Shangcheng District
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Shangcheng District is an administrative district in Hangzhou
, Zhejiang Province of China
. There lies the ruins of Empire City of Song Dynasty
. Some prominent schools are located there, including China National Academy of Fine Arts
, Hangzhou Second High School, and Hangzhou Fourth High School.
Hangzhou's four academies of classical learning in ancient time are located here. They are Wansong Academy (万松书院) (now a park), Ziyang Academy (紫阳书院) (now Ziyang primary school), Qiushi Academy (求是书院) (now Zhejiang University), and Zongwen Academy (宗文书院) (now Zhangzhou 10th high school).
It also hosts the headquarter of military region in the province.
It has an area of 18 square kilometers, and a population of 310,000. The postal codes include 310001, 310002, 310003, 310006, 310008, 310009, 310016.
The district government is located on 3 Huimin Rd.
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...
, Zhejiang Province of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. There lies the ruins of Empire City of Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
. Some prominent schools are located there, including China National Academy of Fine Arts
China Academy of Art
China Academy of Art is the highest university of art in China. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of Republic of China.-Introduction:...
, Hangzhou Second High School, and Hangzhou Fourth High School.
Hangzhou's four academies of classical learning in ancient time are located here. They are Wansong Academy (万松书院) (now a park), Ziyang Academy (紫阳书院) (now Ziyang primary school), Qiushi Academy (求是书院) (now Zhejiang University), and Zongwen Academy (宗文书院) (now Zhangzhou 10th high school).
It also hosts the headquarter of military region in the province.
It has an area of 18 square kilometers, and a population of 310,000. The postal codes include 310001, 310002, 310003, 310006, 310008, 310009, 310016.
The district government is located on 3 Huimin Rd.