Three national gymnastics events will kick off in Huanglong

Three high-level national championships, namely, National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (August 20-27), National Gymnastics Championships (August 30 – September 10) and National Trampoline Gymnastics Championships (September 14-19), will be staged in Huanglong Sports Centre Gymnasium at an affordable ticket price.

Citizens may watch the Olympic-standard championships at the cost of a cup of milk tea. Olympic champions will show up and compete in the events. All the volunteers to serve the championships have received general training and will subject to venue training and on-the-job training before providing the official services to ensure the high-quality services for the championships.

There will be tight and strict supervision on food safety in the gymnasium. Meanwhile, the spectators are required to show the negative result of nucleic acid test within 48 hours before entering the venue to ensure the safety and normal operation of the venue.

Longjing tea village develops cultural tourism

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Changdai village in Xihu district, Hangzhou is the main production area of Longjing tea, one of China’s most famous green teas. In recent years, the village has integrated art with the local tea industry to breathe new life into the development of cultural tourism.

Tianmu Mountain: A holiday getaway in Hangzhou

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Due to its fresh air and family-friendly recreational activities, Tianmu Mountain in Lin’an district has become the first choice for many people looking for a holiday getaway in Hangzhou. Now is the best time to experience grape-picking and rafting in the area.

Hangzhou offering shared sports equipment

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Have you ever experienced shared sports? A booth for shared sports equipment resembling a cyclist riding a bike appeared at Qiduxi Sports Square in Shencun village, Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou, with more than 30 sports goods such as basketballs, footballs, hula hoops being given away for free. Basic medical supplies are also available.

Hangzhou to build 60 community parks in 2022

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By the end of July, 43 community parks featuring sports, leisure and entertainment for all ages had been completed in Hangzhou. By 2022, the city aims to build a total of 60 new parks of this kind. Take a look!

Song Dynasty charm in 1,000 years exhibition opens

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The first stop of the “Song Dynasty (960-1279) Charm in Thousand Years – Hundred Museums Joint Exhibition” recently kicked off at the West Lake Museum in Hangzhou, showcasing 63 Song-style cultural relics and six porcelain masterpieces.

Hangzhou recognized as pilot city for IPR development

Buildings alongside the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province. [Photo/Hangzhou Daily]

Hangzhou, capital of East China’s Zhejiang province, was recognized as a pilot demonstration city for effective intellectual property protection, according to a notice released by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Aug 11.

The notice states that 38 cities have been included in the list of demonstration cities for IP protection, and 72 cities have been designated as pilot demonstration cities for IP protection.

The pilot demonstration will run from July 2022 to June 2025.

Hangzhou was ranked 21st in the 2021 Global Innovation Index Cities list released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, four places higher than the previous year.

In the 2021 list of top 100 enterprises for innovation and creativity in Zhejiang released by the Zhejiang Intellectual Property Research Association, 54 of the companies are headquartered in Hangzhou.

As of the end of 2021, Hangzhou owned 106,000 effective patents for innovation and had submitted 2,062 PCT applications.

Townscape and layout sketches show the beauty of Hangzhou

The draft of Overall Urban Design of Hangzhou (Supplemented and Improved) released on August 15 shows the townscape and layout of Hangzhou featured by “five lakes, four waterways, one surging river, two green mountains partly stretching into the city, three converged axes in Qiantang, and ten scenic spots across the city”, and enables you to appreciate the beauty of Hangzhou visually through images.

The design shows the landscape of the city featured by five lakes (West Lake, Xianghu Lake, Nanhu Lake, Qingshan Lake and Yangbei Lake) with green mountains.

Three major townscape centers, namely the Traditional Townscape Center, the Modern Townscape Center and the Sci-tech Townscape Center, feature prosperous urban life and sci-tech innovation. The Traditional Townscape Center refers to the old urban area of Hangzhou characterized by Elegant Qiantang and Amazing Song Culture. The Modern Townscape Center that covers Qianjiang New City and Qianjiang Century City shows the prosperous business of the city. Hangzhou West Science and Innovation Corridor, as the Sci-tech Townscape Center, redoubles efforts to build a smart city based on the spirit of innovation.

A number of scenic primary and secondary schools welcome students in Hangzhou in September

A number of new schools with beautiful scenery and unique characteristics will be put into use in September. With exclusive education concepts, these schools aim to offer customized courses or provide international education.

Fourteen new schools, including eight primary schools, two foreign language schools and four middle schools, are distributed in Shangcheng District, Gongshu District, Xihu District, Binjiang District and Qiantang District.

Some of the schools will have new headmasters who are experienced in education management and know the culture and history of the schools. Some of them are even provincial distinguished teachers. With improved education management, these primary and secondary schools are expected to make due contributions to adolescent education in Hangzhou.