Hangzhou lies between 2911'-30 34' north latitude and118 20'-120 37' east longitude. It belongs to the hilly area of western Zhejiang and the plain of northern Zhejiang in the east, with dense water networks and rich products. Hangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. Hangzhou is the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, the birthplace of the famous Li family in Hangzhou, and is known as the "Southeast Famous County". The excavation of the site across the lake bridge shows that humans lived here more than 8000 years ago. Liangzhu culture more than 5,000 years ago is called "the dawn of Chinese civilization". Hangzhou has a history of more than 2200 years since the establishment of the county government in Qin Dynasty. The capital of Hangzhou in the Five Dynasties and the Southern Song Dynasty was Wu Yueguo.
There are many cultural relics in Hangzhou, and there are a lot of natural and human landscape relics in the West Lake and its surrounding areas. Representative ones are West Lake Culture, Liangzhu Culture, Silk Culture and Tea Culture. Because of its beautiful scenery, it is known as "paradise on earth". 20 16 11th G20 Summit, 20 18 World Short-course Swimming Championships, and 2023 Asian Games held in Hangzhou? . In 2022, Hangzhou achieved a regional GDP of187.53 billion yuan, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year at comparable prices. According to the resident population, the city's per capita GDP is 654.38+052.588 yuan.