzhou was in disrepair for a long time, and industrial and commercial difficulties were numerous. Most of the scenic spots in the West Lake are dilapidated, and some of them have been abandoned. 1May 3, 949, Hangzhou was reborn.

Since 1950s, the regional scope of Hangzhou has been changing constantly. First, the original eight districts were renamed Shangcheng District, Midtown District, Xiacheng District, Jianggan District, Xihu District, Genshan District, Gongshu District and Jianqiao District. Later, the root mountain area was merged into the lower urban area, the Jianqiao area was merged into the Jianggan area, most of the central urban area was merged into the upper urban area, and a few were merged into the lower urban area.

/kloc-at the beginning of 0/990, Banshan and Gongshu District merged to form a new Gongshu District.

From 65438 to 0994, Hangzhou was upgraded to a sub-provincial city.

199665438+February 12, the newly established Binjiang District in Hangzhou. Xiaoshan, Tonglu, Yuhang, Lin 'an, Jiande, Fuyang and Chun 'an 7 counties (cities).

2001March 12, the Hangzhou Municipal Government officially announced that, with the approval of the people's governments of the State Council and Zhejiang Province, Xiaoshan City and Yuhang City would be abolished, and Xiaoshan District and Yuhang District would be established at the same time to form a new Hangzhou together with the original six districts of Hangzhou, and the adjusted new urban area of Hangzhou would be increased from the original six districts to eight districts.

20 14 12 13. With the approval of the State Council, Fuyang City was abolished and Fuyang District was established. The original administrative area of Fuyang City was the administrative area of Fuyang District, No.25 Guihua Road, Fuchun Street, Fuyang District People's Government. Fuyang District became the ninth municipal district in Hangzhou.

201610/With the approval of the State Council and Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, the residence of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government was moved from No.3 18 Huancheng North Road in Gongshu District to No.8 Jiefang East Road18 in Jianggan District.

The new face of Hang Cheng

On August 17, the People's Government of Zhejiang Province officially issued the Notice of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province on Adjusting Some Administrative Divisions of Hangzhou. According to the spirit of the State Council's Reply on Agreeing to Adjust Some Administrative Divisions in Hangzhou (Guo Han [2065 438+07] 102), the county-level Lin 'an City was abolished and Hangzhou City was established.