Copyrights of this video belong to the People's Republic of China, the province of Zhejiang, the municipality of Hangzhou, the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China, the Zhejiang Provincial Tourism Bureau and the Hangzhou Tourism Administration. Hangzhou (??) is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, and the capital of Zhejiang province. Located 180 kilometres (112 mi) southwest of Shanghai, as of 2004 the entire Hangzhou Region ("shì", ???) or Prefecture-level city had a registered population of 6.4 million people. The urban agglomeration of the Hangzhou metropolitan area (????) has a resident population of 3,931,900 as of 2003, of which 2,636,700 are permanent residents. There are 1,910,000 residents in the six urban core districts. As one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, Hangzhou is also well-known for its beautiful natural scenery, with the West Lake (X? Hú, ??) as the most well-known location. Hangzhou Region or prefecture-level city contains the Hangzhou metropolitan area (eight districts), 3 metropolitan counties, and 2 ordinary counties. The central six urban districts occupy 682 km² (263.4 mi²) and have 1,910,000 people. The two suburban districts occupy 2,642 km² (1020 mi²) and have 1,950,000 people. It has direct jurisdiction over 8 districts (? qu), 3 county-level cities (? shi) and 2 Counties (? xian): Hangzhou City Proper ? Gongshu-qu ??? ? Xiacheng-qu ??? ? Shangcheng-qu ??? ? Jianggan-qu ??? ? Xihu-qu ??? ? Binjiang-qu ??? Hangzhou Suburban and Rural ? Yuhang-qu ??? ? Xiaoshan-qu ??? ? Lin'an-shi ??? ? Fuyang-shi ??? ? Jiande-shi ??? ? Tonglu-xian ??? ? Chun'an-xian ???