Timeline of Hangzhou history

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Prior to 10th century

* 328 CE - Lingyin monastery founded near Hangzhou.
* 606 - City walls built.
* 609 - Grand Canal built.
* 630 - Mosque built (approximate date).
* 822 - Poet Bai Juyi becomes governor.

10th century

* 904 - City becomes capital of the Wuyue Kingdom.
* 954 - Huiri Yongming Temple built at West Lake.
* 963 - Baochu Pagoda built at West Lake.
* 970 - Liuhe Pagoda built.
* 975 - Leifeng Pagoda built.

12th-17th centuries

* 1127 - Song Dynasty capital relocated to Hongzhou from Kaifeng after the Jingkang Incident of the Jin–Song wars.
* 1221 - Yue Fei Temple built
* 1275 - Population: 1.75 million.
* 1277 - Hangzhou Salt Distribution Commission established.
* 1276 - Mongols in power.
* 1621 - Huanduzhai publishing house in business.
* 1661 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception built.

19th century

* 1861 - Taiping rebels take city.
* 1863 - Imperial forces take city.
* 1867 - Hangchow Presbyterian Boys' School in operation.
* 1870 - Hu Ch'ing Yu T'ang medicine shop in business (approximate date).
* 1871 - Kwang-Chi Hospital established.
* 1885 - Kwang Chi Medical School established.
* 1896 - City opens to foreign trade per Treaty of Shimonoseki.
* 1897 - Qiushi Academy founded.
* 1899 - Hangzhou High School established.

20th century

* 1904 - Xiling Society of the Seal Art founded.
* 1907 - Qing Tai Men Station opens.
* 1908
** Zhejiang Official Secondary Normal School in operation.
** Presbyterian Mission Girls School opens.
* 1911
** October 27: Uprising.
** Zhejiang Medical School founded.
** Population: 141,859.
* 1922 - Sisters of Charity Hospital founded.
* 1928
** Kuomintang in power.
** Population: 817,267.
* 1929
** Zhejiang Provincial Museum established.
** 1929 Westlake exposition held.
* 1937 - Japanese occupation begins.
* 1947 – Constitution of the Republic of China adopted
* 1949 - May: Communists take city.
* 1955 - ''Hangzhou Ri Bao'' (''Hangzhou Daily'') newspaper begins publication.
* 1956 - Hangzhou Xuejun High School and Hangzhou Botanical Garden established.
* 1957
** Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport begins operating civilian flights.
** Population: 784,000.
* 1958 - Hangzhou Zoo opens.
* 1962 - Wang Zida becomes mayor.
* 1966 - Hangzhou Gymnasium (arena) opens.
* 1972 - February: Richard Nixon visits city.
* 1977 - Zhang Zishi becomes mayor.
* 1978 - Hangzhou Teachers College founded.
* 1979 - Chen Anyu becomes mayor.
* 1981 - Zhou Feng becomes mayor.
* 1984 - Zhong Boxi becomes mayor.
* 1988 - Zhang Taiyan Museum opens.
* 1989
** Protests.
** Hangzhou Wahaha Nutritional Foods Factory in business.
** Lu Wenge becomes mayor.
* 1990 - Population: 2,589,504.
* 1991
** Hangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone approved.
** 1947 Constitution amended, former Nationalist government in Taiwan downplays claim to Hangzhou
* 1992
** Wang Yongming becomes mayor.
** Yue Fei Tomb shopping mall built.
* 1993 - Hangzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone approved.
* 1998
** Zhejiang University established.
** Hangzhou Xiaoshan Sports Centre (stadium) built.
** Hangzhou Greentown Football Club formed.
* 1999 - Hangzhou railway station rebuilt.
* 2000
** Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport begins operating.
** Hangzhou Export Processing Zone approved.
** Dragon Well Manor in business.
** Population: 3,240,947.

21st century

* 2002
** Xihuwenhua Square built.
** Wang Guoping becomes CPC Party chief.
** Leifeng Pagoda reconstructed.
* 2003 - Yellow Dragon Sports Center and Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub constructed.
* 2005 - Sun Zhonghuan becomes mayor.
* 2007
** Hangzhou Sanchao Football Club formed.
** Cai Qi becomes mayor.
* 2008
** Hangzhou Public Bicycle program launched.
** City logo design adopted.
* 2010
** Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway begins operating.
** Huang Kunming becomes CPC Party chief.
* 2011 - Shao Zhanwei becomes mayor.
* 2012 - November: Hangzhou Metro begins operating.
* 2013 - Air pollution in Hangzhou reaches annual mean of 61 PM2.5 and 106 PM10, much higher than recommended.

See also

* Hangzhou history
* List of universities and colleges in Hangzhou
* Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Zhejiang)
* List of first batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
* List of second batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
* List of third batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
* List of fourth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
* List of fifth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
* Urbanization in China

References

''This article incorporates information from the Ukrainian Wikipedia.''

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External links

The Authoritative Website of Hangzhou History and Culture , WWW.HICENTER.CN

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