Dajing Mountain Ecological Park. [Photo/yuhang.gov.cn]

Yuhang district serves as a gateway connecting Hangzhou with Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui. It covers an area of 1,228 square kilometers, administers 14 sub-districts and six towns, and has a registered household population of 1.16 million by 2020.

Yuhang is the birthplace of Liangzhu Culture, which has a history of over 5,300 years. The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu city are also located in the district, along with a museum built to preserve the district's culture.

In 2020, Yuhang had a regional GDP of 305.16 billion yuan ($46.90 billion), a year-on-year increase of 5.3 percent.