Wuzhen, located in Tongxiang, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, is located in the "Golden Triangle" of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, in the hinterland of Hangjiahu Plain, 60 kilometers away from Hangzhou and Suzhou, and 0/06 kilometers away from Shanghai. It belongs to the water system of Taihu Lake basin, with criss-crossing rivers and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passing through the town.

Wuzhen was originally divided into Wuqin and Hexi Wuzhen, belonging to Wucheng County, Huzhou Prefecture. Hedong is a green town, which belongs to Tongxiang County, Jiaxing Prefecture. After liberation, Wuzhen, west of Shihe River, was placed under Tongxiang County and was called Wuzhen.

Wuzhen is one of the first historical and cultural towns in China, one of the top ten charming towns in China, a township with beautiful environment in China and a national 5A-level tourist attraction. Known as "the last pillow water family in China", it has a civilization history of more than 7,000 years and a town history of 1300 years. It is a typical ancient town in the south of China, and is known as "Land of Fish and Rice, House of Silk".

With a history of 6000 years, it is one of the 20 golden week forecast scenic spots in China and one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River. 199 1 was named as a famous historical and cultural city in Zhejiang province; From 20 13, Wuzhen Drama Festival will be held; 2014165438+1October 19 became the permanent site of world internet conference.

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Wuzhen's famous specialty:

Wujin, the founder of the silk brand "Yidasi" in Laowuzhen, Shen Yongchang, and his son Shen inherited his father's business. In order to get rid of the dilemma that traditional wood-based cotton silk is unsalable in the market, brocade is used instead of traditional products after many investigations.

Silk cotton, Wuzhen is the hometown of sericulture and the center of the Silk House. The produced silk cotton is firm and soft, free from pimples, tendons and impurities, with white color and even as thin as paper. Locals call silk cotton "big loop cotton" or "hand cotton".

Cloth shoes, in the original ecological life of China people, cloth shoes are indispensable. Wuzhen cloth shoes are hand-made cloth shoes with thousands of soles.

Wuzhen comb is rich in products such as bamboo, wood, horns and horns. Combs with different shapes and functions are formed in the hands of craftsmen through a whole set of processes of material selection, mold opening, shaping and planing, which are natural and have health care effects.

Hubi, Wuzhen belongs to Huzhou in history, and its manufacturing technology is very popular here. Hu Bi is made from the hair of goats, weasels, rabbits and other animals, and has four characteristics: sharp, neat, round and healthy.

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