Jianggan District was one of ten urban districts of the

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, the capital of

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. The district was located in the northeast of Hangzhou and on the northern (left) bank of the

Qiantang River The Qiantang River, formerly known as the Hangchow River and alternatively romanised as the Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital Hangz ...

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is located in Jianqiao, Jianggan. Zhejiang Airlines once had its headquarters there.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Kaixuan Subdistrict (凯旋街道), Caihe Subdistrict (采荷街道), Zhanongkou Subdistrict (闸弄口街道), Sijiqing Subdistrict (四季青街道),

Baiyang Subdistrict Baiyang may refer to: * Baiyang Lake, lake in Hebei, China *Baiyang River, river in Xinjiang, China * Baiyang, Zhijiang (), in Zhijiang, Yichang, Hubei, China * Baiyang Subdistrict, in Wuxi County Wuxi County () is a county of Chongqing Municip ...

(白杨街道),

Xiasha Subdistrict Xiasha ( Chinese: t , s , p ''Xiàshā'', "Lower Sands") is an industrial and educational center, located about east of central Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in the People's Republic of China. It is admin ...

(下沙街道) Towns: * Jiubao (九堡镇), Pengbu (彭埠镇), Dingqiao (丁桥镇), Jianqiao (笕桥镇)

References

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