ABOUT HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG
Famed for its natural scenery, Hangzhou and its West Lake have been immortalized by countless poets and artists in China. The city was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty from 1127 until the Mongol invasion of 1276. The city's population is estimated to have been as high as one million in those days, making it the largest city in the world at the time. Even Marco Polo claimed to have passed through, calling it beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world. Since June 2011, the West Lake Cultural Landscape has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Rain, some heavy, to affect the area late Thursday night
15°C - 25°C
