杭州的物产丰富，物流业发达，农产品、工艺品、轻工业品丰富，名、特、优、新产品众多。传统的、著名的丝绸、王星记扇子、张小泉剪刀、龙井茶等继续保持昔日的风采；杭州名菜--西湖醋鱼、龙井虾仁深受游人喜爱；新崛起女装之都独领风骚；现代化的购物商场--元华商城、银泰百货等一批大型商厦林立。近来，又有德国的麦德龙、荷兰的百安居、法国的欧尚等世界500强的零售航母登陆杭城。杭州已成为购物天堂。
Products are abundant and the logistics industry is prosperous in
Hangzhou. There are a lot of famous, unique, excellent and new agricultural
produce, handicrafts and light industry products. Traditional ones
like silk, Wang's fans, Zhang's scissors and Dragon Well Tea keep
their good reputation; Hangzhou cuisines like West Lake Sour and Sweet
Fish, Shrimp and Tea Stew are tourists' favorites; fashion for women
is rising in Hangzhou; modern malls and shopping centers like Yuanhua
and Intime are also very competitive; what's more, World Top 500 retailers
like German Metro, French Auchan and B&Q from the Netherlands
have recently landed in Hangzhou. Hangzhou has become a paradise for
shopping.
