Top 50 Places to Go around the World in 2016

In January 2016, Hangzhou was selected by the New York Times as one of the “Top 50 Places to Go around the World in 2016”.

Most Appealing Chinese City in the eyes of foreigners

In April, 2016, Hangzhou was rated by the China Research Association for International Personnel Exchange and Development as the “Most Appealing Chinese City in the Eyes of Foreigners”. This was the first time Hangzhou had ranked among the top three on the list.

Global Top 100 International Conference Destination

In May, 2016, for the first time, Hangzhou was listed among the “Global Top 100 International Conference Destination Cities” by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). It was 3rd in China, 24th in Asia and 100th globally.

Among Chinese Mainland's Cities Most Suitable for Entrepreneurship

In July, 2016, Hangzhou was listed among “2016 Chinese Mainland's Cities Most Suitable for Entrepreneurship”. It came in 4th.

“October 1 Golden Week” Most Popular Destination in China

In October, 2016, Hangzhou was rated by the China Tourism Research Institute and Ctrip as “October 1 Golden Week’s Most Popular Destination in China”. It was number one in the whole country.

China’s Top Hundred E-commerce City

In November, 2016, Hangzhou was rated by Ali Research as first among “China’s Top Hundred E-commerce Cities”.

Happiest City in China

In December, 2016, Hangzhou received its 13th consecutive title as the “Happiest City in China”; it was also given the “Highest Honor Award”.

China’s New Smart City

In December, 2016, Hangzhou was placed at the top of the “2016 China’s New Smart City List” by the China Internet Association, Xinhua net and Ant Financial.