Zhijiang Campus, Zhejiang University

Zhijiang Campus

Zhijiang Campus (Traditional Chinese: 之江校區, Simplified Chinese: 之江校区), is a campus of Zhejiang University, which is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.[1]

Introduction

The campus is very famous for its natural beauty. It's located on riverside of the Qiantang River, and close to the Liuhe Pagoda. Previously it was the campus of the Hangchow University, currently it also holds the famous Hangchow University Historic Site, which is a Major Site Protected at the National Level of China.

The campus was first constructed in 1897. Now it has a total area of 650 mu, and a total building area of 70,000 m2. The remainder of campus is covered with beautiful forests and hills. Currently it also holds the Guanghua Law School, and the James D. Watson Institute of Genome Sciences (WIGS).

References

  1. ↑ 之江校区 Archived February 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
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