Hangzhou

Timeline

1. 1001–1003Lin'an Prefectural City · ZhejiangHangzhou was the residence of the Liangzhe Circuit's Transport Commission and Pacification Commission, overseeing tax, grain transport, and military affairs of the prefectures of eastern and western Zhejiang, and was one of the most important administrative and economic hub cities of the southeast in Emperor Zhenzong's reign.
2. 1004–1007Hangzhou Port · ZhejiangHangzhou Port, alongside Mingzhou and Quanzhou, ranked as one of the Northern Song's important foreign trade ports; the Maritime Trade Office collected tariffs and managed foreign merchants, shipping silk, porcelain, tea, and other goods by sea to Goryeo, Japan, and the countries of Southeast Asia.
3. 1008–1010West Lake · ZhejiangThe West Lake water system irrigated farmland around the city and secured supplies of silk and hemp raw materials; Hangzhou's brocade industry was renowned throughout the realm, with official and private workshops coexisting, its products sold to the Central Plains and overseas via canal and sea routes, and the city's craft output ranked first in the Liangzhe Circuit.