The Laohe Hill or Laoheshan (Chinese: 老和山) is a hill located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.

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It is on the northwest corner of West Lake and on the Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University. It has an altitude of 156 meters and is covered by forests.[citation needed]

In 1936, at the foot of the hill, a very large neolithic site was discovered (mainly Liangzhu culture), so it's a very famous historic site of Hangzhou.[1]

Laohe Hill is a literature topic often appearing in essays or poems by people who have visited Hangzhou and climbed on it.[2]

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