History: The discovery of ancient human fossils at the Wuguidong site in Hangzhou confirmed that ancient humans lived in Hangzhou 50,000 years ago, and the excavation of the Xiaoshan Huqiao site confirmed that modern humans thrived here as early as 8,000 years ago. The Liangzhu culture in Yuhang five thousand years ago is known as "the dawn of civilization". The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in Hangzhou belong to "the domain of Yangzhou". Legend has it that during Xia's flood fighting, the whole country was divided into Kyushu, and the vast area south of the Yangtze River was collectively referred to as Yangzhou.
Nature: national first-class terrestrial wildlife 10 species, second-class 64 species; There are 3 species of national first-class protected plants and 2 species of second-class protected plants 18. Mineral resources include large and medium-sized nonmetal and metal deposits. The bloodstone produced in Lin 'an and Changhua is a collection stone and treasure in Yin Shi.
Environment: Hangzhou is rich in natural products, and is known as "Land of Fish and Rice", "House of Silk" and "Paradise on Earth". Agricultural production conditions are unique, and there are many kinds of crops, trees and livestock. More than 260 varieties of fruits, tea mulberry and flowers have been planted. Hangzhou sericulture and West Lake Longjing tea are famous all over the country. The forest area of the whole city is 16352700 mu, and the forest coverage rate is 64.77%.
Humanities: Hangzhou is dominated by Han nationality, and ethnic minorities live together. 1982 At the time of the third national census, there were Han, She, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, Zhuang, Miao, Korean, Dong, Tujia, Buyi, Gaoshan, Dai, Yao, Yi, Wa, Shui, Uygur, Bai, Daur, Tibetan and Li in the city.
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Hangzhou is located in the southeast coast of China, the north of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of Qiantang River and the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay, the central city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor in Shanghai, Jiaxing and Hangzhou, and an important international e-commerce center.
There are many cultural relics in Hangzhou, and there are a lot of natural and human landscape relics in and around the West Lake. There are representative West Lake culture, Liangzhu culture, silk culture, tea culture, and many stories and legends handed down as representatives of Hangzhou culture.
Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years since the establishment of the county government in Qin Dynasty. It was the capital of Wu Yueguo and the Southern Song Dynasty. Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "paradise on earth". Due to the convenience of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and trade ports, as well as its own developed silk and grain industries, Hangzhou was once an important commercial distribution center in history.
Later, relying on the opening of Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and other railway lines and the promotion of Shanghai's import and export trade, light industry developed rapidly. Since the new century, driven by high-tech enterprises such as Alibaba, Internet economy has become a new economic growth point in Hangzhou.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Hangzhou