Yuhang District

Yuhang
余杭区
District
Yuhang CBD
Yuhang
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°09′N 119°40′E / 30.150°N 119.667°E / 30.150; 119.667Coordinates: 30°09′N 119°40′E / 30.150°N 119.667°E / 30.150; 119.667
Country People's Republic of China
Province Zhejiang
Sub-provincial city Hangzhou
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Yuhang District
Simplified Chinese 余杭区
Traditional Chinese 餘杭區
Old Yuhang

Yuhang is a suburban district of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Its 2013 population was estimated at 1.17 million. Its inhabitants speak both Mandarin and a variety of Hangzhounese, a Wu dialect.

The district contains the remains of Neolithic settlements from the Liangzhu period.

Prior to the expansion of modern Hangzhou, 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 the legendary account of Yu the Great's gathering of his lords at Mount Kuaiji around 2000 BC. This is now thought to be a folk etymology and Yuhang (Old Chinese: *La-gang) is almost certainly an ancient transliteration of an old Baiyue name.[1]

Yuhang was part of Kuaiji Commandery prior to the growth of Hangzhou following the 7th-century construction of the Sui's Grand Canal. It was then administered from Hangzhou.

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 1. 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 and Xixi National Wetland Park.

References

  1. ↑ Zhongguo lishi diming dacidian 中國歷史地名大詞典, (Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe): 1516.


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