Hangzhou

Hángzhōu English Alternative forms en Hangtchou Hang-chau Hangchoo Hangtchoo Hangcheu Hampcheu obsolete en Hangchow dated en Hangchou Hang-chou Wade-Giles Etymology From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of en cmn - zh 杭州 Hángzhōu, from its former role as the seat of Hang Prefecture (also zh 杭州), folk etymologized as a reference to King Yu's ferry over the Qiantang on his way to Shaoxing but more likely a transliteration of an earlier Baiyue placename. Pronunciation en /ˌhɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ /ˌhɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/ GA häng′chō′ häng′jō′Hangzhou geographical name Hang·​zhou ˈhäŋ-ˈjō variants or Hangchou ˈhäŋ-ˈjō or Hangchow ˈhaŋ-ˈchau̇Hangchow or Hang-chou 754 3Hang·chow or Hang-chou 307 1 en /ˌhɑŋˈʒoʊ/ GA,hyperforeign hängʹzhōʹ hyperforeign en Hang zhou Proper noun en prefecture-level city/provincial capital p/Zhejiang in eastern c/China; a former imperial capital. en 1669 John Nievhoff w:John Ogilby An embassy from the East-India Company An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/ John Macock London 561227535 238 https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-126081-3026/page/n253/ In the Province of Chekiang, near the chief City of Hangcheu, runs a River, which in regard of its courſe, is called ſometimes Che, at other times Cientang, and in ſome places Cingan. on en https://archive.org/details/strangestoriesfr02pusuuoft/ 1983 0-520-05214-5 Art of Tibet w:Pratapaditya Pal 30 https://archive.org/details/spurgeonsgold000spur/page/30/ Tibetan colors and gilding are frequently mentioned in Chinese texts, and several monuments survive northwest of Beijing and in Hangzhou in southeast China that were designed by Tibetan monks and were very likely built and carved by both Tibetan and Chinese artists. en August 22, 2021 Top official in eastern China’s Hangzhou under investigation https://web.archive.org/web/20210822080727/https://apnews.com/article/business-china-hangzhou-e62cdeb542a5b713da870af1032ebae5 22 August 2021 w:AP News A former imperial capital famed for its West Lake and surrounding temples, Hangzhou has lately grown famous as the hometown of internet commerce giant Alibaba. en May 13, 2022 Shanghai will try to ease 7-week virus lockdown in few days https://web.archive.org/web/20220513082124/https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-china-beijing-58f75c0c30e9d579fd6d1a1b9432aeaa 13 May 2022 w:AP News China’s outbreaks and the ensuing restrictions have led to a number of events being canceled or postponed, most recently the Asian Games originally scheduled for September in the city of Hangzhou, 177 kilometers (110 miles) west of Shanghai. en The adjacent <<bay>> of the <<sea/East China Sea>>, separating Shanghai from Ningbo. Synonyms historical en Lin'an historical en Qiantang historical en Wulin historical en Quinsay Derived terms en Hangzhou numeral Translations a city of China Arabic: ar هَانْجْتْشُو f hāngtšū, ar خَانْجْتْشُو f ḵāngtšū, ar هَانْغْجُو f hāngjū Chinese: Cantonese: yue 杭州 hong4 zau1 Mandarin: cmn 杭州 Hángzhōu Finnish: fi Hangzhou Hindi: hi हांगझोऊ f Hungarian: hu Hangcsou Japanese: ja 杭州 こうしゅう, Kōshū Korean: ko ^항저우, ko ^항주(杭州) Macedonian: mk Ха́нгџоу n Manchu: mnc ᡥᠠᠩ ᠵᡝᠣ, mnc ᡥᠠᠩᠵᡝᠣ Polish: pl Hangzhou n Russian: ru Ханчжо́у m Vietnamese: vi Hàng Châu Zhuang: za Hangzcouh References Further reading Hangzhou, Hangchow, Hangchou, Hang-chou, Hang-chau en 1998 Hangzhou Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1229 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1229/ 2