Hangzhou
| l = | p = Hángzhōu | mi = | w = Hang2-chou1 | psp = Hangchow | wuu = | j = Hong4-zau1 | ci = | poj = Hâng-chiu | showflag = wuu | altname = Qiantang | s2 = | t2 = | l2 = | p2 = Qiántáng | w2 = Ch'ien-t'ang | mi2 = | order = st | s = | t = }}Hangzhou or ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow}} is the capital of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northeastern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo.
As of 2022, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 4 trillion yuan (US$590 billion), making it larger than the economy of Sweden. As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a total population of 11,936,010 inhabitants. However, its metropolitan area, populated by 13.035 million people over an area of , consists of all urban districts in Hangzhou and 3 urban districts of the city of Shaoxing.
Hangzhou is the eighth largest GDP among cities in mainland China with a GDP of around 1.8 trillion RMB ($280 billion). Home to the headquarters of large global tech companies such as Alibaba Group, Ant Group, and NetEase, Hangzhou is known for attracting professionals and entrepreneurs who work in information technology. , Hangzhou has the tenth-most Fortune Global 500 headquarters of any city in the world and the fourth-most in Chinaafter Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhenwithin its city limits. According to the 2020 Hurun Global Rich List, Hangzhou ranks 11th in the world and 6th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou) in the number of resident billionaires.
Hangzhou ranks 16th globally by scientific outputs. It hosts several notable universities, including Zhejiang, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou Normal, Hangzhou Dianzi, Zhejiang A&F, Zhejiang Sci-Tech, Zhejiang Chinese Medical, Westlake, China Jiliang and Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. Its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of the city, is among its best-known attractions. In 2023, it became the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. It was also the second Chinese city to host the Asian Para Games after the Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou also hosted the 11th G20 summit in 2016. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Yue Guan, Meng Feng, Xiangyang Min, Hang Zhou, Yongfeng Fu, Hiroshi Tachibana, Xunjia ChengGet access
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2by Hang Zhou, Sirenda Vong, Kai Liu, Yu Li, Di Mu, Liping Wang, Wenwu Yin, Hongjie YuGet access
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3by Zheng Ling (1367106), Hang Zhou (230977), Hongsheng Dong (6507788), Changrui Shi (11114550), Jiafei Zhao (3757111), Huiquan Liu (147143), Yongchen Song (1358772)Get access
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4by Wan-Jun Chen, Sheng-Jie Lai, Yang Yang, Kun Liu, Xin-Lou Li, Hong-Wu Yao, Yu Li, Hang Zhou, Li-Ping Wang, Di Mu, Wen-Wu Yin, Li-Qun Fang, Hong-Jie Yu, Wu-Chun CaoGet access
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5by Wen-Yi Zhang, Li-Ya Wang, Yun-Xi Liu, Wen-Wu Yin, Wen-Biao Hu, Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes, Fan Ding, Hai-Long Sun, Hang Zhou, Shen-Long Li, Ubydul Haque, Shi-Lu Tong, Gregory E Glass, Peng Bi, Archie C A Clements, Qi-Yong Liu, Cheng-Yi LiGet access
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6by Fan Ding, Xu-Hua Guan, Kai Kang, Shu-Jun Ding, Li-Yong Huang, Xue-Sen Xing, Sha Sha, Li Liu, Xian-Jun Wang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Ai-Guo You, Yan-Hua Du, Hang Zhou, Sirenda Vong, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Zi-Jian Feng, Wei-Zhong Yang, Qun Li, Wen-Wu YinGet access
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