Preface Chapter One The Dawn of Civilization ��.Kuahugiao Culture: An 8000-year-old Civilization ��.Liangzhu Culture: A City Built Chapter Two The Beginning of Qiantang ��.Fragments of Treasure in Pre-Qin ��.A Minor County during the Qin, Han and Six Dynasties ��.Hangzhou Emerged in the Sui Dynasty ��. Famous Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty Chapter Three A Kingdom's Capital ��.Qian Liu as the Founder of a Kingdom ��.Protecting the Land and Safeguarding the People ��. Building a Capital ��. Managing Water Conservancy V. Buddhist Kingdom in Southeast China Chapter Four Capital of Wu Region ��.First Prefecture in Southeast ��.Governor Once in a Thousand Years ��. The Meeting Place for Skillful Craftsmen Chapter Five The Capital during the Southern Song ��.Political Vicissitude ��.Front Palace and Rear Palace ��. Boundless Goods and Wealthy People ��. Mountains beyond Mountains V. Integration of the South with the North Chapter Six Magnificent Heavenly City ��.Development as a Provincial Capital ��.A Cosmopolitan City ��. Prosperity Coming Again ��. Convergence of Eastern and Western Cultures Chapter Seven Literary World in Wenlange Imperial Library ��.Si Ku Quan Shu Stored in Wenlange Imperial Library ��.Hangzhou as Headquarters of Zhe School Humanities ��. Testimonies of Elegant Buildings Chapter Eight Splendid Achieements ��.New Government ��.Social Development ��. Reform and Opening-up ��. Construction of a World Famous International City Chronicle of Events in Hangzhou Postscript