Hangzhou. From Song Dynasty Capital to the challenge of Cultural Capital in contemporary China

Download or read book Hangzhou. From Song Dynasty Capital to the challenge of Cultural Capital in contemporary China written by Xiaoling Dai and published by Edizioni Nuova Cultura. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hangzhou is a very special city for Italian architects who want to learn about historical and contemporary architecture and about the urban challenges in contemporary China. There are further issues that we would like to investigate about Hangzhou in the future and in order to do that, it would be interesting to involve further experts such as archaeologists and hydrologists given the special presence of historical relics, water and several issues which still deserve a better enhancement.