On the morning of August 1st, more than 1,000 taxi drivers in Hangzhou parked their cabs in prominent locations around the city center, including Hangzhou North Bus Station, Dengyuan Road and Huzhou Road. They called their strike for three reasons: low ... Read More>>
The recent bullet train crash near Wenzhou has caused plane tickets to be snatched up nationwide. For the next two days tickets from Hangzhou to Fuzhou have been sold out and there are only full-priced 1st class tickets left to Xiamen. Read More>>
The accident occurred at 20:27, July 23rd on a bridge near the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang when bullet train D301 rear-ended train D3115. The accident left 35 people dead (two of which were foreigners) and 210 injured; the identities of 19 dead have been ... Read More>>
After undergoing some upgrades, the fountain at West Lake (in Hangzhou) was turned back on July 15th. It can now shoot water 20 m in the air, which is much more impressive than the measly 14 m it was capable of before! During the day, the fountain will ... Read More>>
On the early morning of July 15, the southern part of Hangzhou 3rd Qiantang River Bridge suddenly collapsed causing a truck loaded with steel to fall from the bridge. The driver was injured while jumping from the truck. Astonishingly, an Internet user, ... Read More>>
As the first city to open water bus lines in China, Hangzhou has launched eight lines of this kind since 2005. According to reports, Hangzhou Water Bus Company has planned to link the first and last stops of the eight water bus lines with other public ... Read More>>
At midnight on June 25th, the 35th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee inscribed Hangzhou’s West Lake on UNESCO's World Heritage List, in recognition of it being an extraordinary model of cultural landscape. It is the 41st world heritage site ... Read More>>
Hangzhou has been hot by torrential rain which resulted in 100 millimetres of water within 24 hours. As a result, West Lake opened its vents to release the floodwater yesterday. This was the first time this year that Hangzhou’s West Lake had to resort ... Read More>>
On June 11th, 2011 West Lake Music Festival was held at Prince Bay Park in Hangzhou. The uninvited and unexpected heavy rain did not stop thousands of fans from crowding in the park. More info about the 2011 West Lake Music Festival, please click here. Read More>>
The 4th Hangzhou Xixi International Dragon Boat Race will be held at Xixi National Wetland Park from May 21st to June 6th. During the two weeks, 40 teams including 20 foreign dragon boat teams from Shanghai will participate in the competition. According to ... Read More>>
The 4th Hangzhou Art Fair will take place from May 25th to May 30th at the Hangzhou Peace Exhibition and Conference Center. This year’s art fair, which aims to promote modern art, will gather more than 30 art organizations from home and abroad and ... Read More>>
The most beautiful outdoor music festival, the 6th West Lake Music Festival, will be held on June 11th and June 12th at Prince Bay Park in Hangzhou. During the two day festival, visitors will be able to join in wonderful music parties performed by bands ... Read More>>
On the evening of May 18th, Hangzhou Silk Market re-launched the special night market, which is projected to run till October 30th. During these months, the silk market won't close its door until 8:30 in the evening. Read More>>
The 35th World Heritage Conference will be held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris from June 19th to June 29th. During the conference, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 42 natural and cultural properties into the ... Read More>>
On May 3rd, the first round-trip flight to Africa departing from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (Hangzhou - New Delhi, India- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) was officially launched. It is also the first regular flight from the Yangtze River Delta Area to ... Read More>>
All Hangzhou’s entry and exit reception offices will provide visitors with registration services on weekends after the May Day Holiday. Among these offices, Jianggan branch office will open on both Saturday and Sunday while other branch offices will ... Read More>>
The 2011 Thousand Islets Lake Music Festival will be held at Xiushuijie Plaza on April 29th and 30th. Many famous singers and bands from home and abroad, including Shin, Lao Lang, Ye Shirong, Theo Croker and Rambling Scar, will be rocking out on stage ... Read More>>
The Hangzhou Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo was unveiled at Chenghuang Temple on April 2nd. The ticket fare for Chenghuang Temple remains the same after the opening of Hangzhou Pavilion (30 RMB/person for a full ticket). Read More>>
Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc (The Little Singers of Saint Marc, in English) will hold a children’s chorus concert of Les Choristes at Hangzhou Theater on May 1st and 2nd. Online ticket booking: http://www.t3.com.cn/project/185344.html (Chinese ... Read More>>
To encourage residents to rent public bicycles, Hangzhou will adjust the bike rental service time from 6:00-20:30 to 6:00-21:00 starting from April 1st. See also: Getting Beyond the West Lake: Bicycle Routes in Hangzhou Read More>>
According to reports, a high-technology “Xixi Valley” will emerge around Hangzhou Xixi area. Recently, Hangzhou decided to launch an international valley, Xixi Valley, within 7 years. The planning area for Xixi Valley covers 10.38 square ... Read More>>
People in Hangzhou will be the first to enjoy 4G network coverage by the end of this year. West Lake, Wulin Gate, Binjiang Area and Xiasha Area will all be covered by the wireless service. According to the Hangzhou Branch of China Mobile, Hangzhou is the ... Read More>>
On March 10th, two taxis with newly installed audio-visual monitoring systems were put into service in Hangzhou. The surveillance tapes can only be accessed when handling passenger complaints or when needed by the police to handle cases. 400 new taxis are ... Read More>>
Chinese Food City, located in a row of new buildings with the Song-Dynasty architecture style east of Zhongshan South Road, will start trial operation on April 1st. Many old and famous Chinese restaurants from different parts of China such as Suzhou, ... Read More>>