Hangzhou Travel

Located on the northern bank of the Qiantang River on its lower reaches and the southern end of the Grand Canal, Hangzhou is the capital and the political, economic, and cultural, and communications center of Zhejiang Province. Hangzhou is also a well-known tourist, historical, and cultural city and one of the six ancient capitals in China as well. The enchanting West Lake, a time-honored culture, the Grand Canal, and the colorful folk customs and habits south of the Changjiang River make Hangzhou a unique tourist center.

As a famous scenic city in China, Hangzhou attracts more than 20 million domestic and foreign tourists every year. Hangzhou is known for its natural beauty of West Lake worldwide. "Above is paradise, below is Suzhou and Hangzhou" expresses people's indeed praise to Hangzhou.

Seven centuries ago, Marco Polo pronounced Hangzhou "the finest, most splendid city in the world . . . where so many pleasures may be found that one fancies oneself to be in Paradise." Today, Hangzhou's claim to paradise does not lie in its streets, which are ordinary, but in its shoreline and the surrounding countryside, where strolling and biking are the best you'll find in the Middle Kingdom.