hangzhou embroidery
august 16, 2018
poet-mayors bai and su
hangzhou has been governed by two mayors who were also lauded as poets: bai juyi and su dongpo.
august 16, 2018
southern song culture
when the southern song dynasty moved its capital to lin’an (modern hangzhou) in 1138, it brought along the culture of the central plains.
august 16, 2018
butterfly lovers legend and wansong academy
this plaintive and touching love story has been called the romeo and juliet of the east.
august 16, 2018
the legend of romance in song town
the legend of romance in song town combines sound, light, electronics, and stage machinery to reproduce scenes from the song dynasty economy, culture, and lifestyle (10th-13th centuries).
august 15, 2018
kuahuqiao culture site
the kuahuqiao culture site, from which this early neolithic culture got its name, is located in the xiaoshan district’s xianghu village.
august 15, 2018
legend of the white snake
this story takes place on a march day more than a thousand years ago dur¬ing the song dynasty (960-1279).
august 15, 2018
a crystal cup of the warring states period
a crystal cup of the warring states period unearthed in the town of banshan in the northern suburb of hangzhou in 1990 is a grade one national cultural relic.
august 3, 2018