Where is Hangzhou and which province does it belong to?

Hangzhou belongs to Zhejiang province.

Hangzhou, formerly known as Lin 'an and Qiantang, is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital, sub-provincial city and megacity under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province, the core city of Hangzhou metropolitan area, the economic, cultural, scientific and technological education center of Zhejiang Province approved by the State Council, and one of the central cities in the Yangtze River Delta. Hangzhou has jurisdiction over 10 municipal districts and 2 counties, and manages 1 county-level cities.

Hangzhou is located in the east of China, the north of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of Qiantang River, the western end of Hangzhou Bay and the southern end of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is the central city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor approved by Zhejiang Provincial Government and the core city of Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay. Hangzhou is between 2911'-30 34' north latitude and 8 20 east longitude. Hangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall.

The history and culture of Hangzhou

Hangzhou dialect, referring to the dialect in the main city of Hangzhou, belongs to a small part of Taihu Lake in Wu dialect and is distributed in Gongshu District, Shangcheng District, Qiantang District and Xihu District of Hangzhou. Hangzhou dialect is a living fossil of Hangzhou history. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the northern soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng and its surrounding areas moved southward with the Song Dynasty and settled in Lin 'an. Since then, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty have been stationed in Hangzhou for more than 200 years.

Due to the sharp increase of immigrants from the north, Wu dialect with population advantage and Northern Mandarin with political advantage are merged. This feature is particularly prominent in Hangzhou city. There are affixes in Hangzhou dialect (the word "er" is pronounced independently, but it is unyielding), which is the product of long-term integration and evolution with northern dialects, and is also different from Shao Lin Wu dialect and Wu Shaoxi dialect. The tone of Hangzhou dialect is no different from the surrounding Shao Lin Wu dialect.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hangzhou City