Place details
Place nameHangzhou
Other namesHangchow, Hang-Tcheou, Hangtschou, Hang-chou, Kinsai
CountryZhonghua
Latitude30.3
Longitude120.117
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Center of rice culture & silk manufacture; considered one of finest cities of China; devastated in Taiping Rebellion 1861; opened to foreign trade 1896; controlled by Japanese 1937-1945; fell to Communist forces 1949.