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Description: Wu Guanzhong (Chinese, 1919–2010) was one of the most renowned Chinese artists of the 20th century, and is widely considered to be the founder of modern Chinese painting. Born in Yixing in the Jiangsu Province, in 1935, he entered the Zhejiang Industrial School, where he studied engineering. In 1936, he transferred to the National Arts Academy of Hangzhou, studying both Chinese and Western painting under Pan Tianshou and Lin Fengmian.
In 1947, Wu received a scholarship and traveled to Paris to study at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. During this time, he was greatly inspired by the works of European artists such as Maurice Utrillo, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and, in particular, Vincent van Gogh.
Between 1950 and 1953, Wu taught at the Central Academy of Fine Art in Beijing, where he introduced Western art practices to his students. Facing strong resistance from members of the academy, who were proponents of the Social Realist style, Wu transferred, first to Tsinghua University and later to the Beijing Fine Arts Normal College. He also traveled around the country, and created a number of landscape paintings.
At the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, he was banned from painting, writing, and teaching, and, in 1970, was sent to Hebei Province for hard labor. In 1973, Wu and other artists were sent back to Beijing to paint murals for restaurants and hotels. His style gradually evolved over the 1970s, during which time he began using watercolors in the traditional Chinese style. He then concentrated on the human form, and applied the techniques he used in these works to his landscape paintings, experimenting with ink and oil on paper.
After the Cultural Revolution, Wu was able to successfully bridge the gap between Western and Eastern art, returning to the stylistic formalism for which he had initially become known. At the beginning of the 1980s, Wu painted The Great Wall for Beijing’s Xiangshan Hotel, which exemplified the shift in style, from representation to semi-abstraction.
Over the course of his career, he held solo exhibitions in major art galleries and museums around the world, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Taipei, South Korea, England, and the United States. In 1992, his paintings were exhibited at the British Museum, marking the first show for a living Chinese artist at the institution.
Wu passed away in Beijing at the age of 90.
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Zao WuJi (趙無極) Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) Lyrical Abstraction Art Informel Chinese
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Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013)was born in Beijing, China on February 13, 1920 to a wealthy family descended from the Song Dynasty. When Wou-Ki was of age, his father could afford to send him to a respected art school. He followed in the footsteps of the previous generation of Chinese artists that began to travel West for training and inspiration. French-educated Chinese artist Lin Fengmian was his teacher at the Hangzhou National College of Art (known today as the China Academy of Art) from 1935-1941 and encouraged him to study abroad in Paris. Wou-Ki made the move in 1948 (with a substantial amount of financial backing) and later adopted France as his new home, remaining in the country, besides a few short trips abroad, until his death. Shortly after Wou-Ki’s departure, China’s political situation became volatile due to the Communist takeover, making any return attempt difficult and dangerous. His signature is a symbol of his unique cultural identity, as his first name is written with Chinese characters and his last name in a Western orthography. France, especially the doors of the Louvre, welcomed him with open arms. His first day in France consisted of spending the day admiring the originals of works he had only seen in print. In Paris, Wou-Ki quickly joined a large postwar French art circle, comprised of key writers, poets, painters, and cultural figures including Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Riopelle, Vieira da Silva, amongst others. This networking helped position himself at the top of the Lyrical Abstraction movement. Although he was now a part of a larger group, he worked tirelessly to break stereotypes associated with traditional Chinese painting and earn respect for his own unique multicultural identity and “voice”.
Wou-Ki died in Nyon, Switzerland in 2013 at the age of 93 due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. In his old age and deteriorating mental state he stopped producing paintings. His life philosophy was simple: “Everybody is bound by a tradition. I am bound by two.” He believed that as long as his work was a true representation of himself, no criticism would affect him.
Zao Wou Ki 趙無極 Chinese-French painter (1920-1941)
Zao Wou-Ki; Wade–Giles: Chao Wu-chi; 13 February 1920 – 9 April 2013) was a Chinese-French painter. He was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Zao was born in Beijing with family roots in Dantu, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. In his childhood he was brought back to his hometown Dantu where he studied calligraphy. From 1935 to 1941, he studied painting at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. In 1948, he went with his wife Lan-lan, a composer, to Paris to live on the same block in Montparnasse where the classes of Émile Othon Friesz took place. His earliest exhibitions in France were met with praise from Joan Miró and Picasso.
Zao and his wife pursued their own careers, their son having stayed in China with his Zao's parents. In the mid-1950s, they were divorced. In 1957, Zao decided to visit the United States where his younger brother Chao Wu-Wai was living in Montclair, New Jersey, close to the art scene of New York City. He wanted to learn more about pop art. While in the US, he painted seven canvases at his brother’s house. There are relatively few items dating from that year (1957). Years later, the largest canvas was given by his brother, Chao Wu-Wai, to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
He left the U.S. after a six-week stay, traveling to Tokyo and then to Hong Kong, where he met his second wife Chan May-Kan (陳美琴, May Zao), a film actress who had two children from her first marriage. Under the influence of Zao, she became a successful sculptor. In 19 72, she committed suicide at age 41 due to mental illness.
Zao's works, influenced by Paul Klee, are orientated to abstraction. He names them with the date in which he finishes them, and in them, masses of colours appear to materialise a creating world, like a big bang, where light structures the canvas. He worked formats in triptychs and diptychs. While his work was stylistically similar to the Abstract Expressionists whom he met while travelling in New York, he was influenced by Impressionism. Zao Wou-ki stated that he had been influenced by the works of Matisse, Picasso and Cezanne.
His meetings with Henri Michaux pushed him to review his Indian ink techniques, always based in Chinese traditional drawings. Zao was a member of the Académie des beaux-arts, and was considered to have been one of the most successful Chinese painters during his lifetime.
His auction record of RMB 89,680,000 (US$14,718,771) was set at Sotheby's, Beijing, on 1 December 2013.
Former French President Jacques Chirac was offered a painting by Zao Wu Ki by his ministers during their last meeting. By the end of his life Zao had stopped producing new paintings due to health problems. He died on 9 April 2013 at his home in Switzerland.
趙無極（Zao Wou-Ki，1921年2月13日－2013年4月9日） ，生於中華民國北京，祖籍鎮江丹徒大港，法籍華裔畫家。
趙無極來自一個書香世家，世代定居鎮江丹徒大港（今鎮江丹徒區）。家族可追溯自宋朝皇族趙子禠，其為宋太祖六世孫，建炎三年（公元1129年）遷居鎮江丹徒大港。父親趙漢生是銀行家[2][3][4]。
1921年2月，趙無極於北京出生，為 7 個小孩中的長子。在鎮江丹徒大港趙氏家族有不少字畫收藏，趙無極對米芾的一幅真跡最感興趣，趙10歲時（約1931年），族中的一位叔叔，從巴黎帶回很多明信片，有許多西方的油畫，趙尤愛其中米勒的《天使》[3]，他從此便喜歡繪畫，也獲得父親與長輩的認同[5]。1935年趙無極通過考試進入國立杭州藝術專科學校（簡稱杭州藝專）就讀，學習繪畫，師從吳大羽、林風眠[6][7]，同年結識了同為杭州藝專學習音樂的謝景蘭[8][9]，吳冠中、朱德群為趙的學長。
1937年爆發抗日戰爭，為避免戰禍，杭州藝專師生不斷往西遷移，由浙江杭州，輾轉移設至諸暨、江西貴溪、湖南沅陵、貴州貴陽、雲南昆明、四川松林岡，1942年遷設於重慶[10]。1941年趙無極畢業，經林風眠推薦留校擔任助教，同年與謝景蘭在香港結婚，並在重慶舉辦了第一次個人作品展覽[7][8][11]。趙無極自承，在學期間深受塞尚、馬蒂斯、畢加索的作品影響，1942年，趙在重慶中蘇文化協會舉辦了一個聯展，展出包括林風眠、吳大羽、關良、丁衍鏞以及他個人的作品，此時他已立志擺脫傳統國畫對技巧的崇拜和模仿，同年獨子趙嘉陵出生[7][9][11]。1945年抗戰勝利，國立藝術專科學校（1938年由杭州藝專、北平藝專合併而成）遷回杭州原址，校名恢復為國立杭州藝術專科學校，1946年趙無極回校任教，翌年（1947年），趙在上海大新百貨公司舉辦了個人畫展。
縱然已辦過個人展覽，27歲的趙無極，認為自己太年青，仍處於學習階段，在其父母資助下，1948年2月，趙偕妻子謝景籣乘船遠赴法國巴黎深造，兒子趙嘉陵交由父母照料，選擇巴黎是因為他喜歡印象派畫風。2月28日趙氏夫婦於馬賽港入境法國，4月1日抵達巴黎，當天下午夫婦倆到盧浮宮博物館參觀畫作，晚上聆聽一場音樂會[5][7][9]。夫婦倆於藝術家聚集的蒙帕納斯區，選擇了穆林-瓦特路上的一家旅館住了下來，與著名雕塑家阿爾伯托·賈科梅蒂為鄰。
1949年，在法國巴黎約克勒茲畫廊舉辦留法後首之個展。在巴黎，妻子和他離婚，嫁給一位法國雕塑家。趙無極開始到世界各地遊歷，在香港和電影演員陳美琴結婚，回到巴黎繼續創作，將西方的抽象繪畫方法和中國畫寫意畫法的空靈意象融合到一起，將油畫畫成寫意畫的效果，用稀薄的油彩潑墨，乾澀的筆法皴染。趙無極曾參加法國五月沙龍、意大利威尼斯雙年展等展覽，開始擁有名氣。他的作品在100多個國家舉辦展覽引起轟動。
1972年陳美琴因精神病發，自殺身亡，趙無極十分悲傷，有接近一年沒有畫畫，後來創作了一幅九米巨畫《紀念美琴》紀念亡妻，保存在蓬皮杜藝術中心。翌年，趙無極認識弗朗索瓦·馬爾凱，兩人於1977年結婚，這是他的第三段婚姻。
1979年，應貝聿銘的邀請，為他設計的北京香山飯店做壁畫，沒有受到理解，一位經理竟然說：「這樣的畫，我也能畫！」[12]但當1999年在北京舉辦《趙無極60年回顧展》時，轟動了整個中國藝術界，併到上海巡展。時任法國總統的希拉克專門為畫展撰寫前言，提到：「趙無極洞徹我們兩大民族的感性，使二者融於一身，既屬中華，又屬法蘭西。他的藝術，吸取了我們兩國文化的精粹。」江澤民為畫展題詞「氤氳化醇，融合創新」。
他曾獲法國榮譽軍團司令級勳章。2002年，趙無極被選為法蘭西藝術院院士，並授予榮譽勳章，在他接納為院士的儀式上，程抱一和朱德群都參加並熱烈祝賀。
趙無極曾說：「雖然我入了法國籍，但我的創作源泉在中國，本身骨子裏的東西，還是中國人的，這應該是最重要的。」
2011年之後偕妻子定居瑞士。2013年4月9日下午因病醫治無效在瑞士沃州逝世，享年92歲。
中國留學生豪華天團 The Super Band of Chinese International Students
中國現代留學史上，有一個豪華天團，1919年到1949年，150位藝術專業留學生，帶著對藝術的摯愛和救國的熱情到法國求學，其中包括徐悲鴻、常玉、潘玉良、趙無極等等，他們後來成為中國“最貴”的一批藝術家，也是繼李叔同之後，第一群畫裸體的中國人。
In the modern history of Chinese Studying abroad, there are some big names. From 1919 to 1949, 150 art students went to study in France with their love for art and their passion to save their country, including Xu Beihong, Chang Yu, Pan Yuliang and Zhao Wuji. They later became the best-selling artists in China, and they were also the first Chinese to paint nudity after Li Shutong.
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Hangzhou
00:01:30 1 History
00:01:38 1.1 Early history
00:02:22 1.2 Tang dynasty
00:04:39 1.3 Song dynasty
00:10:00 1.4 Yuan–Qing
00:11:46 1.5 Republican and Communist China
00:12:27 2 Geography
00:13:02 2.1 Climate
00:14:50 3 Administrative divisions
00:16:19 4 Demographics
00:17:26 5 Economy
00:18:37 5.1 Economic and Technological Development Zones
00:20:44 6 Tourism
00:24:05 7 Religion
00:24:14 7.1 Scenic places near West Lake
00:25:06 7.2 Other religious buildings
00:25:59 7.3 Islam
00:26:38 7.4 Judaism
00:27:08 7.5 Christianity
00:27:26 8 Culture
00:27:35 8.1 Language
00:28:06 8.2 Museum
00:28:50 8.3 Food
00:30:06 8.4 Arts
00:30:46 8.5 Specialty
00:31:24 9 Transportation
00:31:34 9.1 Port
00:31:49 9.2 Air
00:33:11 9.3 Rail
00:35:10 9.4 Bus
00:35:33 9.5 Public transportation
00:35:53 9.6 Metro
00:37:28 9.7 Taxis
00:38:18 10 Education
00:38:27 10.1 Universities
00:40:12 10.2 Primary and secondary schools
00:41:21 11 Twin towns – sister cities
00:41:41 12 Chinese sayings
00:43:05 13 See also
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Hangzhou (Mandarin: [xǎŋ.ʈʂóu] (listen); local dialect: /ɦɑŋ tseɪ/) formerly romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in East China. It sits 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 the most renowned and prosperous cities in China for much of the last millennium. The city's West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site immediately west of the city, is among its best-known attractions. Hangzhou is also considered a World City with a Beta+ classification according to GaWC..
Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China. During the 2010 Chinese census, the metropolitan area held 21.102 million people over an area of 34,585 km2 (13,353 sq mi). Hangzhou prefecture had a registered population of 9,018,000 in 2015.In September 2015, Hangzhou was awarded the 2022 Asian Games. It will be the third Chinese city to play host to the Asian Games after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou, an emerging technology hub and home to the e-commerce giant Alibaba, also hosted the eleventh G20 summit in 2016.
豐子愷 Feng Zikai （1898-1975） 浙江省石門縣（今嘉興桐鄉市石門鎮）人 畫家 文學家 美術家 音樂教育家 中國
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豐子愷（1898年11月9日－1975年9月15日），浙江省石門縣（今嘉興桐鄉市石門鎮）人，散文家、畫家、文學家、美術家與音樂教育家，原名潤，又名仁、仍，小名慈玉，號子覬，後改為子愷，筆名T·K，又被稱為「圓通大師」、「 有德行的人」。師從弘一法師（李叔同），以中西融合畫法創作漫畫及散文而著名。
1898年11月9日（清德宗光緒24年9月26日）[1]豐子愷在浙江省石門縣石門灣（今桐鄉市）出生。家族祖籍浙江鄞縣，先祖豐仲顏在明末自寧波府鄞縣遷居石門[2]，其祖在故鄉開了一家染坊，父親豐鐄長於詩文，是中國史上最後一年及第的舉人。他是長男，排行第七，有六個姊姊、一個妹妹和兩個弟弟，但兩弟弟皆早夭。
豐子愷在讀師範時期，有兩位恩師。一位是藝術家李叔同，一位是教育家夏丏尊。在預科班二年級時，上李叔同教授畫石膏像課，豐子愷沉迷其中，畫藝進步很快。在李叔同的指點與鼓勵下，豐子愷一方面努力寫生，一方面觀摩西洋名畫，並學習繪畫理論。也向李叔同學習音樂，苦練鋼琴。夏丏尊當時在浙江第一師範本任舍監一職，後改任為國文老師。夏丏尊以教授新文藝寫作聞名，對學生教導甚嚴，寫作文時要求「不准講空話，要老實寫」。
1919年，豐子愷自浙江第一師範畢業，出國深造學習美術是他的理想。於是他賣祖產，並向姐夫借了四百元錢，並到東京展開他的留學生涯。豐子愷的日語是向兩位曾留日的老師──李叔同、夏丏尊學習的。他在東京做短期進修。4個月後，他拉完了三冊提琴練習本和幾個輕歌劇曲子。美術方面，豐子愷專攻炭筆畫。 但某日，他在舊書攤上看到《夢二畫集·春之卷》。竹久夢二是日本一位自學成功的畫家，專攻簡筆漫畫，在當時可謂自成一家。竹久夢二的畫構圖技巧來自西方，但畫趣卻是東洋味。豐子愷認為，這些畫作簡直就是「無聲的詩」。從竹久夢二的作品中，豐子愷找到了日後美術的途徑。
豐子愷在日本遊學10個月，盤纏用盡後不得已返國。回國後迫於家計他再執起教鞭，授課講學。平日在教學之餘，開始從事英、日文的翻譯工作。豐子愷創作漫畫的動機，先是因校務會議過於無趣之餘，他便觀察同事不同的姿態，回宿舍後畫成圖稿，頗覺有趣，便開始嘗試其他內容。朱自清與俞平伯合辦一份刊物《我們的七月》，他便向豐子愷要了張畫，刊登在1924年的期刊上。那一幅圖畫題目為「人散後，一勾新月天如水」，引起在上海辦《文學周報》的鄭振鐸的注意。
1925年，《文學周報》開始連續刊載豐子愷的畫作，鄭振鐸給這些畫定了「子愷漫畫」的標題。1945年抗戰勝利以後，豐子愷回到杭州定居。1949年到香港舉行畫展。1930年，母親去世後，豐子愷住到了嘉興。[3]1932年秋天，豐子愷用版稅和開明書店的分紅，得以在家鄉石門灣建造真正的緣緣堂。[3]後往返於石門灣和杭州之間，1937年抗戰爆發，從江西一路逃到桂林，後居重慶，至1946年9月15日才返回上海，輾轉多地，先暫居杭州西湖招賢寺，1947年3月11日遷入杭州靜江路（今北山路）85號小平房，稱「湖畔小屋」。[3]1948年9月27日訪問台灣，11月23日在廈門住四個月，畫《護生畫集》，1949年4月底回到上海。[3]
1954年，首屈一指的上海市中國日語學院成立，他擔任首任院長和唯一一位教師。
1960年，上海市中國畫院成立，他擔任首任院長。1961年到1965年，他翻譯日本古典名著長篇小說《源氏物語》（世界上最早的長篇小說），幼女豐一吟協助。1966年文化大革命爆發，他蒙受屈辱；背著莫須有的罪名，遭批鬥、迫害，摧折他的身心。
1975年8月，癌症病發（9月診斷為右葉尖肺癌）；並得知胞姐逝世噩耗令病情惡化，同年9月15日12時8分在上海華山醫院急診觀察室逝世，享年76歲。直到1978年6月5日才平反，書面通知送交長子豐華瞻。
1914年2月首度發表作品
1918年首度發表詩詞
1922年12月開始漫畫創作，為中國漫畫藝術的先驅，漫畫造形簡約，畫風樸實，饒富童趣，在眾多畫家中，獨樹一格。曾先後在香港、臺灣及各地舉辦畫展。
1926年創辦開明書店。
1927年從弘一法師（俗名李叔同）皈依佛門淨土宗，法名「嬰行」。於上海參加創辦立達中學（後改為立達學園）。
豐子愷出版的作品有：散文集《緣緣堂隨筆》、《緣緣堂續筆》、《車廂社會》、《緣緣堂集外遺集》；彩色畫冊《子愷漫畫選》、藝術理論著作《豐子愷美術講堂》、《豐子愷音樂講堂》及漫畫集《子愷漫畫》、《護生畫集》[4]等。譯作有日本廚川白村《苦悶的象徵》、夏目漱石選集；俄國屠格涅夫《獵人筆記》、柯羅連科《我的同時代人》；日本古典小說《源氏物語》、《落窪物語》、《竹取物語》、《伊勢物語》。
豐子愷散文喜歡讚美兒童的天真，以及歌頌人格的完整。由於信奉佛教的關係，所以作品也具有避開現實的傾向。早期的散文表達他對虛偽的社會風習的不滿，稍後的作品具有較多的社會內容，如對城市底層人民艱苦的勞動生活的描寫等等。文筆樸素平淡，間見幽默感。
他的散文《漸》被台灣龍騰版高級中學國文教科書第2冊收錄，台灣教科書開放民編前的國立編譯館版高級中學國文教科書也曾收錄。散文《山中避雨》曾收錄於國立編譯館版國民中學國文教科書。
Feng Zikai (simplified Chinese: 丰子恺; traditional Chinese: 豐子愷; pinyin: Fēng Zǐkǎi) (November 9, 1898 – September 15, 1975) was an influential Chinese painter, pioneering manhua artist and essay author.
He graduated from the Hangzhou High School.
Originating from Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, Feng Zikai was a contemporary painter, writer, and teacher of music. In his early years, he was taught by the accomplished Hong Yi. In 1921, Feng travelled to Japan to further his studies.
After he returned to China, he taught art and music in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Chongqing respectively, and became the editor of Kaiming Publishing House.
Feng wrote extensively on various topics, including literature, painting, music, translation and calligraphy. Among Feng's numerous creations, his most famous works include short essay collections, such as Yuan-Yuan Tang Sui Bi, Yuan-Yuan Tang Zai Bi, Chexiang Shehui and Shuai Zhen Ji; cartoon collections, like Zikai Cartoons, Children's Cartoons; and translated works, including Diary of a Hunter and The Tale of Genji.
He died in 1975.
The Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award, launched in 2009 to promote Chinese children's picture books, is named in honour of the artist.
Quote : In these recent years, my heart has been occupied by four things: deities and stars in the sky, as well as art and children on human earth. My children, who resemble swallows, share the deepest destiny with me, and possess equal standing with deities, stars and art in my heart.
Hangzhou | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:30 1 History
00:02:39 1.1 Early history
00:03:30 1.2 Medieval history
00:13:59 1.3 Modern history
00:15:14 2 Geography
00:15:54 2.1 Climate
00:18:01 3 Administrative divisions
00:19:43 4 Demographics
00:20:59 5 Economy
00:22:35 5.1 Economic and Technological Development Zones
00:25:04 6 Tourism
00:28:59 7 Religion
00:29:08 7.1 Scenic places near West Lake
00:30:09 7.2 Other religious buildings
00:31:10 7.3 Islam
00:31:56 7.4 Judaism
00:32:31 7.5 Christianity
00:32:51 8 Culture
00:35:22 9 Cuisine
00:37:25 10 Transportation
00:37:35 10.1 Port
00:37:52 10.2 Air
00:39:29 10.3 Rail
00:41:50 10.4 Bus
00:42:16 10.5 Public transportation
00:43:05 10.6 Metro
00:44:40 10.7 Taxis
00:45:38 11 Education
00:45:47 11.1 Universities
00:47:49 11.2 Primary and secondary schools
00:49:19 12 Twin towns – sister cities
00:49:32 13 Chinese sayings
00:51:09 14 Notable residents
00:51:50 15 See also
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Hangzhou (Mandarin: [xǎŋ.ʈʂóu] (listen); local dialect: /ɦɑ̃.tse/), formerly romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in East China. It sits 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 the most renowned and prosperous cities in China for much of the last millennium. The city's West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site immediately west of the city, is among its best-known attractions. A study conducted by PwC and China Development Research Foundation saw Hangzhou ranked first among Chinese Cities of Opportunity. Hangzhou is also considered a World City with a Beta+ classification according to GaWC.Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China. During the 2010 Chinese census, the metropolitan area held 21.102 million people over an area of 34,585 km2 (13,353 sq mi). Hangzhou prefecture had a registered population of 9,018,000 in 2015.Hangzhou was repeatedly rated as the best commercial city in the mainland of China by Forbes. As the headquarters of Internet industry enterprises such as Alibaba, Hangzhou has strongly attracted people those work in Internet industry. Therefore, in the new growing cities that became popular in the 2010's, Hangzhou is one of the main representative cities. Since 2014, the rapid growth of population has caused the rapid growth of local housing prices.
In September 2015, Hangzhou was awarded the 2022 Asian Games. It will be the third city in China to host the Asian Games after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou, an emerging technology hub and home to the e-commerce giant Alibaba, also hosted the eleventh G20 summit in 2016.
Asia Society Museum in NY Presents “No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki”
Co-organized by Asia Society museum and Colby College Museum of Art, the first retrospective of zao wouki in the United States is currently on display at asia society’s new york branch.
Born in Beijing, zao wouki spent his formative years in shanghai and hangzhou and achieved recognition in france.
his style combines eastern and western traditional painting practices and aesthetics in his calligraphic paintings, becoming a pioneering figure within post-world war II abstraction.
Sinovision journal reporter Jane Stone bring you the story.