Hangzhou is the capital city of East China's Zhejiang Province. The city is only 180 kilometres from Shanghai and famous for its natural beauty, historical and cultural heritage.Hangzhou is the southern terminus of the famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and one of the seven famous ancient capitals in Chinese history. In the 13th century, Marco Polo praised it as the most beautiful heavenly city in the world.The West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou and ranks as one of the ten most famous scenic places in China. Surrounded on three sides by hills and one side facing the city the West Lake Scenic area includes the well known Longjing Dragon Well tea plantation.Holiday Inn is located at the cross-junction of Fengqi and North Jianguo Road, slated as Hangzhou's business centre, just 25km from Xiaoshan International Airport and 3km from Hangzhou Train Station, a five minutes taxi ride takes you to West Lake.