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Hangzhou

MODERN HISTORY

Acrobats, Tai Chi, Kids: What Makes a Chinese Opening Ceremony?

From celebrations of workers at the 1959 National Games to vast displays of technological prowess during this year’s Asian Games, China’s opening cer…

Dylan Levi King

Oct. 10, 2023

FOOD

Forget Pumpkins, Fall is Persimmon Season in China

Busting ghosts, dyeing cloth, or making frozen treats—Chinese persimmon is a fruit of many uses

Wang Lin (王琳)

Oct. 8, 2022

TRAVEL

The Ebb and Flow of the Grand Canal

How the Grand Canal turned Hangzhou from a backwater into one of the richest cities in the world

Tina Xu (徐盈盈)

May 19, 2021

TRAVEL

The Legends of Longjing Tea

Some of the finest tea in China grows in the hills next to Hangzhou's West Lake

Hatty Liu

May 19, 2021

NEWS

Viral Week: Ep. 171

Subway scuffles, tourists over flowers, a faked death turned tragic, and Chow Yun-fat’s charity—it’s Viral Week

The Editors

Oct. 15, 2018

ARTS

For Art’s Sake

A wealthy patron is putting philanthropy first, opening Hangzhou’s first non-profit foreign art museum

Lu Dan

May 21, 2018

ANCIENT HISTORY

Hangzhou’s Hero

Take a walk around Hangzhou’s Temple of Yue Fei

David Dawson

March 23, 2018

FOOD

Signature Hangzhou Dishes

Must-try dishes from the city of Hangzhou

The Editors

June 29, 2017

TRAVEL

Top 10 Scenes of West Lake

Hangzhou’s iconic lake is ringed with ten points of stunning historic and aesthetic significance

Liu Jue (刘珏)

April 29, 2017

FOOD

Longjing Shrimp

A soothing dish to take the sting off the summer heat

Weijing Zhu

March 6, 2017

NEWS

The Viral Week That Was: Ep 99

Desperate dad, treasure island, fake cosmetics, and the pangolin princess

Ethan Yun

Feb. 20, 2017

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Burning In the New Year

Lighting incense at Lingyin Temple for an auspicious year ahead

Liu Jue (刘珏)

Jan. 28, 2017

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