Yuhang 余杭区 | |
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 Dream Town of Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City | |
 Location of Yuhang District within Hangzhou | |
  Yuhang Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:30°09′N119°40′E / 30.150°N 119.667°E /30.150; 119.667 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,228.41 km2 (474.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,390,900 |
| • Density | 1,132.3/km2 (2,932.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Yuhang, Hangzhou | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 余杭区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 餘杭區 | ||||||
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Yuhang is asuburban districtofHangzhou,Zhejiang, China.
On April 9, 2021,Linping District was established, consisting of the former Yuhang subdistricts ofLinping,Donghu,Nanyuan,Xingqiao,Yunhe,Qiaosi,Chongxian and the Town ofTangxi.[1][2]
Yuhang is the largest district of Hangzhou. The administration center of Yuhang District is Linping, which is a subcenter of Hangzhou located in the northeast side of downtown area. It connects with the downtown via Metro Line 3.
The district contains the remains ofNeolithic settlements from theLiangzhu period.
Prior to the expansion of modernHangzhou, Yuhang formed a separate city. It is the earliest settlement recorded in the area of present-day Hangzhou. Chinese scholars traditionally interpreted its name as a mistake for "Yu's Ferry" (禹航;Yǔháng), after thelegendary account ofYu the Great's gathering of hislords atMount Kuaiji around2000 BC. This is now thought to be afolk etymology and Yuhang (Old Chinese: *La-gang) is almost certainly an ancient transliteration of an oldBaiyue name.[3]
Yuhang was part ofKuaiji Commandery prior to the growth of Hangzhou following the 7th-century construction of theSui'sGrand Canal. It was then administered from Hangzhou.
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The famous tourist attractions here include Liangzhu Culture Museum, Jingshan Tea and Buddhist Monastery, Tangxi Ancient Town, The Grand Canal, Chaoshan Scenic Area, Tianducheng Resorts andXixi National Wetland Park.
