Hangzhou

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Hangzhou or ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow}} is the capital city of the Chinese province of Zhejiang. It is located in northwestern Zhejiang, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay.

As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a total population of 11,936,010 inhabitants. Hangzhou ranks ninth in terms of GDP in mainland China. Hangzhou hosts the headquarters of Alibaba Group, Ant Group, DeepSeek, Geely, and NetEase.

Higher education institutions located in Hangzhou include Zhejiang University, 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. 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. Hangzhou ranks 13th globally by scientific outputs. Provided by Wikipedia