Hangzhou Bay is mainly sand. At present, universities in Hangzhou are mainly concentrated in Xiasha, and a few universities such as Zhejiang University of Technology are located in Xiaoheshan. Only Zhejiang University is in the city, China Academy of Art is in Zhuantang, and Hangzhou Normal University is near Alibaba, which is Cang Qian.
There are many universities in Xiasha, such as Hangzhou Dianzi University, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China Ji Liang University and Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics.
Zhejiang Sci-Tech University is a provincial-level key construction university with distinctive features and outstanding advantages, and the coordinated development of science, engineering, literature, economics, management, law, art and teaching. The school is located in Hangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city with "heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below".
Silkworm Academy, the predecessor of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, was founded in 1897 by Qi Lin, the governor of Hangzhou, for saving the country through industry and education. It is one of the earliest new educational institutions in China. 1908, due to its outstanding achievements in running schools, it was upgraded to "Advanced Sericulture School" with the royal approval of the Qing government.