Hangchow

Proper noun

Hangzhou

1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China; a former imperial capital.
   • In the Province of Chekiang, near the chief City of Hangcheu, runs a River, which in regard of its courſe, is called ſometimes Che, at other times Cientang, and in ſome places Cingan.[1669, John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, →OCLC, page 238

   Synonyms:

   Lin'an, Qiantang, Wulin, Quinsay

2. The adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo.