Tourist Destinations in Hangzhou China

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Tourist Destinations in Hangzhou - China

• Assignment proposed by
• Sammie Chiang Sam I

Applied Tourism English School of Continuing
Studies Macau University of Science and
Technology
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Introduction

• Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province
• It is the political, economic and cultural center
  of the province
• It covers a total area of 16596 square kilometers
  with a population of 6.08 million

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• 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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Location

• on the southeastern coastline of China, bounded
  to the northwest and southwest by hills to the
  northeast and southeast by Zhebei Plain
• Located on the low reaches of Qiantang river in
  southeast China
• With a distance of 180 kilometers to Shanghai
• One of the key cities in the Yangzi Delta area

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Cultural Background

• 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
• One of the cradles of Chinese civilization
• The human being had lived and prospered in this
  land 4700 years ago, which is called Liangzhu
  Culture

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Tourism Resources

• Hangzhou is extremely rich in tourism resources
• Unique environment endowed by nature and the
  culture accumulation of several thousand years
• Surrounding hills and numerous beautiful
  sightseeing places and the famous West Lake,
  ranking as one of the ten best famous scenic
  places in China

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West Lake

• Which is described as Oriental Pearl
• Located on the east of the city proper,
  surrounded on three sides by hills and one side
  facing the city

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The Pagoda of Six Harmonies

• under protection as a key national cultural relic
  today
• built in 970, only to be destroyed in war. It was
  rebuilt in1152
• The pagoda stands 59.89 meters high
• provides an vantage point for watching the
  turbulent Qiantang River with a dragon like

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The Song-Dynasty City

• Was established on May 18, 1996
• The first theme park in Hangzhou and the largest
  of its kind dedicated to Song-Dynasty culture
• Was built according to the traditional Chinese
  painting Riverside Scences During the Festival
  of Pure Brightness

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The Yellow Dragon Cave

• where sacrifices and libations were offered to
  the Yellow Dragon during the Southern Song
  Dynasty
• Later it was converted first into a Buddhist
  temple, and then a Taoist temple.
• Today it is an imitation ancient garden, whose
  limited space is put to unlimited use to conjure
  up a site of unique natural beauty

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Hangzhou Grand Canal

• It runs through a land richly endowed with
  pastoral beauty. Living along the canal are a
  honest and frank folk.
• In 1988, a seven - kilometre canal was dug to
  link the Grand Canal with the Qiantang River.

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Reference

• www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/
• www.chinats.com/hangzhou/

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