[hahng-joh] 
| a seaport in and the capital of Zhejiang province, in E China, on Hangzhou Bay. 1,100,000. |
| Hang·chow or Hang·chou (hāng'chou', häng'jō') See Hangzhou. |
| Hang·zhou (häng'jō') A city of eastern China at the head of Hangzhou Bay, an inlet of the East China Sea. Founded in 606, the city was the capital of a powerful kingdom from 907 to 960. It was later described by Marco Polo as one of the finest and noblest cities in the world. Today it is a modern industrial center and the capital of Zhejiang province. Population: 1,930,000. |