Jiangnan First Ancient Town: Wuzhen

Wuzhen is located at the northern end of Tongxiang City, Zhejiang Province, West of Huzhou City, and Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province in the North. It is the junction of two provinces and three cities. Wuzhen was originally bounded by the city river and was divided into Wuqing two towns, and Hexi was Wuzhen, belonging to Wucheng County of Huzhou Prefecture; Hedong is Qingzhen and belongs to Tongxiang County, Jiaxing Prefecture. After the liberation, Wuzhen, West of the city river, was placed under Tongxiang County and was collectively referred to as Wuzhen. The town administers 13 community neighborhood committees and 18 administrative villages.
Wuzhen was once known as Wudun and Qingdun and has a long history of more than 6,000 years. It is one of the 20 gold week forecast attractions in the country and one of the six ancient towns in Jiangnan. Wuzhen is a typical ancient town of the Han nationality in the Jiangnan region. It is known as the "Hometown of Fish and Rice, and the House of Silk". In 1991, it was rated as a famous historical and cultural city in Zhejiang Province. In 1999, the ancient town protection and tourism development project began.
On November 19, 2014, Wuzhen became the permanent site of the World Internet Conference.