THE name of Huimin Road originated from an episode about Su Dongpo, the famed writer, artist, pharmacologist, gastronome and statesmen who was the mayor of Hangzhou during the Song Dynasty (960–1279).The city was suffering from both a plague and crop failure during his serving term. Su ran a pharmac...

HANGZHOU continues to boil in scorching heat and tea farmers fear the output of Longjing tea will drop next year.The heat wave swept Zhejiang Province and the entire east China about two weeks ago and shows no sign of retreating as the mercury hovers between 38 and 41 degrees Celsius every day.Meteo...

THE Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has named two Hangzhou towns on its list of unique towns. Local governments are required to preserve the original culture and protect the local ways of life of these towns.Fuchunjiang Town of Tonglu County and Shouchang Town of Jiande County will b...

The Fengtan Road-Liangzhu Road section of Metro Line 2 totaling 10 stops, will be ready for trial operation by the end of this year.The 10 stops will include Fengtan Road, Wenxin, Sanba, Xialongxu, Sandun, Dunxiang Street, Jinjiadu, Baiyang, Dufu Village and Liangzhu stops. In the future, passengers...

THE preliminary design of the first phase of Metro Line 9 from downtown Hangzhou to Yuhang District has been approved by the Zhejiang Reform and Development Commission.The planned subway will have 14 stations along a 17-kilometer route. It will connect with Metro Line 1 at the Passenger Center Stati...

HANGZHOU locals have long appreciated the lotus for its beauty, fragrance and yummy taste. Now, it is the harvest time for lotus seedpods! The raw seeds that are embedded in the round pods taste refreshing and aromatic, which make them popular with gastronomes.West Lake is the best place in the city...

HIDDEN on the hillside in Lingyin, there is a temple not even locals are familiar with. Named Taoguang after its founder, it is a place that enshrines gods and immortals from both Buddhism and Taoism.Historical still remains can still be found in Taoguang Temple.

A Grand Canal research institute will be founded in Gongshu and dedicated to the preservation of heritage and cultural resources related to the canal that runs from Hangzhou to Beijing. It is one of the world heritage sites in Hangzhou and one of the top things to visit in Hangzhou.