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Wuzhen Ancient Town
eographic location:North end of Tongxiang
City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province
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2. Level:AAAAA
Famous scenery:Xizha, Dongzha, Former Residence of
Mao Dun, Wuzhen Ancient Stage
Suitable for the play season:annual
Wuzhen Ancient Town is a national 5A level scenic spot, with 20
national golden week forecast spots and one of the six ancient towns
in Jiangnan. It is located in the north end of Tongxiang City (county-
level city) in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, west of Nanxun District
of Huzhou City, north of Wujiang District of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province,
and the three cities of Zhejiang Province (Zhejiang, Jiangsu) (Jiaxing,
Huzhou, Suzhou). ) The junction. Once known as Wudun and
Qingdun, it has a long history of more than 6,000 years. Wuzhen is a
typical ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. It is known as
the “land of fish and rice, the house of silk”. It has the beauty of
Suzhou gardens and the wonders of the rabbit ear ridge meadow. In
1991, it was named as a famous historical and cultural city in
Zhejiang Province. In 1999, it began the ancient town protection and
tourism development project. Although the scenic spot Wuzhen has
experienced vicissitudes of more than 2,000 years, it still preserves
the original style and pattern of the ancient towns in the water
towns. The wood carvings and stone carvings on the beams, columns,
doors and windows are exquisite.
Historical evolution
About 7000 years ago, the ancestors of Wuzhen lived in this area. At
that time, it belonged to the Majiatun culture of the Neolithic Age.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuzhen was the border of Wuyue.
Wu Guo was stationed here to guard against the country, and the
history was called “Wuhan.”
In Qinshi, Wuzhen belonged to Huiji County, with Chexi (now Jinhe
River) as the boundary, Wudun in the west, Wucheng County in the

3. west and Qingdun in the east. It was ruled by Boxing County and
Wuzhen. Later, Wuzhen was under the jurisdiction of Huzhou and
Jiaxing in Zhejiang, or was governed by Suzhou in Jiangsu.
In the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhen was subordinated to Suzhou. The back
beam, belonging to the same, is the land of Wu Yue. After the Jintian
Fu five years (940), set Xiuzhou, Qingdun is a suburb of Jiaxing
County.
Song Yuhua three years (992), Wuzhen is Wucheng Lihu. Xi Ning ten
years (1077), analysis of five townships such as Wutong, Yongxin and
Qingfeng in the west of Jiaxing County belonged to Chongde County,
and Qingzhen Township was in Qingfeng Township. In the early years
of Yuanfeng, there were records of Wudun Town and Qingdun Town,
and later it was renamed Wuzhen and Qingzhen. During the Jiading
period, Jiaxing was the army, and Qingzhen was the Chongde
Lijiaxing Army. In the second year of Baoqing (1226), Huzhou was
changed to Anji, and Wuzhen was the Wucheng County of Anji. In the
Song Dynasty, the town was set up to supervise the town officials, to
control the fire ban and the liquor tax, and to recruit military martial
arts to defend the bandits.
In the 14th year of Yuanzhiyuan (1277), Wuzhen was the Wucheng
County of Huzhou Road, and Qingzhen was the Chongde County of
Jiaxing Road. The town has a patrol inspection.
Ming Xuande five years (1430), analysis of Chongde County’s
fundraising, Qianjin, Baoning, Qingfeng, Yongxing and Wutong six
townships in Tongxiang County, Qingzhen, Zhijiaxing House; Wuzhen
is still Wucheng Lihu Prefecture. This affiliation has not changed.
Since Wuzhen is the junction of two provinces, three provinces and
seven counties, the public security environment is very complicated.
Therefore, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Zhejiang Provincial
Branch and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Branch were set up in Wuzhen, and
the function equivalent to the residence was exercised in a small
town.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the two towns of Wu
and Qing were still divided. In May 1950, the two towns of Wu and
Qing finally merged, called Wuzhen, which belonged to Tongxiang
County and was subordinate to Jiaxing.
In 1991, Wuzhen Ancient Town was named as a provincial historical
and cultural city.

4. In March 1999, Tongxiang Municipal People’s Government issued
Tong Zhengfa 1999 (26) document and established Wuzhen Ancient
Town Protection and Tourism Development Management Committee.
In 2001, Wuzhen Ancient Town was listed as a preparation list for the
United Nations World Cultural Heritage.
In 2002, Wuzhen Ancient Town passed the ISO9001 and ISO14001
international quality environmental management system
certification, and was assessed as a national AAAA level scenic spot.
On April 9, 2010, Wuzhen Scenic Area was officially awarded the
honor of China AAAAA level scenic spot.
In 2014, Wuzhen was designated as the permanent meeting place of
the World Internet Conference.
Geographical environment
Location horizon
Wuzhen is located at the northern end of Tongxiang City, west of
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, west of Huzhou City, and Wujiang
County of Jiangsu Province in the north. It is the junction of two
provinces and three cities. On the land transportation, the county-
level highway Yao Zhen line runs through the township. The Yaozhen

5. Highway can be connected with the provincial highway Yanhu
Highway, National Highway 320, 318 Highway, Shanghai-Hangzhou
Expressway, Shenjiahu Expressway and Yujiasu Expressway. Wuzhen
is 13 kilometers away from Tongxiang City, and is 27 kilometers, 45
kilometers and 60 kilometers away from Jiaxing, Huzhou and
Wujiang. It is 80 kilometers away from Hangzhou and Suzhou and
140 kilometers away from Shanghai. The town area is 71.19 square
kilometers and the urban area is 2.5 square kilometers.
Climate
Wuzhen is located on the southeast coast and is a typical subtropical
monsoon climate. It is warm and humid, with abundant rain and
abundant sunshine. It has the characteristics of short spring and
autumn, cold winter and hot summer, warm spring and cool autumn,
and distinct four seasons. The annual average temperature is 16.1 °C.
The coldest in January, the monthly average temperature is 3.6 °C;
the hottest in July, the monthly average temperature is 28.1 °C; the
annual average precipitation is 1233.9 mm, there are 3 obvious
precipitation periods throughout the year, namely April-May (Spring
Rain), June-July (Mei Yu), August-September (autumn rain), it will
snow in winter. Wuzhen has an average annual sunshine of 1842.3
hours. In the spring of the year, it is 78 days in spring, 90 days in
summer, 64 days in autumn, and 133 days in winter.

6. Famous scenery
Wuzhen Dongzha
Wuzhen Zhongshi and Dongzha tourist scenic spots run for 2
kilometers, consisting of Dongzha Old Street, Guanqian Street,
Riverside Water Court and Gallery, from east to west to east, followed
by traditional workshops and traditional residential areas.
Traditional dining area, traditional retail area and water town style
area.
Traditional cultural districts, the main attractions are Mao Dun’s
former residence, Linjiapuzi, Lizhi Academy, Wenchang Pavilion,
Xiuzhenguan, Shadow Theater, Stage, Hanlindi, Bamboo Carving Craft
Hall, Jiangnan 100 Bed Hall, Yuliangliang Coin Hall, Huiyuan Pawn.

7. Former residence of Mao Dun
The former residence of Mao Dun is the only national key cultural
relics protection unit in Jiaxing City. It is located at No. 17 Guanqian
Street on the east side of Wuzhen City. There are two wooden
structures in the four open rooms, facing south and facing a total area
of 450 square meters.
Xia Tongshan’s old homestead
In the hall of Xia Tongshan’s old homestead, there is a portrait of an
official, who is dressed in the Qing Dynasty official uniform and has a
flower bed. His house is the grandfather’s family of Xia Tongshan,
and there is also a story related to Yang Naiwu and Xiaocai.

8. Comprehension ancient stage
The stage is an auxiliary building of the Taoist temple. It was built in
the 14th year of the Qing Emperor Qianlong (1749) and was
repeatedly damaged as the statue of the truth. However, after the
repair in 1919, it has been maintained until today. The stage covers an
area of 204 square meters. The north side of Guanqian Street is
opposite to the statue of Xiuzhen. It faces the Dongshi River in the
south and Xinghua Bridge in the east. The stage is a mountain-style
roof with a flying horn. The platform is two-storey, and the ground
floor is surrounded by masonry. There are side doors and front doors.
The side gates pass through the river, and there is a small ladder to
the back of the ground floor. It can also be lowered from the river to
the ship through the flap door. The front and rear sections are divided
into two parts, the back part is a dressing room, the carved short
window is spacious and bright; the front is the stage, facing the
square.
Huiyuan pawn shop
Between Yingjiaqiao and Nanhua Bridge, the facade of the five-open
room, upstairs and downstairs, 1.8 meters high counter. According to
the records of Wuqing Township, there are 13 Buddhist monks in

9. Dazhen and 7 in Taiping Heaven. In 1931, only Huiyuan was
supported by one, and before the invasion of the Japanese invaders,
the house was only allowed to go out, and soon it was closed. Since
Huiyuan was closed down, the history of Wuzhen pawnshop has come
to an end.
Jiangnan 100 Beds
It is the first museum in China that specializes in collecting and
displaying ancient beds in Jiangnan. The locals also call Zhaojia Hall,
covering an area of more than 1,200 square meters. It has received
dozens of Ming, Qing and modern Jiangnan ancient beds. From the
wealthy business to the very ordinary civilian people, all kinds of
wooden beds are available, from one bed to one bed (with a dressing
room, bathroom, servant room, etc.). There are both the luxury of the
nobles and the simplicity of ordinary people.

10. Hongyuan Taiyifang
China’s blue prints are world famous, and Wuzhen is one of the
origins of blue prints. Hongyuan Taiyinfang was founded in the Song
and Yuan Dynasties. The original site was in Nanzha. Qingguangxu
moved here. It is a blue printing cloth production base and a
distribution center for blue printed fabrics.
Old street
The number and scale of Wuzhen Street, Fang, and Lane are very
small, commonly known as the four doors and eight squares and
dozens of lanes. Eight Streets are Changchunli Street, Chengjiangli
Street, Tongli Street, South Street, Zhongda Street, North Street,
Guanqian Street and East Street.

11. Fengyuan Shuangqiao
The Fengyuan Double Bridge is also known as the Covered Bridge
because it has a gallery. There is a water fence under the bridge,
which is the entry point of the ancient waterway. Legend has it that
the two bridges have the custom of male left and right women. When
you walk through the bridge, you have to take the left and right
halves, so you can walk around the bridge and you can talk about it.
Wuzhen Xizha
Xizha consists of 12 small islands. More than 60 small bridges connect
these small islands together. The density of rivers and the number of
stone bridges are the highest in the country.

12. There are many “old foundations” in Xizha – the old streets are
several kilometers long, the bluestone roads, and half of the houses
are on the water. There are a few hand-made things to look at: First,
the hand-made sauce workshop, the town’s braised cuisine tastes
good, a large part is due to the self-produced soy sauce. The second is
a cast iron pot, which is hand-cast. The third is silk, and the Yida Silk
was founded in the early years of Guangxu. Visitors can personally
operate on the old silk machine.
There are still some folk activities here. After the women’s dressing,
they each took a pot of decocted medicinal herbs. When they crossed
the bridge, they dropped the jars into the river. They thought that this
would save the disease in the new year. In the modern era, the move
of the drug cans disappeared, and the lantern walks into a festive
amusement and blessing activity.
Yichang Metallurgy
Located on the south bank of Xizha, Wuzhen, during the Jiajing period
of the Ming Dynasty, a blacksmith from Huzhou came to Wuzhen
Kaifang to operate.
The entrance is a four-sided corridor. The courtyard is in the middle
of a huge “first pot in the world”. The diameter of the pot is about 5
meters. The mark on the bottom of the pot is “the first pot in the

13. world, made in the same year.” It has already been closed for a long
time, and it is only used by everyone to take pictures.
Zhaoming College
Into the gate of the college, there is a lot of empty inside, there is a
stone archway under the shadow of the lamp, a stone on the top of
the book has four big characters: “the six dynasties to win”, a stone
plate on the lower side of the book a line: “Liang Zhaoming Prince
and Shen Shangshu reading office.” Built in the Wanli Period of the
Ming Dynasty, this stone archway was 3.75 meters high and 3.8
meters wide. The words “Liang Zhaoming and the Prince of
Shenshangshu Reading Office” on the dragon and phoenix board were
written by the criminals. The title, “Cultural Revolution” was
overwhelmed by the people who were coated with lime. Behind the
Shipai Building is an open garden. There are four eye pools in front of
the park, surrounded by ancient trees.

14. Wang Huiwu Memorial Hall
The Wang Huiwu Memorial Hall displays many historical materials of
Wang Huiwu. Only one statue of Wang Huiwu’s young women and a
“one commemorative ship of the Chinese Communist Party” attracted
the attention of tourists and the audience, and also wrote Wang
Huiwu as “a big CCP.” “Successfully held the outstanding merits of
escort.
Wang Huiwu was called the “Red Watchman”, “One David” and “A
Behind the Scenes” immortal life.
Mao Dun Memorial Hall
The construction area of Maodun Memorial Hall is about 1000 square
meters. It is divided into upper and lower floors. There are 59 pieces
of Mao Dun relics, nearly 1,000 books and more than 90 pictures.
Many of the materials are presented to the world for the first time.
The whole exhibition hall is life. The road of the road and the road of
literature are the main lines, showing the life of Mr. Mao Dun.

15. Mao Dun Cemetery
Mao Dun Cemetery covers an area of 2,150 square meters, which is
the famous “Midnight” from Mao Dun. Not only the ashes of Mao Dun
and his wife Kong Dejun were placed inside, but also the tomb of
Chen Aizhu, the mother of Mao Dun.
In front of Mr. Mao Dun’s mausoleum, the first thing we saw was the
bronze statue of Mr. Mao Dun, which was taken from Mao Dun as the
image of the Minister of Culture. In front of the bronze statue is a
tombstone carved with black granite. It is like an open book. The
manuscript of the first chapter of “The Night”, “The Sunset”, is
engraved on the page of the book. The tomb behind the bronze statue
is placed in the grave. The ashes of Mao Dun and Mrs. Conde.
The entire mausoleum is a regular elliptical shape.

16. Herbal dyeing workshop
Hand-painted environmentally-friendly printing and dyeing drying
large workshops. The drying site is paved with blue bricks, and the
dense poles and stepped cloth racks are erected. In addition to the
blue print fabric dyed by bluegrass as a raw material, the grass-
colored color dyeing workshop also has a unique color baking
process. Color roasting is rich in color, which is extracted from local
grass materials. Tea leaves, mulberry bark and black eucalyptus
leaves are the raw materials for extracting color. Therefore, this
dyeing house is called the grass wood color dyeing workshop.
Hall hall
The Zhujia Hall is a house of a large family of Zhu in Wuzhen. People
in Wuzhen like to call it the “hall hall”. In Wuzhen, there are many
halls and houses of large families, such as the Xujia Hall and the
Zhaojia Hall on the East Street. These houses have a unique
architectural style and the halls are beautifully carved. Zhujia Hall
not only brings together the characteristics of these large houses, but
also is a unique hall in Wuzhen. It is characterized by “there are halls
in the hall”.

17. Bailianta Temple
Wuzhen is known as the “one view of the two towers and nine
temples”. One view refers to the concept of comprehension of
Dongzha. One of the two towers is the Bailianta Temple. Originally
located in the north of Wujingtang in Wuzhen and west of Patio Lane,
the local people like to call it the Xibao Tower. This is because it
echoes the Shousheng Tower of Dongzha, so there is a saying of the
East and West Pagoda in Wuzhen.

18. Floating market
The water market in Xizha is called “Water Market”. In the morning,
the morning fog has not yet dispersed, and the water city mouth is
bustling and bustling. The eight ships have been filled with rivers. On
both sides of the water pavilion, the teahouse, the butcher shop, the
snack bar and the tofu booth have also unloaded the door panels
early. The day of the water town opened the curtain. In the evening,
the twilight enveloped the town, and there was a little light in the
window between the water and the window. The teahouses,
nightingales and barbecue shops on both sides of the water city
mouth were full of fun.
Honors
In 2003, Wuzhen was included in the first batch of ten “Chinese
historical and cultural towns” announced by the Ministry of
Construction and Cultural Relics.
In the same year, Wuzhen was awarded the “Outstanding
Achievement Award for Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific
Region” by the United Nations.
In 2005, Wuzhen won the title of “The Favorite Tourist Attractions of
European Tourists”.
In 2006, Wuzhen was listed in the “Preparation List of World Cultural
Heritage in China” in 2001 and was included in the “China World

19. Cultural Heritage Reserve List”.
In 2007, Wuzhen was awarded the title of “China’s Top Ten Ancient
Towns” by the first China Tourism Forum.
In 2008, Wuzhen was rated as a strong tourist town in Zhejiang
Province.
In 2009, Wuzhen won the “Eco-tourism Gold Award” from the Asia-
Pacific Tourism Association and became the only scenic spot in
mainland China to receive this honor.
In 2010, Wuzhen Scenic Area was awarded the title of “National 5A
Level Scenic Spot” by the National Tourism Administration, becoming
the fourth 5A level scenic spot in Zhejiang Province after West Lake,
Putuo and Yandang Mountain.
Safeguard
The municipal government established the “Wuzhen Ancient Town
Protection and Tourism Development Management Committee” to
undertake overall planning, guidance, coordination and management.
Under the management committee, Wuzhen Tourism Development
Co., Ltd. was established to specifically undertake the financing and
operation of funds, the implementation and control of protection and
development according to the market economy operation mode, and
the operation and management of the scenic spots after completion.
At the same time, the expert team of Tongji University also completed
the design of the Wuzhen ancient town building surveying and

20. mapping, the overall protection plan, the detailed rules of the
historical blocks, and the construction plan of the key ancient
buildings.
On September 19, 1999, the “Moving Town Mobilization and Tourism
Development Phase I Project Relocation and Mobilization Conference”
was held. On September 23, the Dongshi River began to seal the dam,
and the repairing and cleaning mud project was fully launched. On
October 14, the first pile of the Yingjiaqiao restoration project was
laid. On November 2nd, the image of the nearly 200-meter sample
section of the first phase of the project was presented, and the first
Chrysanthemum Festival of Tongxiang City was greeted.
On November 17, the second phase of the first phase of the project
was launched, including visits to Luge, the northern section of
Changfeng Street, the southern section of Changxin Street, the
western section of Guanqian Street, the repair of the Zhenzheng
Square and the restoration of the Hanlin House.
In accordance with the standards of “the most thorough protection,
the most complete function, the most beautiful environment, and the
most scientific management”, the second phase of protection and
development is implemented according to the characteristics and
functions and the misalignment of the first phase (Dongzha) scenic
spot.
Practices such as repairing old buildings, burying pipelines,
excavating local traditional culture, over-commercial control, and
selecting modes of management and operation are all examples of
pioneering or successful operation in the protection and development
of ancient towns in the country, and are praised by UNESCO experts.
Wuzhen mode.”

21. Travel practical information
Ticket
East shed 110 yuan / person
West shed 150 yuan / person
East-West Union ticket 190 yuan / person
Opening hours
Summer time (7:00-18:00)
Winter Order (7:00-17:30)
Route
Railway
There is no railway station in Wuzhen. You can take Tongxiang or
Jiaxing and transfer to Wuzhen.
Road passenger transport
Departing from Shanghai
There are fewer trains. Generally, you can take a bus at Shanghai
South Long-distance Bus Station. The departure time is 9:50 and
15:25 every day. The journey takes about 2 hours.
Departing from Hangzhou
Hangzhou East Bus Station has 14 flights to Wuzhen from 6:25 to
16:25 every day.

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