Hangzhou was settled as early as 4,700 years ago, thus giving birth
to the auroral Liangzhu Civilization. One of the seven ancient capitals
and the key scenic tourism and historical culture cities in China, Hangzhou
once was applauded as"the most splendid and luxurious city in the
world" by Marco Polo, the Italian traveler in the 13th century.
Under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou are 8 districts, 3 county-level cities
and 2 counties, with a total area of 16,596 square kilometers and a total
population of 6.4278 million. As a central city on the Southern wing of
Yangtze Delta, Hangzhou's city proper covers an area of 3,068 square kilometers
with a population of 3.932 million.
Sciences and educations in Hangzhou are advanced, and there are 35 colleges,
numerous polytechnic schools, and more than 80 natural science research
institutes here. The total number of college students is 269,800. In addition,
Hangzhou also boasts its rapidly developing culture and sanitation causes,
increasingly improved housing situation and community environment.
It has altogether 12 national honors including National Hygienic City
and National Environment Protection Model City, etc. In October 2001,
Hangzhou won UN Human Habitat Award in October 2002, and the honor of
International Garden City. Since 2000, Hangzhou has successfully held
the annual West Lake Expo four times, and made known its city brand name
by launching four gold name cards (traveling, living, learning, and careering
in Hangzhou), a channel for the world to know Hangzhou and for Hangzhou
to head for the world.
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