Huajiachi Campus, Zhejiang University
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Huajiachi Campus is a major urban
campus
of Zhejiang University
.
, which is the second largest lake in Hangzhou
after West Lake
. Hua (華/华) is a common Chinese surname, and jia (家) means family in Chinese
; so Huajia implies that this place probably belonged to the Hua family in ancient times. Chi (池) stands for lake. The campus is named after the lake.
Before 1998, it was the campus of Zhejiang Agricultural University (ZAU). In 1998, the university was merged into Zhejiang University. In fact, before 1953, the ZAU was an agriculture school of Zhejiang University, so it was a kind of rejoining, the same as the previous Hangzhou University
, Zhejiang Medical University
. etc.
The campus encompasses a total surface of 1484 mu, with a constructional area of 0.3 million m2. It includes a botanical garden
, which is the first one in modern Chinese history.
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
of Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
.
Introduction
The campus includes a famous lake named HuajiachiHuajiachi
Huajiachi or Huajia Chi, Huajiachi Lake , is a famous lake in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.-Introduction:...
, which is the second largest lake in Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
after West Lake
West Lake
Xī Hú is a famous fresh water lake located in the historic center of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. The lake is divided by the causeways of Sū Tí , Bái Tí , and Yánggōng Tí...
. Hua (華/华) is a common Chinese surname, and jia (家) means family in Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
; so Huajia implies that this place probably belonged to the Hua family in ancient times. Chi (池) stands for lake. The campus is named after the lake.
Before 1998, it was the campus of Zhejiang Agricultural University (ZAU). In 1998, the university was merged into Zhejiang University. In fact, before 1953, the ZAU was an agriculture school of Zhejiang University, so it was a kind of rejoining, the same as the previous Hangzhou University
Hangzhou University
Since 1998, Hangzhou University has been a part of Zhejiang University....
, Zhejiang Medical University
Zhejiang Medical University
The Zhejiang Medical University , was a defunct university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China...
. etc.
The campus encompasses a total surface of 1484 mu, with a constructional area of 0.3 million m2. It includes a botanical garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
, which is the first one in modern Chinese history.