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What places of interest are there in Hangzhou, a famous historical and cultural city?

There are two national scenic spots in Hangzhou-West Lake Scenic Area and "Two Rivers and Two Lakes" (Fuchunjiang-Xin 'anjiang-Qiandao Lake-Hu Xiang). Two national nature reserves-Tianmu Mountain and Qingliangfeng Nature Reserve; Seven national forest parks-Qiandao Lake, Daqishan Mountain, Wu Chao, Fuchunjiang River, Qingshan Lake, Banshan Mountain and Tonglu Yaolin Forest Park; National Tourism Resort-Zhijiang National Tourism Resort; Xixi National Wetland Park, the first national wetland in China.

Hangzhou also has 25 national key cultural relics protection units and 9 national museums.

The city has more than 20 tourist attractions/kloc-0, and receives more than 0/0000 tourists per year.

Famous scenic spots include Yaolin Wonderland, Scout, Leifeng Pagoda, Yue Temple, Santan Yue Ying, Su Causeway, Pagoda of Six Harmonies, Song Cheng, Imperial Street in Southern Song Dynasty, Lingyin Temple, and the site of the bridge across the lake.

20 1 1 On June 24th, Hangzhou West Lake was officially listed in the World Heritage List.

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang for short, is located in the southeast coast of China, the north of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of Qiantang River and the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the political, economic, cultural and financial center of Zhejiang Province, one of the central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, a node city in the Ning Hang eco-economic belt in the Yangtze River Delta, and one of the important e-commerce centers in China.

By 20 15, Hangzhou will have jurisdiction over 9 districts, 2 counties and 2 county-level cities, with a total area of 16596 square kilometers, a built-up area of 7010.8 square kilometers, a permanent population of 90010.8 million and an urbanization rate of 75.3%.

Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years since the establishment of the county government in Qin Dynasty. It was once the capital of Wu Yueguo and the Southern Song Dynasty, and one of the seven ancient capitals of China.

Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "paradise on earth".

Due to the convenience of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and trade ports, as well as its own developed silk and grain industries, Hangzhou was once an important commercial distribution center in history.

Later, relying on the opening of Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway and other railway lines and the promotion of Shanghai's import and export trade, light industry developed rapidly.

There are many cultural relics in Hangzhou, and there are many natural and cultural landscape relics in and around the West Lake.

Among them, the unique cultures mainly represented are West Lake culture, Liangzhu culture, silk culture and tea culture, and many stories and legends handed down have become the representatives of Hangzhou culture.