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　　Located near the picturesque West Lake, Yuhang is a business bonanza for tourism investment and developments. The ancient district has been known as a land of fish and rice, a producer of flowers and fruits, a birthplace of silk and a land of culture. Remotely hugging Hangzhou on three sides, the district has a large region under its jurisdiction. It is located between Shanghai and Hangzhou, one of the busiest tourist routes in China. To its south is Ningbo and far out to its east is Shanghai. The Heavenly Eyes Mountains extend in the west and to the south flows the zigzagging Qiantang River. With its long history, hearty economy and a highly developed transport system, Yuhang is not only a land of landscape for tourism but also a bonanza for investment.

　　Uniquely situated between Hangzhou, an international tourist hot spot, and cosmopolitan Shanghai, Yuhang serves as a gateway district to Shanghai, Jiangsu province and Anhui province, enjoying all the geographical advantages. Linping Town, the seat of the Yuhang district administration, is 10 kilometers away from Hangzhou Airport, 20 kilometers from the downtown area. Yuhang is traversed by Hangzhou-Shanghai Railway and Hangzhou-Xuancheng Railway, crisscrossed by No 320 and 104 state expressways, and Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo super expressway and Hangzhou-Nanjing super expressway, and seven province-level highways. It takes only 90, 10, 90 minutes respectively to reach Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Ningbo from Yuhang. And it takes 150 minutes to travel from Yuhang to Nanjing. Yuhang is the gateway to Hangzhou by land, by sea or by air. For the extremely convenient traffic system, Yuhang enjoys good geographic advantages for tourism, holiday trips, leisure excursions as well as business investment.

　　In Yuhang lies the cradle of Liangzhu Culture in the dawning moment of Chinese civilization. The Hangzhou-Beijing Grand Canal starts here. Deeply steeped in a history of 5,000 years, Yuhang came into being earlier than Hangzhou. Now the ancient area is thickly dotted with historical sites and cultural heritages. With its rich resources in cultural heritages and its rural landscape typical of regions south of the Yangtze River Delta, Yuhang is a precious tourist attraction and a great treasure for future developments.

　　The Liangzhu Cultural Relics, scattered 15 kilometers away from downtown Hangzhou, are recognized as a cradle where the Chinese Civilization originated. It has been regarded as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in 20th-century China. The Liangzhu Cultural Relics have been put on the China's 21st Century Agenda of First Priority and shortlisted by UNESCO in a preliminary selection of world cultural heritage. The Liangzhu Cultural Museum, whose title was inscribed by Jiang Zemin, has been opened to public. Visitors including Premier Zhu Rongji and many international celebrities are all fascinated by the exhibits at the Museum that covers the historical period 5000 years ago. The Jing Hill Buddhist Temple used to top the 50 best Buddhist temples in southeastern China in ancient times. The temple gave birth to the Japanese Buddhist Linji Sect and Japanese Tea Ceremony.

　　Yuhang is the place where the innocent Cabbage, a fair-skinned village girl, and her young man, became victims wronged in a false case in the Qing Dynasty and died in the hands of some wrongdoing officials combined. The young lovers' story and the scenes are the most famous attractions for thousands of tourists every year.

Yuhang, the southernmost end of the Hangzhou-Beijing Canal, maintains the 1,000-year-old Guangji Bridge and a royal stone tablet on which is the inscription of Emperor Qianlong's poem written during one of his seven trips to southeast China.

Chao Hill Tourist Attraction Resort is a province-level landscape resort located in the Tangxi Town of Yuhang. The plum blossoms on the Chao Hill are noted for their being ancient, unique and broad. The Chao Hill, alias the 10-li Fragrant Snowy Sea, is one of the three most famed resorts for plum blossoms viewing. Efforts are being made to restore the Fragrant Snow Sea. Yuhang also houses the tomb of Lu Yu, the saint of tea, the tomb of Shen Kuo, a Song dynasty scientist, the residence of Zhang Taiyan, a modern revolutionary and scholar, and the memorial of Wu Changshuo, a founder of the Xiling Seal Society.

Yuhang is also where many other natural tourist attractions are, such as Dongming Hill Forest Park, Rafting on Double Stream along Bamboo Forest, Baizhang 10-li Bamboo Forest, and East Pond Sanbaitan (Residences in local folk style). These tourist resources await you to explore.

Yuhang has the hardware for future development for investment into tourism and has the resources for you to enjoy a good holiday. The whole area is characterized by an advanced telecommunications network and a high-grade system of highways. Public buses from Hangzhou reach major towns in Yuhang region. With over 200 million yuan investment from the local government, Yuhang has one of the best river pollution control systems in China. One million has been spent on a general plan for Yuhang's tourism development and a detailed plan for developing major tourist attractions. Yuhang ranks as 39th top economic producer and achiever among its administrative peers in China and number 4 in Zhejiang Province, with its annual financial revenue of 700 million yuan. Yuhang's bulging purses provide a sure guarantee for cooperation and partnerships with business people from outside. The local government has allotted 12.80 million to set up a corporation to develop tourism and other development projects, a very convenient tool for BOT projects and investments.

Yuhang's reputation as an investment paradise has reached far and wide. Policies adopted for investment are wise and local people are noted for their hard working tradition and honesty. In an active response to the call of the provincial government for building Zhejiang province into a cultural giant and for building Hangzhou into a cultural district and economic giant, the Yuhang Municipal Government gives first priority to tourism development, regarding the tourism industry as the new growth point and as the leading industry for local service sector.

On the principle of wise policies, opening up to the outside for further growth, Yuhang government has released a series of very preferential policies for investment, encouraging and attracting investors. Over 1 billion yuan has been invested into upgrading the local infrastructure for tourism. Yuhang has been authorized by the provincial government to manage its local economy. The government has adopted one-stop service for official examination and approval of tourism projects at one office within one week.

The efficiency in governmental services and excellent software buildup for investment have been the secret of Yuhang's success in local economic takeoff. For this achievement, Yuhang government was chosen by the provincial government to give a talk at a provincial conference for foreign investment management. The tourism development office under Yuhang government has prepared a list of over 20 projects for tourism development for investors.

Our tenet for incoming investment is that investors should get their return first. Investors both from home provinces and foreign countries are welcome to visit, conduct field studies, and invest in Yuhang.