Hangzhou, known as Lin 'an and Qiantang in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, sub-provincial city and megacity under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, the core city of Hangzhou metropolitan area, the economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Zhejiang Province approved by the State Council, and one of the central cities in the Yangtze River Delta. By the end of 2022, Hangzhou administered 10 municipal districts and 2 counties, and managed 1 county-level cities.
Hangzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, the birthplace of the famous scholarly family, the Li family in Hangzhou, and is famous in the southeast. The excavation of the site across the lake bridge shows that human beings thrived here more than 8,000 years ago, and Liangzhu culture more than 5,000 years ago is called the dawn of Chinese civilization. Hangzhou has a history of more than 2,200 years since the county was established in Qin Dynasty. The capital of Hangzhou was Wu Yueguo in the Southern Song Dynasty in the Five Dynasties.
topography
Hangzhou is located in the southern edge of the Yangtze River Delta and Qiantang River Basin, with complex and diverse topography. Hangzhou is a hilly area in western Zhejiang, with Tianmu Mountain as the main mountain range and northern Zhejiang Plain in the east. Low-lying, densely covered with rivers and lakes, rich in products. It has the typical characteristics of China Jiangnan Water Town, the western end of Hangzhou Bay, the lower reaches of Qiantang River and the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is an important central city in the Yangtze River Delta and a transportation hub in the southeast of China.
Hangzhou is located in the subtropical monsoon region, with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. Annual average temperature 17.8℃, average relative humidity 70.3%, annual precipitation 1454 mm, annual sunshine hours 1765 hours. Summer is hot and humid, and it is one of the four new stoves. Winter is cold and dry, and spring and autumn are pleasant, which is the golden season for sightseeing.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hangzhou