1. Qiantang
Qiantang County was established in the Qin Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Qiantang due to the taboo of avoiding the country. The name Qiantang County was retained until the early years of the Republic of China.
2. Wulin
The ancient nickname of Hangzhou was first recorded in the Han Dynasty and was named after Wulin Mountain. It is generally believed that Wulin Mountain at that time was the collective name for the mountains to the west of today's West Lake. . Song Zhoumi wrote "Old Wulin Stories".
3. Yuhang
Because when Hangzhou was established in 589 AD in the Sui Dynasty (Hangzhou was first established as a state, it had been a county before, and it was also the beginning of the name of Hangzhou), it was the earliest state ( The seat of the state government) was in Yuhang (today's Yuhang Town, Yuhang District). It was moved to Qiantang County in 590 AD, so Yuhang is also called Hangzhou. For example, Bai Juyi's "Records of Cold Spring Pavilion": "Yuhang County is the most beautiful in the southeastern landscape; in terms of county language, Lingyin Temple is especially famous; from the temple view, Cold Spring Pavilion is the first."
4. Lin'an
Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty fled to the south of the Yangtze River and promoted Hangzhou to Lin'an Prefecture, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is a relatively famous ancient name for Hangzhou. Please note that it is a different concept from Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province today. Lin'an Prefecture at that time was in today's Hangzhou City.
5. Qianjiang and Renhe
From the Sui Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, with the expansion of Hangzhou city, Qianjiang County was established. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Qianjiang County was changed to Renhe County, which was the same as Qiantang County. Set up governance in the same city.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia Hangzhou