In Hangzhou, declaring a historic house requires consulting the urban planning administration bureau, and the real estate administration bureau.
As of 31 June 2011, there are 287 declared historic buildings in Hangzhou, proclaimed as 5 batches.
[17] In the near future, it is going to issue the sixth batch which includes 51 historic houses.
52 buildings were declared to be the fourths batch of historic houses in Hangzhou, in August 2008.
The following information is provided by Real Estate Admiustration Bureau & Research Institute for Historic buildings in Hangzhou.