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City trips Hangzhou   -   Travel information City of Hangzhou.

Major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the provincial capital of Zhejiang.

Hangzhou is located in northern Zhejiang province, eastern China, at the southern end of the Grand Canal of China, on the plain of the mid-lower reaches of the Yangtze River.


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Care Rentals China

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Hotels in Huangzhou

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Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

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Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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The Adventure Company
Do you want to see wildlife, go trekking, discover fascinating cultures and ways of life, experience life in a tribal village, see the stars from a desert wilderness... Try one of the activity holidays, travel experiences not to be missed!  Adventurecompany.co.uk.

  Kuoni Holidays  
Type of holidays : Beach holidays, Cruises, Escorted tours, Family holidays, Golf & Spa.

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Travel Guides China / Related books

China Travel Guides  [ amazon.co.uk ]

Transport / How do I travel to Hangzhou

  Hangzhou Airport [ HGH / ZSHC ]   -   Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport [ Chinese ]
Located on the southern shore of Qiantang River in the Xiaoshan district and is 27km away from downtown Hangzhou. Has direct flights to Japan, Thailand, Korea, and Singapore, regional routes to Hong Kong and Macau, as well as numerous domestic routes.

The Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway has an exit at the airport. Driving time from the airport to Shanghai is 2.5hrs, Suzhou is 1.5hrs, Wuxi is 2hrs and Wenzhou is 3.5hrs.

 
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Price comparison possible.

Trans Siberian Railways

  Trans Manchurian Railway   -   Moscow-Beijing via Irkutsk + Zabaikalsk v.v.
Runs from Moscow [ Russia ] to Beijing through Manchuria
  Trans Mongolia Railway   -   Moscow-Beijing via Ulan Bator v.v.
This line leaves the Trans Siberia Railways at Ulan Ude [ Mongolia ], and heads south through Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi to Beijing in China

  Google Map of Hangzhou

  Map of China [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]
  Maps of China
Maps of Chinese cities, provinces and regions in the principal areas of China. Each map section has large, clear maps showing cities, borders and highways.


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  Travel Insurance   -   online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

  Hangzhou   -   Hangzhou Municipal Website

  Lingyin Si   -   believed to be the oldest Buddhist temple in the city
  Lingyin Temple which contains the Feilang Feng grottos
  Jingci Temple
  Liuhe Pagoda
  Baochu Pagoda
  Yue-Wang Miao (岳王庙
The 'King Yue's Temple' or Yue Fue Mu is near the West Lake and was originally constructed in 1221 in memory of General Yue Fei, who lost his life due to political persecution.
  Xixi National Wetland Park
  Hangzhou Botanical Gardens
  Dreaming of the Tiger Spring
  Hangzhou Zoo
  Leifeng Pagoda
  Jade Springs (Yu Quan)
  Qiantang Tidal Bore (Sliver Dragon)

  West Lake   -   One of Hangzhou's most popular sights
The lake covers an area of 6 square km and includes some of Hangzhou's most famous historic and scenic places. The area includes historical pagodas, cultural sites, as well as the natural beauty of the lake and hills.

  Zhejiang University   -   one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China
'Cambridge of the East'. See also Wikipdia

Cuisine Hangzhou   -    Chinese Recipes

  Longjing tea   -   produced on the outskirts of town at Longjing or Dragon Well
Hangzhou is best known for originating Longjing, a famous variety of green tea. The town of Longjing is among the only remaining places where tea is still baked by hand and is said to produce one of the finest green teas in all of China, earning a spot in the China Famous Tea list. See also Famous Teas in China.

  China-on-site   -   Chinese culture -  see cooking
Cuisine [ Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan ], Cooking technique [ cold dish, deep-frying, hotpot boiling, roasting, simmering, steaming, stewing, stir-frying ].
  Chinese Cuisine by Huang Su Huei, Wei-Chuan Publishing
Paperback: 206 pages; Publisher: Wei-Chuan Pub. (June 1, 1983); ISBN: 0941676080
  Indietrekker   -    Appetite for China
Blog focused on food in this country of seemingly endless foods to try. 

History of Hangzhou

  Hangzhou's history   -   see Wikipedia
Hangzhou was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty from the early 12th century until the Mongol invasion of 1276, and was known as Lin'an [ 臨安 ] ...

  Southern_Song_Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China [ between 960–1279 CE ]. it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese polity to establish a permanent standing navy ... See also The Song Dynasty in China [ Columbia University ].

Music, Arts & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Hangzhou is known for its artistic creations, such as silk, umbrellas, and Chinese hand-held folding fans.

 

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

  Chinese Embassy in the UK
  China Today
  Great China Web Directory 
  DMOZ   -   Open Directory Project  -  China

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