Hangzhou
Meanings
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- A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China; a former imperial capital.
- The adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo.
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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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