Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province. It is a world-famous tourist destination, a city with long history and profound culture, and also one of the seven ancient capitals in China.
Hangzhou has a long history, and extensive cultural heritages. As early as in the New Stone Age, 4,000 to 5,000 years ago, its first inhabitants created the splendid Liangzhu Culture, reputedly called the twilight of civilization. Hangzhou was called Qiantang in ancient times. Over 2,200 years has passed since it was designated as the seat of Qiantang County in the Qin Dynasty. In 1129, Hangzhou was renamed Lin'an. In 1138, the Southern Song Dynasty made Lin'an (which stood in presentday Hangzhou) its capital, and since then it served as the capital in the following 140 years.
Hangzhou is an important city in China's coastal areas which are developed and wealthy in the country. Machinery, electronics, chemical, engineering, light industry and textiles are the backbone of Hangzhou’s industry. Hangzhou is also a famous tourist city in China. With its beautiful scenery, it shares with Suzhou the reputation of "the paradise of the world".
The West Lake is the most famous tourist spot in Hangzhou. Surrounded by graceful mountains on three sides, it has charming scenery and many cultural relics and historic sites. There are three stone pagodas in the middle of the lake. The main body of the pagoda is the shape of a ball and hollow inside. At night, candles are lit in the pagodas, and their reflections on the lake look like many small moons, hence earning the name "Three Pools Mirroring the Moon".
六和塔建于公元970年，现在塔高59.89米，外檐13层，里面7层，屹立在钱塘江边。
Built in 970, the Six-Harmony Pagoda, 59.89 m tall, stands by the Qiantang River. Viewed from outside, it has 13 floors. However, inside the pagoda, it only has seven floors.
The bore of the Qiantang River is the most powerful river bore in the world. It occurs in Haiyan County to the northeast of Hangzhou City. Every year from the 15th to the 18th day in the eighth lunar month, the spectacular high tidal waves rush to the narrow estuary where the Qiantang River flows into the sea.
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