Yuhang is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of

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, East China. Its 2013 population was estimated at 1.17 million. Its inhabitants speak both

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and a variety of

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, a

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. On April 9, 2021, Linping District was established consists of the former Yuhang subdistricts of Linping, Donghu, Nanyuan, Xingqiao, Yunhe, Qiaosi, Chongxian and the Town of Tangxi. The district contains the remains of Neolithic settlements from the Liangzhu period. Prior to the expansion of modern Hangzhou, Yuhang formed a separate city. It is the earliest settlement recorded in the area of present-day Hangzhou. Chinese scholars traditionally interpreted its name as a mistake for " Yu's Ferry" (), after the legendary account of Yu the Great's gathering of his

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at Mount Kuaiji around This is now thought to be a

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and Yuhang ( is almost certainly an ancient transliteration of an old Baiyue name. Yuhang was part of Kuaiji Commandery prior to the growth of Hangzhou following the 7th-century construction of the Sui's Grand Canal. It was then administered from Hangzhou. Yuhang is the largest district of Hangzhou. The administration center of Yuhang District is Linping, which is a subcenter of Hangzhou located in the northeast side of downtown area. It connects with the downtown via Metro Line 1. The famous tourist attractions here include Liangzhu Culture Museum, Jingshan Tea and Buddhist Monastery, Tangxi Ancient Town, The Grand Canal, Chaoshan Scenic Area, Tianducheng Resorts and Xixi National Wetland Park.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Renhe Subdistrict (仁和街道),

Liangzhu Subdistrict Liangzhu or Liang Zhu may refer to: ;Written as 良渚 * Liangzhu culture, Neolithic culture in the Yangtze River Delta of China ;Written as 梁祝 * Butterfly Lovers The Butterfly Lovers is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair ...

(良渚街道), Wuchang Subdistrict (五常街道),

Yuhang Subdistrict Yuhang is one of ten District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, East China. Its 2013 population was estimated at 1.17 million. Its inhabitants speak both Standard Manda ...

(余杭街道),

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(闲林街道), Cangqian Subdistrict (仓前街道), Zhongtai Subdistrict (中泰街道) Towns: *

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(瓶窑镇), Jingshan (径山镇), Luniao (鸬鸟镇), Huanghu (黄湖镇),

Baizhang Baizhang Huaihai (; pinyin: ''Bǎizhàng Huáihái''; Wade-Giles: ''Pai-chang Huai-hai''; ja, Hyakujō Ekai) (720–814) was a Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) ...

(百丈镇)

References

External links

Official website of Yuhang District Government
Geography of Hangzhou Districts of Zhejiang {{Zhejiang-geo-stub