Hangzhou Travel Guide 
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Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province and one of China's seven ancient capitals, is a coastal city located roughly midway, north to south, along China's coastline, and a relatively close neighbor to Shanghai, which lies 180 kilometers farther to the north. Hangzhou is also situated at the mouth of the Qiantang River, and at the southern tip of the Jing-Hang Canal, aka Grand Canal, which extends all the way to Beijing, and which, having evolved over the centuries, finally reached its full length in CE 609, during the Sui (CE 581-617) Dynasty. Although Hangzhou was originally founded during the Qin (BCE 221-207) Dynasty, it was first put on China's map, as it were, during the Sui Dynasty. Indeed, the city's walls were erected at the same time that the Grand Canal - the longest man-ma... [ View Details ]
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