On paper the Grand Canal runs 1,100 miles, between Beijing and the southern metropolis of Hangzhou ... as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang ...

Known for its ancient streets and tree-lined canals, on the first day of China’s recent national “golden week” holiday in October Hangzhou welcomed more than 1.8 million visitors ...

The natural charms of Hangzhou in China were immortalised more than 1,000 years ago in the poems of Bai Juyi and Lin Bu, and it remains a draw to this day even as the city has grown into a hub for ...