Hangzhou in the Yuan dynasty

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1. 1276–1280Lin'an Prefecture city · Lin'anIn 1276 Yuan forces occupied the Southern Song capital Lin'an; the city layout largely preserved the Southern Song imperial city and imperial street system, and population and handicraft foundations were not destructively damaged, providing the material basis for Hangzhou's continued prosperity in the Yuan.
2. c. 1291–1300Hangzhou Circuit · Hangzhou CircuitHangzhou Circuit in the Yuan was the core city of Jiangzhe Province, linked by the Grand Canal and sea transport; although the maritime trade office was moved elsewhere, Jiangnan goods were still distributed through here. West Lake excursions, wine shops and tea houses, and silk weaving were renowned, attracting Chinese and foreign merchants.
3. c. 1350–1368Hangzhou · HangzhouIn the late Yuan, the Red Turban armies and forces like Fang Guozhen contended in Jiangzhe; Hangzhou repeatedly saw warfare and sieges, with population flight and heavier taxes and corvée. After the Ming dynasty was founded in 1368, Hangzhou Circuit was renamed Hangzhou Prefecture, entering a new administrative cycle.