Yuhang, Hangzhou

Yuhang is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. Its 2013 population was estimated at 1.17 million. Its inhabitants speak both Mandarin and a variety of Hangzhounese, a Wu dialect.

Yuhang 余よ杭くい区く
District
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Location of Yuhang District within Hangzhou
Yuhang Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°09′N 119°40′E
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	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yuhang, Hangzhou
Simplified Chinese	余よ杭くい区く
Traditional Chinese	餘よ杭くい區く
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yúháng Qū

Old Yuhang

On April 9, 2021, Linping District was established, consisting of the former Yuhang subdistricts of Linping, Donghu, Nanyuan, Xingqiao, Yunhe, Qiaosi, Chongxian and the Town of Tangxi.

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.

History

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" (禹航こう; 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.

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.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:

• Renhe Subdistrict (仁和にわ街道かいどう), Liangzhu Subdistrict (良りょう渚なぎさ街道かいどう), Wuchang Subdistrict (五常ごじょう街道かいどう), Yuhang Subdistrict (余よ杭くい街道かいどう), Xianlin Subdistrict (闲林街道かいどう), Cangqian Subdistrict (仓前街道かいどう), Zhongtai Subdistrict (中なか泰やすし街道かいどう)

Towns:

• Pingyao (瓶びん窑镇), Jingshan (径みち山やま镇), Luniao (鸬鸟镇), Huanghu (黄き湖みずうみ镇), Baizhang (百ひゃく丈たけ镇)

Features

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.

External links

• Official website of Yuhang District Government