“This city here is becoming an international metropolis facing the world, but what remain are the beautiful sceneries like sweet-scentedosmanthus in the autumn and the lotus of ten miles.” This is the presentation speech ofHangzhouatChina's Best International Image Cities 2010 Award Ceremony

On October 21st,the firstChina’s Best International Image Cities Award Ceremony was held inNanjing, andHangzhoustood out from numerous cities to be selected as one of the Top 10 of China’s Best International Image Cities.

This selection was organized together by the "Oriental Outlook Weekly" of Xinhua News Agency, "China Urban Development Report" Working Committee of China Association of Mayors, International Public Relations Research Center of Fudan University and the Travel Channel.