Hangzhou ('ha:N'dZou () or haeN'dZou (); , ɦɑ̃.tse, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: AUDHang2zhou1.ogghang2.zhou1), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium. It is a major economic and e-commerce hub within China, and the second biggest city in Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China after Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River agglomeration, Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou conurbation and Beijing. As of 2019, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 3.2 trillion yuan (486.53billion),makingitlargerthantheeconomyofNigeria(thelargestinAfrica).Asofthe2020Chinesecensus,ithadatotalpopulationof11,936,010inhabitants.However,itsmetropolitanarea,populatedby13.035millionpeopleoveranareaof,consistsofallurbandistrictsinHangzhouand3urbandistrictsofthecityofShaoxing.HangzhouhasbeenrepeatedlyratedasthebestcommercialcityinmainlandChinabyForbesandtheChinesecitywiththehighestgrowthpotentialbytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit.AstudyconductedbyPwCandChinaDevelopmentResearchFoundationrankedHangzhoufirstamong"ChineseCitiesofOpportunity".AccordingtotheGlobalizationandWorldCitiesResearchNetwork(GaWC),thecityisclassifiedasBeta(globalsecond−tier)city,togetherwithChongqing,NanjingandTianjininChina.Hangzhouisalsooneoftheworld′stop100financialcenters,accordingtotheGlobalFinancialCentresIndex.ItboaststheeighthlargestGDPamongcitiesinmainlandChinawithaGDPofaround1.8trillionRMB(280 billion).
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Beijing (beɪˈdʒɪŋ ; ; AUDBeijing pronunciation.oggbei3.jing1), alternatively romanized as Peking (piːˈkɪŋ ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. With over 21 million residents, Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.
Hangzhou ('ha:N'dZou () or haeN'dZou (); , ɦɑ̃.tse, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: AUDHang2zhou1.ogghang2.zhou1), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium.
Zhejiang (UKˌdʒɜːdʒiˈæŋ or dʒɛˈdʒæŋ, USˌdʒʌdʒiˈɑːŋ dʒʌˈdʒjɑːŋ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangsu and Shanghai to the north, Anhui to the northwest, Jiangxi to the west and Fujian to the south. To the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lies the Ryukyu Islands. The population of Zhejiang stands at 64.