In year of 2016, the 11th G20 summit was held in Hangzhou from Sept. 4 to 5. Built 5000 years ago, Hangzhou is a historical city with more than 8000 years of civilizations. In the past, it once was applauded as “the most splendid and luxurious city in the world” by Marco Polo, the Italian traveler in the 13th century. At present, it is renowned as the “Oriental Capital of Leisure, City of Quality Life” with its unique leisure atmosphere and culture. It was also awarded as the “Oriental Capital of Leisure” by the World Leisure Organization in 2006, and one of the “Top Ten Global Leisure Model Cities” by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2011.
As a City of Water and Hills with world’s beautiful scenery located in the southeast coast of China, Hangzhou is bestowed with beautiful sceneries, and becoming one of the Best Tourism Cities in China. Its charm is best shown in various water landscapes with rivers, lakes, creeks and oceans, which display almost all kinds of beautiful water sceneries in the world. For example, the Qiantang River, Fuchun River, and Xin’an River enjoy marvelous scenery along their banks; the Beijing and Hangzhou Grand Canal, running through the north and south China, sees Chinese long history; the West lake which has been listed as the World Heritage, together with the Xianghu Lake and Thousand-Isle Lake are just like pearls scattering in different parts of the city with their unique beauty; the Xixi Wetland Park, as a rare wetland located in a city, is the first national wetland park in China; the Spectacular Qiantang River Tidal Bore is known for the world’s largest tidal bore.
Ten Scenes in West Lake, Hangzhou
Su Causeway in Spring Dawn
Lotus Flowers in the Breezing Winding Courtyard
Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake
Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge
Orioles Singing in the Willows
Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor
Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow
Twin Peaks Piercing the Cloud
Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill
Three Pools Mirroring the Moon
The Xixi Wetland Park
About Hangzhou Normal University
As a City of Water and Hills with world’s beautiful scenery located in the southeast coast of China, Hangzhou is bestowed with beautiful sceneries, and becoming one of the Best Tourism Cities in China. Its charm is best shown in various water landscapes with rivers, lakes, creeks and oceans, which display almost all kinds of beautiful water sceneries in the world. For example, the Qiantang River, Fuchun River, and Xin’an River enjoy marvelous scenery along their banks; the Beijing and Hangzhou Grand Canal, running through the north and south China, sees Chinese long history; the West lake which has been listed as the World Heritage, together with the Xianghu Lake and Thousand-Isle Lake are just like pearls scattering in different parts of the city with their unique beauty; the Xixi Wetland Park, as a rare wetland located in a city, is the first national wetland park in China; the Spectacular Qiantang River Tidal Bore is known for the world’s largest tidal bore.
While maintaining its honored tradition of excellence in education, the University has been attaching equal importance to research, with a faculty capable of undertaking research projects in different areas, both basic and applied, to address pressing issues and challenges in economic development and social progress of today and in the future for the region, the nation and the world.
Thanks to the exceptionally strong support from governments at different levels in China, Hangzhou Normal University has in the past few years been making remarkable advancement towards its goal of developing into an institution on a par with the 1st-rate ones in the nation whose education, research and service are of reputable excellence and high distinction not only locally but also globally. To achieve such an ambitious goal, the University has been making painstaking efforts in globalization, by forming partnerships with universities, research institutions, governmental organizations and industries from different parts of the world, by engaging and retaining outstanding scholars with international fame to offer courses to its students here, by encouraging its students to study abroad and at the same time welcoming students from abroad to its campuses here, by supporting its faculty members to collaborate with international counterparts in various academic projects.
About Alibaba Business College
Alibaba Business College is built by Hangzhou Normal University and the Alibaba Group based on a concept of university-enterprise cooperation. The college has advanced education concept, unique institutional mechanisms and innovative teaching mode. The college implements the responsibility system under the leadership of the president of the Alibaba Group, the chairman of the board–Mr. Ma Yun. The college invites the leaders of the educational and business fields to serve as senior consultants.