also: くいしゅう
noun
Hangzhou (China)
Proper noun referring to the capital city of Zhejiang province in China.
杭州は中国の浙江省の省都です。
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang province in China.
杭州の西湖は世界遺産に登録されています
West Lake in Hangzhou is registered as a World Heritage site.
From Chinese 杭州 (Hángzhōu). The reading こうしゅう reflects the Japanese on'yomi of the characters, while くいしゅう is based on an older Chinese pronunciation.