Brocade is a kind of silk product with a raised pattern, gorgeous and resplendent. Du Jinsheng Silk Factory, established in 1922, is a well-known brocade producer in China. In 1926, its product, sick pictures of scenery, won a gold at a world fair in Philadelphia, USA. Today, it produce more than a thousand varieties of woven silk portraits, e.g. West Lake scenery, Guiling scenery, traditional Chinese paintings, rare birds and animals.

Started in November, 1987, Hangzhou Silk City is located by the beautiful West Lake, Hangzhou, which is a tourist city and has been long regarded as “home of silk”. Covering an area of 25,000 square meters, it is the only silk wholesale and retail market in China for more than 600 silk enterprises, dealing in a wide variety of pure silk fabric, silk garment, silk handicraft articles, scarves, ties and silk materials, which not only reach the markets all over the mainland in China but are exported to Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Qualified for its standard management, reliable quality and reasonable price, Hangzhou Silk City is awarded by the Domestic Trade Department of China the key wholesale market.

Hangzhou Silk City boasts the ancient buildings, strong cultural flavor, diverse silk products, and tries further to improve the products with high science and technology, thus keeping up with the times and implementing the long-term strategy of “fruitful business, distinguishing products, effective management, technological feature”.

After 14 years' hard working, Hangzhou Silk City now takes on a new look, integrating Chinese tradition with modernity, culture with economy. It is one of the attractive places in Hangzhou and becomes an important showcase to the outside world, welcoming warmly tourists home and abroad.

Address: No.253, Xinhua Road, Hangzhou City
Tel: 0571-5100192
Zip Code: 310003
Traffic: Buses 28, 11 are available

Qinghefang Road, reflecting the features of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), is one of the most famous historic roads in Hangzhou and the only well-preserved miniature of the long history of Hangzhou. Having chosen Hangzhou as the capital, Southern Song Dynasty set up continuous walls to protect the imperial palace and opened a long road outside the wall (Zhonghe Zhong Road), along both sides of which the imperial lineage and influential officials built their own palaces. The Jiandeshou Palace was located to the east of Zhonghe, Kaiyuan Palace on Shanghuaguang, the Palace of King Hui on Houshi Road, and Longxiang Palace on Huimin Road, while Qinghefang Road originated from the story about the official named Zhang Jun at that time. In the year of 1129, Zhangjun defeated soldiers from Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) and was made Governor of Qinghe Prefecture with considerable imperial favor, where he established his own palace. Qinghefang Road then was in deed booming with lots of shops, restaurants and entertainment centers, and the prosperity lasted through Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Republic of China (1912-1949), till the liberation of China.

Qinghefang Road was especially prosperous during Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, and most of the ancient buildings now on the road were set up at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty when most of the shops with the history of over 100 years were established, such as Hu Qing Yu Tang famous for traditional Chinese medicine, Wan Long for ham and the restaurant for lamb soup. These buildings and shops still remain culture-flavored after experiencing hundreds of years of vicissitudes of history. From April 8, 2000, the government of Shangcheng District of Hangzhou City launched a plan to develop new sites as well as restoring the existing ancient buildings strictly according to their original features. Now, with an area of 13.66 hectares, Qinghefang Road is dealing with antiques, calligraphy, paintings, souvenirs, articles of handicraft, and some special products in Hangzhou, in addition to the hundred-year-old shops. The historic and cultural atmosphere on the road will surely attract much business interest, thus promoting tourism, which undoubtedly contributes a lot to the overall development of Hangzhou City.

Longjin (Dragon Well) Green Tea is well-known for its four special features: green color, fragrant aroma, sweet taste, smooth and even appearance. It is one of the best green teas in China. Longing green tea falls into different grades and the best is the first pick of a year. Normal, the first picking is tea picked in the late March or early April. Green tea is very good for health.

Opened since October 1, 2002, Nanshan Road features its casual style with harmonious integration of natural sceneries, culture and business. The interaction between cafes, pubs, tea houses, art galleries, restaurants, and entertainment centers sets the stage for overall prosperity of the whole road.

Nanshan Road takes on a fashionable, exquisite and casual look in the evening lights especially with about 10 cafes, more than 10 pubs and 6 tea houses in European, primitive or modern styles, which are most eye-catching and most exciting places. Around 10 p.m., the road reaches its peak time. All the people here are intoxicated with the leisure, casual and light atmosphere.

Some restaurants with specialty or exotic flavor will be opened in the next construction plan. Besides, some projects are also taken into consideration which will stimulate more involvement of consumers such as a large-scale entertainment supermarket, a souvenir market in order to meet the needs of consumption. The six trades will be more tightly integrated and more attractive than before in the near future.