Hangzhou 杭州

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|historical-names=Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, and Wǔlín 武林
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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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== Hángzhōu 杭州 ==
== Hángzhōu 杭州 ==
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.
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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* Historical names for Hángzhōu include Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, and Wǔlín 武林.
 
'''Important Buddhist Sites'''
'''Important Buddhist Sites'''
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* Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]] was located here from [[1914]] to about [[1916]]
* 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]]
* The Awakening Society [[覺社]] moved here from Shànghǎi [[上海]] in [[1919]]
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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]].
 
'''Resources'''
'''Resources'''

Revision as of 22:27, 2 January 2010

Hángzhōu 杭州

Other names include: Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, and Wǔlín 武林

Nearby Locations:
  • Shàoxīng 紹興, Zhèjiāng 浙江 province
  • Jiāxīng 嘉興, Shànghǎi 上海 and points north, via railway from about 1912
Jiāngnán 江南 Region

Article editor: Gregory Adam Scott

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Hángzhōu 杭州

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 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

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