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Local Culture

  • Liangzhu Culture
    Liangzhu Culture
    Hangzhou dates back to the Neolithic Age or New Stone Age and throughout its long history a number of different cultures have settled here but it is the Liangzhu Culture that has been unearthed as the greatest.

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  • Hu Qing Yu Tang
    Hu Qing Yu Tang
    There are many traditional medicine stores in China, but Tong Ren Tang in Beijing and Hu Qing Yu Tang in Hangzhou are the most famous and authentic ones. HQYT is simple, tasteful and unsophisticated in design.

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  • The Grand Canal - A Human Wonder
    The Grand Canal - A Human Wonder
    There are two wonders in China, one is the Great Wall, and the other is the Grand Canal. For its size and grandeur, the Grand Canal has always been regarded as the pride of Chinese people and a symbol of Chinese cultural achievement.

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  • Home of Silk
    Home of Silk
    As the earliest country to harvest silkworms and innovate the weaving of silk, China has a time-honored history in silk production. Hangzhou,the home of silk, has played an essential global role in this unique historical development.

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Tradition & Folklore

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    Yanzhou Shrimp Lantern
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    Longmen Ancient Town Folk Custom Performance
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    Traditional Preserved Fruit-Making Technique
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    More Dragon Boat Festival Activities in Hangzhou
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    Peony Exhibition in Pagoda of Six Harmonies
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    2017 Huazhao Festival in Full Bloom

Activity & Events

  • Lotus Flowers – Breezing Us Through History
    Lotus Flowers – Breezing Us Th...
  • Hangzhou Xixi Wetland Firefly Ecological Exhibition
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  • 2017 International (Hangzhou) Trail-walk Conference
    2017 Hangzhou International Craft Week
    The “Flower” of Chang’an – Tang Tri-color Exhibition
    2017 Hangzhou International Music Festival
    Peony Exhibition in Pagoda of Six Harmonies
    2017 Huazhao Festival in Full Bloom
    Impressionism Exhibition Gets Set to Impress
    Tune into the Lyrical Guqin