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Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Hangzhou" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
This is a list of places in China which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world). A
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [10] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas. [11]
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Chaoshan Mountain is one of the top three places to view plum blossoms in Jiangnan. The plum blossoms are said to have the distinguishing features of "old, wide and rare". [2] [7] 'Old' refers to the fact that Chaoshan Mountain has two of China's five types of ancient plum blossoms: the Tang and Song plum tree. [2]
The city of Pingyao was founded under the Ming dynasty in the 14th century. The city centre (market tower pictured) is a well-preserved example of a Han Chinese traditional city and it demonstrates the evolution of architectural styles under the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was the major banking centre of ...
Its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of the city, is among its best-known attractions. [9] In 2023, it became the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games. It was also the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games after the Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou also hosted the 11th G20 summit in 2016.
The West Lake (Chinese: 西湖; pinyin: Xīhú; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [si ɦu]) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China.Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former walled city, the lake has a surface area of 6.39 km 2 (2.47 sq mi), [1] stretching 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from north to south and 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from east to west. [2]