The Origin and History of Wuzhen

The origin and history of Wuzhen are as follows:

According to the inquiry of Wuzhen tourism in official website and the textual research of Tanjiawan ancient cultural site in the suburb of Wuzhen, the ancestors of Wuzhen flourished in this area about 7,000 years ago. At that time, it belonged to Majiabang culture in Neolithic Age. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuzhen was the border of wuyue, where the State of Wu stationed troops to guard against the state of Yue, known as Wude in history.

During the Qin Dynasty, Wuzhen belonged to Huiji County, bounded by Chexi (now Shihe River), Wu Dun in the west, Wucheng County in the east and Qingdun in the east, and was divided and ruled by the county and Wuzhen. Later, Wuzhen was under the jurisdiction of Huzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang, or Suzhou in Jiangsu.