Referenced In

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"Description of the Great City of Kinsay, which is the Capital of the whole Country of Manzi; Kinsay is now known as Hang-chau."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"…and 40 miles south of the Kiang, in the plain between this river and Hang-chau Bay."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"Note 2.—The tides in the Hang-chau estuary are now so furious, entering in the form of a bore, and running sometimes, by Admiral Collinson’s measurement, 11½ knots, that it has been necessary to close by weirs the communication which formerly existed between the River Tsien-tang on the one side and the Lake Si-hu and internal waters of the district on the other."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"Map of Hang-chau fu and its Lake, from Chinese Sources."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"The traveller’s route proceeds from Kinsay or Hang-chau southward to the mountains of Fo-kien, ascending the valley of the Ts’ien T’ang."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"Farther on, the ports of Hang-chou and Fu-chou are also mentioned in connection with foreign trade."