Timeline of Hangzhou

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

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Prior to 10th century

History of China
ANCIENT
Neolithic c. 8500 – c. 2070 BC
Xia dynasty c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC
Shang dynasty c. 1600 – c. 1046 BC
Zhou dynasty c. 1046 – 256 BC
Western Zhou
Eastern Zhou
Spring and Autumn
Warring States
IMPERIAL
Qin dynasty 221–206 BC
Han dynasty 206 BC – 220 AD
Western Han
Xin dynasty
Eastern Han
Three Kingdoms 220–280
Wei, Shu and Wu
Jin dynasty 265–420
Western Jin
Eastern Jin	Sixteen Kingdoms
Northern and Southern dynasties 420–589
Sui dynasty 581–618
Tang dynasty 618–907
(Wu Zhou interregnum 690–705)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907–960	Liao dynasty 907–1125
Song dynasty 960–1279
Northern Song		W. Xia
Southern Song	Jin
Yuan dynasty 1271–1368
Ming dynasty 1368–1644
Qing dynasty 1644–1911
MODERN
Republic of China 1912–1949
People's Republic of China 1949–present	Republic of China on Taiwan 1949–present
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• 328 CE - Lingyin monastery founded near Hangzhou.
• 606 - City walls built.
• 609 - Grand Canal built.
• 630 - Mosque built (approximate date).
• 822 - Poet Bai Juyi becomes governor.

10th century

• 904 - City becomes capital of the Wuyue Kingdom.
• 954 - Huiri Yongming Temple built at West Lake.
• 963 - Baochu Pagoda built at West Lake.
• 970 - Liuhe Pagoda built.
• 975 - Leifeng Pagoda built.

12th-17th centuries

• 1127 - Song Dynasty capital relocated to Hongzhou from Kaifeng after the Jingkang Incident of the Jin–Song wars.
• 1221 - Yue Fei Temple built.
• 1275 - Population: 1.75 million.
• 1277 - Hangzhou Salt Distribution Commission established.
• 1276 - Mongols in power.
• 1621 - Huanduzhai publishing house in business.
• 1661 - Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception built.

19th century

• 1861 - Taiping rebels take city.
• 1863 - Imperial forces take city.
• 1867 - Hangchow Presbyterian Boys' School in operation.
• 1870 - Hu Ch'ing Yu T'ang medicine shop in business (approximate date).
• 1871 - Kwang-Chi Hospital established.
• 1885 - Kwang Chi Medical School established.
• 1896 - City opens to foreign trade per Treaty of Shimonoseki.
• 1897 - Qiushi Academy founded.
• 1899 - Hangzhou High School established.

20th century

• 1904 - Xiling Society of the Seal Art founded.
• 1907 - Qing Tai Men Station opens.
• 1908
  • Zhejiang Official Secondary Normal School in operation.
  • Presbyterian Mission Girls School opens.
• 1911
  • October 27: Uprising.
  • Zhejiang Medical School founded.
  • Population: 141,859.
• 1922 - Sisters of Charity Hospital founded.
• 1928
  • Kuomintang in power.
  • Population: 817,267.
• 1929
  • Zhejiang Provincial Museum established.
  • 1929 Westlake exposition held.
• 1937 - Japanese occupation begins.
• 1949 - May: Communists take city.
• 1955 - Hangzhou Ri Bao (Hangzhou Daily) newspaper begins publication.
• 1956 - Hangzhou Xuejun High School and Hangzhou Botanical Garden established.
• 1957 - Hangzhou Jianqiao Airport begins operating civilian flights.
• 1958 - Hangzhou Zoo opens.
• 1962 - Wang Zida becomes mayor.
• 1966 - Hangzhou Gymnasium (arena) opens.
• 1972 - February: Richard Nixon visits city.
• 1977 - Zhang Zishi becomes mayor.
• 1978 - Hangzhou Teachers College founded.
• 1979 - Chen Anyu becomes mayor.
• 1981 - Zhou Feng becomes mayor.
• 1984 - Zhong Boxi becomes mayor.
• 1988 - Zhang Taiyan Museum opens.
• 1989
  • Protests.
  • Hangzhou Wahaha Nutritional Foods Factory in business.
  • Lu Wenge becomes mayor.
• 1990 - Population: 1,213,660.
• 1991 - Hangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone approved.
• 1992
  • Wang Yongming becomes mayor.
  • Yue Fei Tomb shopping mall built.
• 1993 - Hangzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone approved.
• 1998
  • Zhejiang University established.
  • Hangzhou Xiaoshan Sports Centre (stadium) built.
  • Hangzhou Greentown Football Club formed.
• 1999 - Hangzhou Railway Station rebuilt.

21st century

• 2000
  • Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport begins operating.
  • Hangzhou Export Processing Zone approved.
  • Dragon Well Manor in business.
  • Population: 3,240,947.
• 2002
  • Xihuwenhua Square built.
  • Wang Guoping becomes CPC Party chief.
  • Leifeng Pagoda reconstructed.
• 2003 - Yellow Dragon Sports Center and Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub constructed.
• 2005 - Sun Zhonghuan becomes mayor.
• 2007
  • Hangzhou Sanchao Football Club formed.
  • Cai Qi becomes mayor.
• 2008
  • Hangzhou Public Bicycle program launched.
  • City logo design adopted.
• 2010
  • Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway begins operating.
  • Huang Kunming becomes CPC Party chief.
• 2011 - Shao Zhanwei becomes mayor.
• 2012 - November: Hangzhou Metro begins operating.

See also

• Hangzhou history
• List of universities and colleges in Hangzhou
• Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Zhejiang)
• List of first batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
• List of second batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
• List of third batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
• List of fourth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou
• List of fifth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou

References

This article incorporates information from the Ukrainian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

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External links

The Authoritative Website of Hangzhou History and Culture | WWW.HICENTER.CN