Definitions for Hangzhou
ˈhɑŋˈdʒoʊhangzhou

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1. Hangzhou, Hangchownoun

   a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world

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1. Hangzhounoun

   A large city in China, capital of Zhejiang province.

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1. Hangzhou

   Hangzhou ( or , HANG-joe; Chinese: 杭州, Hangzhounese pronunciation: [ɦɑ̃.tse], Standard Mandarin pronunciation: [xǎŋ.ʈʂóʊ] (listen)), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium. It is a major economic and e-commerce hub within China, and the second biggest city in Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China after Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River agglomeration, Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou conurbation and Beijing. As of 2019, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 3.2 trillion yuan ($486.53 billion), making it larger than the economy of Nigeria (the largest in Africa). As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a total population of 11,936,010 inhabitants. However, its metropolitan area, populated by 13.035 million people over an area of 8,107.9 km2 (3,130.5 sq mi), consists of all urban districts in Hangzhou and 3 urban districts of the city of Shaoxing.Hangzhou has been repeatedly rated as the best commercial city in mainland China by Forbes and the Chinese city with the highest growth potential by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and it boasts the eighth largest GDP among cities in mainland China with a GDP of around 1.8 trillion RMB ($280 billion). Home to the headquarters of large global tech companies such as the Alibaba Group, Ant Group and NetEase, Hangzhou is known for attracting professionals and entrepreneurs who work in information technology. Since 2014, its rapid population growth has led to a steady increase in local housing prices. According to the 2020 Hurun Global Rich List, Hangzhou ranks 11th in the world and 6th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou) in the number of resident billionaires. Hangzhou is a major city for scientific research in the Asia-Pacific, ranking 19th globally by scientific outputs. It hosts several notable universities, including Zhejiang, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou Normal, Hangzhou Dianzi, Zhejiang A&F, Zhejiang Sci-Tech, Zhejiang Chinese Medical, Westlake, China Jiliang and Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. In September 2015, Hangzhou was awarded the 2022 Asian Games. Its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of the city, is among its best-known attractions. A study conducted by PwC and China Development Research Foundation ranked Hangzhou first among "Chinese Cities of Opportunity". According to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), the city is classified as Beta (global second-tier) city, together with Chongqing, Nanjing and Tianjin in China. Hangzhou is also one of the world's top 100 financial centers, according to the Global Financial Centres Index. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou also hosted the 11th G20 summit in 2016.

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1. hangzhou

   Hangzhou is a city in Eastern China, located in the Zhejiang province. It is known for its beautiful natural scenery, including the famous West Lake, and its rich history, making it one of China's most popular tourist destinations. It was once the capital of the Song dynasty and is one of the seven ancient capitals of China. Hangzhou is also the hub for the country’s booming tech industry, being the headquarters of Alibaba Group. Moreover, it is a significant economic, cultural, scientific and educational center.

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1. Hangzhou

   Hangzhou, also transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Hangzhou is also the center of the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area, which is the fourth-largest metropolitan area nationally. It is governed as a sub-provincial city. As of 2010, the entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people. The built up area of the Hangzhou municipality had a resident population of 6.242 million in 2010, of which 3.56 million lived in the six urban core districts. The built-up area including Shaoxing county and Yuecheng districts of Shaoxing was home to 8,156,600 inhabitants at the 2010 census. Within the Hangzhou Metropolitan Area, about 21.102 million people distributed over 34,585 square kilometres. A core city of the Yangtze River Delta, Hangzhou has a position on the Hangzhou Bay 180 kilometres southwest of Shanghai that gives it economic power. It has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, due in part to its beautiful natural scenery. The city's West Lake is its best-known attraction.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hangzhou in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hangzhou in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Hangzhou in a Sentence

1. Cai Jingyan:

   There's a popular saying in Hangzhou - back in the day, girls wanted to marry boys who worked at Hanggang. But now they want to marry boys who work at Alibaba.

2. Colin Cheng:

   Wok-fried Longjing tea with river prawns adopts something from the mountains and something from the water in Hangzhou, it's the dish to represent Hangzhou.

3. Avery Wu:

   We are repeatedly asked by customers about whether Hangzhou will roll out policies to support car demand such as subsidies.

4. Rui Ma:

   There is still a ton of action concentrated in the large ecosystems such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and maybe Chengdu, Wuhan, however there is a ‘ power law ’ at work here and Beijing really dominates in terms of number of deals as well as active investors. Beijing is to Shanghai as Silicon Valley is to New York City in terms of the level of activity - anywhere between 2 to 4 times depending on what report you read.

5. Vicky Lau:

   I'm trying to re-create the landscape of Hangzhou's tea farm.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hangzhou
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hangzhou
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou
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5. ^ Wikidata
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