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-- Introduction
-- Attractions:
-- China National Silk Museum
-- China National Tea Museum
-- Grand Canal
-- Hupao Spring
-- Lingyin Temple
-- Mausoleum of General Yue Fei
-- Peak Flown from Afar
-- Qiandaohu Lake
-- Qiantang River Bore
-- Six Harmonies Pagoda
-- Solitary Hill
-- West Lake
-- Mt. Tiantai
Hangzhou Hotels

Location: located between 3016' north latitude and 12012' east longitude, on the southeastern coastline of China, bounded to the northwest and southwest by hills; to the northeast and southeast by Zhebei Plain

Neighboring Areas: Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces; Shanghai Municipality

Physical Features: various from hilly areas, featureless plains to water areas (including lakes, rivers and reservoirs) covering respectively 66%, 26% and 68% of the total

Population: 6.16 million
Urban Population: 1.75 million
Area: 16,596 sq km

Nationalities: Han

History: as a prefecture existing from the start of the Qin dynasty; the capital of Wu Yue in the Five dynasties and the South Song dynasty

Climatic Features: subtropical monsoon climate with mild and moist weather and four distinct seasons; about 115-120 days of summer, 110-120 days of winter; frost-free of 250 days

Average Temperature: 16.2C
Rainfall: annual average rainfall of 1,450 mm

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