Hangzhou 杭州

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== Hángzhōu 杭州 ==
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|placename=Hángzhōu 杭州
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|historical-names=Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, Wǔlín 武林; Hangchow, Hang-chow (historical romanization)
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|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:
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* Shàoxīng [[紹興]]
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* Jiāxīng [[嘉興]]
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* Shànghǎi [[上海]]
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|region=Jiāngnán [[江南]]
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|editor-name=Gregory Adam Scott
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Hángzhōu's history as a settled city spans over 2,200 years, and it has existed as a walled city since the Sui Dynasty. It is an important cultural and economic center in the [[江南|Jiāngnán 江南]] region.
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The history of '''Hángzhōu 杭州''' as a settled city spans over 2,200 years, and it has existed as a walled city since the Sui Dynasty. It is an important cultural and economic center in the Jiāngnán [[江南]] region.
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* Historical names for Hángzhōu include Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, and Wǔlín 武林.
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'''Important Buddhist Sites'''
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== Important Buddhist Sites ==
* Jìngcí Temple 靜慈寺 is located near West Lake. It was originally built in the Wúyuè Dynasty (吳越國, 907-978 CE), and underwent extensive restoration in the 1980s.
* Jìngcí Temple 靜慈寺 is located near West Lake. It was originally built in the Wúyuè Dynasty (吳越國, 907-978 CE), and underwent extensive restoration in the 1980s.
* Língyǐn Temple 靈隱寺, also called Yúnlín Chan Temple 雲林禪寺, is located north-west of the city. It was founded in the 4th century.
* Língyǐn Temple 靈隱寺, also called Yúnlín Chan Temple 雲林禪寺, is located north-west of the city. It was founded in the 4th century.
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* The Awakening Society [[覺社]] moved here from Shànghǎi [[上海]] in [[1919]]
* The Awakening Society [[覺社]] moved here from Shànghǎi [[上海]] in [[1919]]
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==Other Notes==
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* The Hángzhōu Buddhist Society [[杭州佛學社]] ran here from [[1917]]
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== References and Resources ==
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'''Nearby Locations'''
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* Shàoxīng [[紹興]], Zhèjiāng 浙江 province
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* Jiāxīng [[嘉興]], Shànghǎi [[上海]] and points north, via railway from about [[1912]].
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'''Resources'''
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* [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/blue_river_1912.jpg Blue River (Lower Course of the)] map showing railway link between Hángzhōu, Shànghǎi and Nánjīng in 1912.
* [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/blue_river_1912.jpg Blue River (Lower Course of the)] map showing railway link between Hángzhōu, Shànghǎi and Nánjīng in 1912.
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[[Category:Geography]]

Current revision as of 14:18, 18 January 2011

Hángzhōu 杭州

Other names include: Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, Wǔlín 武林; Hangchow, Hang-chow (historical romanization)

Nearby Locations:
Jiāngnán 江南 Region

Article editor: Gregory Adam Scott

Geography Portal

The history of Hángzhōu 杭州 as a settled city spans over 2,200 years, and it has existed as a walled city since the Sui Dynasty. It is an important cultural and economic center in the Jiāngnán 江南 region.

Important Buddhist Sites

  • Jìngcí Temple 靜慈寺 is located near West Lake. It was originally built in the Wúyuè Dynasty (吳越國, 907-978 CE), and underwent extensive restoration in the 1980s.
  • Língyǐn Temple 靈隱寺, also called Yúnlín Chan Temple 雲林禪寺, is located north-west of the city. It was founded in the 4th century.
  • Bǎochù Pagoda 保俶塔 is located near West Lake. It was originally constructed in 963 and underwent extensive reconstruction in 1933.
  • Léifēng Pagoda 雷峰塔 is also located near West Lake. Built in 975, it collapsed in 1924 and was not rebuilt until 2002.
  • Huáyán University 華嚴大學 was located here from 1914 to about 1916
  • The Awakening Society 覺社 moved here from Shànghǎi 上海 in 1919

Other Notes

References and Resources

Retrieved from "http://dmcb.dila.edu.tw/dmcb/Hangzhou_%E6%9D%AD%E5%B7%9E"
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