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Hangzhou, referred to as "Hangzhou", was called Lin 'an and Qiantang in ancient times. It is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, sub-provincial city and megacity under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, the core city of Hangzhou metropolitan area, the economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Zhejiang Province approved by the State Council, one of the central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, and the central city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor.
Greater Bay Area is the core city around Hangzhou Bay approved by Zhejiang Provincial Government. By 2022, Hangzhou will have jurisdiction over 10 municipal districts and 2 counties, 1 county-level cities, with a total area of16,850 square kilometers and a permanent population of12,376,000.
Hangzhou is located in the east of China, the north of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of Qiantang River, the southeast coast and the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The western part of the city belongs to the hilly area of western Zhejiang, and the eastern part belongs to the plain of northern Zhejiang, with dense water networks and rich products. Hangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall.
Hangzhou is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, the birthplace of the Li family in Hangzhou, and is known as the "Southeast Famous County". The excavation of the site across the lake bridge shows that humans lived here more than 8000 years ago.
Liangzhu culture more than 5,000 years ago is called "the dawn of Chinese civilization". Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years since the establishment of the county government in Qin Dynasty. The capital of Hangzhou in the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty was Wu Yueguo.
There are many cultural relics in Hangzhou, and there are a lot of natural and human landscape relics in the West Lake and its surrounding areas. Representative ones are West Lake Culture, Liangzhu Culture, Silk Culture and Tea Culture. Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "paradise on earth".
The 11th G20 Summit, the 20 18 World Short-course Swimming Championships and the 2023 Asian Games were held in Hangzhou.
In 2022, Hangzhou achieved a regional GDP of187.53 billion yuan, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year at comparable prices, and the added value structure of the three industries was1.8: 30.0: 68.2; According to the resident population, the city's per capita GDP is 152588 yuan.