Timeline of Hangzhou

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

Contents

Prehistory

A jade cong of the Liangzhu culture. Jade cong, Liangzhu Culture, 5200-2200 BC, Shanghai Museum.JPG
A jade cong of the Liangzhu culture.

Early history

The Qiantang River and its connections to the Jiangnan and Zhedong Canals at Hangzhou Eastern Zhejiang Canal en.svg
The Qiantang River and its connections to the Jiangnan and Zhedong Canals at Hangzhou

Sui dynasty

A barge passing through the city wall's Fengshan Gate, which protected the link between the Grand Canal & the Qiantang. Boat & Water Gate.jpg
A barge passing through the city wall's Fengshan Gate, which protected the link between the Grand Canal & the Qiantang.

Tang dynasty

Hangzhou's Phoenix Mosque, following numerous reconstructions Upper view of phoenix mosque.jpg
Hangzhou's Phoenix Mosque, following numerous reconstructions

Wuyue Kingdom

Song dynasty

Hangzhou by TheTokl - 22.jpg
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Image and map of West Lake, including causeways ("levees")

Yuan dynasty

Ming dynasty

A map of Ming-era Hangzhou from Tian Rucheng's West Lake Gazetteer Jinchao Juncheng Tu.jpg
A map of Ming-era Hangzhou from Tian Rucheng's West Lake Gazetteer

Qing dynasty

A detail of Qing-era Hangzhou from the Map of the Route from Anlang Garden to Hangzhou's Temporary Palace (c. 1765) Hangzhou circa 1765.jpg
A detail of Qing-era Hangzhou from the Map of the Route from Anlang Garden to Hangzhou's Temporary Palace(c. 1765)

Republican era

Gateway to the former imperial palace on Gushan Island, repurposed by Republican China as Zhongshan Park (1919) Untitled lantern slide by Gamble, Sidney D. (Sidney David), 1919.jpg
Gateway to the former imperial palace on Gushan Island, repurposed by Republican China as Zhongshan Park (1919)
Gushan Island and the villas to its north (1920s) Ya Dong Yin Hua Ji 02 048 "Xi Hu (Hang Zhou )".jpg
Gushan Island and the villas to its north (1920s)
Boat on West Lake (1931) West Lake, Hangzhou, 1931, Shinzo Fukuhara 28.JPEG
Boat on West Lake (1931)

Communist era

Central Hangzhou and the northeastern corner of West Lake in 1969. The outline of the city's former Manchu Quarter and inner canal network are still clearly visible. Western Xiacheng District, Hangzhou (1969).jpg
Central Hangzhou and the northeastern corner of West Lake in 1969. The outline of the city's former Manchu Quarter and inner canal network are still clearly visible.
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai in Hangzhou, 1972 President Richard Nixon and Premier Chou En-Lai Greet a Young Girl While Visiting Hang Chou's (Hangzhou) West Lake Park in China.jpg
Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai in Hangzhou, 1972

See also

References

Citations

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