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Esports and breaking will make their Asian Games debuts at Hangzhou 2022.

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From 907, Hangzhou was the capital of Wuyue, a coastal Kingdom which lasted until 960.

A huge fire in 1237 destroyed nearly 30,000 buildings in Hangzhou.

Hangzhou was believed to be the largest city in the world by 1180.

Hangzhou was founded in the year 200 by the Qin Dynasty.

A city wall was first constructed in Hangzhou under the Sui Dynasty in 591.

Hangzhou is the southern endpoint of China's famous Grand Canal, a UNESCO Heritage Site.

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West Lake in Hangzhou is a UNESCO Heritage Site.

Marco Polo described Hangzhou as "beyond dispute the finest and the noblest city in the world".

Hangzhou has been a famous producer of silk for centuries.

Hangzhou is famous for Longjing tea, which is considered to be among the finest in China.

The people in Hangzhou speak with their own distinct dialect.

A popular dish in Hangzhou is Dongpo pork - belly pork served in a thick gravy.

The China Academy of Art was founded in Hangzhou in 1928.

Opera is popular in Hangzhou and is performed in many theatres in the city.

Quyuan Garden in Hangzhou features 200 different species of lotus flowers.

Zhejiang Library in Hangzhou houses a collection of nearly 80,000 books.

Hangzhou is considered a superb place to view China's revered plum blossom.

Hangzhou is home to the first public bicycle project in China.

Alibaba Group was founded in Hangzhou by Jack Ma.

Hangzhou has been described as a "cashless city" with the Alipay app widely used.

Hangzhou hosted the World Short Course Swimming Championships in 2018.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic badminton champion Chen Yufei is from Hangzhou.

Forbes has rated Hangzhou as the best commercial city in mainland China.

Hangzhou is considered as a major centre for scientific research.

Matches during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup were played in Hangzhou.

Three sporty robots, named Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, are the Hangzhou 2022 mascots.

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	China	201	111	71
	Japan	52	67	69
	Korea, Republic Of	42	59	89
	India	28	38	41

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Mixed doubles squash added to Hangzhou 2022 programme

By Dan Palmer
Wednesday, 7 April 2021

Mixed doubles squash has reportedly been added to the Hangzhou 2022 programme ©Getty Images

Mixed doubles squash will be contested at the Asian Games for the first time at Hangzhou 2022, it has been reported.

David Mui, the President of the Asian Squash Federation, has confirmed the news, according to India TV.

It would mean five medal events in squash being held at the Games in the Chinese city next year - men's and women's singles, men's and women's team and the mixed doubles.

"I am delighted to inform you that mixed doubles will be included as one of the competition events in squash in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China," Mui said in an email India TV has seen.

The official paid tribute to India's former World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran for mixed doubles' inclusion.

Mixed doubles squash is a part of the Commonwealth Games programme ©Getty Images

"Just as importantly, I would also like to give my sincere thanks to our patron Mr N. Ramachandran for his tremendous assistance and support to make this happen," he added.

Squash has appeared at every edition of the Asian Games since Bangkok 1998.

Malaysia has dominated the sport, winning 11 gold medals.

Five of these came courtesy of Nicol David in the women's singles.

Mixed doubles is currently contested at the Commonwealth Games.

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