Hangzhou

//ˌhɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ// name

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  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China; a former imperial capital.

    "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."

  2. 2
    The adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo.

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hangchowlin'anqiantangwulin

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"Did he go to Hangzhou with his dad?"

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu), from its former role as the seat of Hang Prefecture (also 杭州 (Hángzhōu)), 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.

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east china sea

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