Referenced In

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

"Kanp’u (Ganpu), old Port of Hang-chau, ii. 198n, 199n"

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

"Kinsay (formerly Lin-ngan now Hang-chau fu), 11, ii. 146, 149n, 193n; extensive description of the capital"

The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan

"When the train pulled out of Hangzhou the next day, the Hsus found themselves depleted of some nine thousand dollars’ worth of goodwill."

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

"LXXVI. —Description of the Great City of Kinsay, which is the Capital of the whole Country of Manzi 185 Notes.—1. King-szé now Hang-chau. 2. The circuit ascribed to the City; the Bridges. 3. Hereditary Trades. 4. The Si-hu or Western Lake. 5. Dressiness of the People. 6. Charitable Establishments. 7. Paved roads. 8. Hot and Cold Baths. 9. Kanp’u, and the Hang-chau Estuary. 10. The Nine Provinces of Manzi. 11. The Kaan’s Garrisons in Manzi. 12. Mourning costume. 13. 14. Tickets recording inmates of houses."

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

"One of the Hien, forming the special districts of Hang-Chau itself, now called Tsien-tang, was formerly called Tang-wei-tang."