Wuzhen lies at the north of Tongixang City, Jiaxing City of Zhejiang Province, China, and at the center of the triangel formed by Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing. The town covers an area of 71.79 square kilometers, with a total population of 60,000 and permanent residents of 12,000.
The town is divided into four zones by a cross-shaped river, with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal running across the town, making it the only ancient water town adjacent to the canal. The town lies on the Hangzhou-Jianxing-Huzhou Alluvial Plain, with no hills but interlaced rivers. Due to its warm and humid climate, and abundant rainfalls and sunshine, the products here are rich, making Wezhen well-known as "the town of fish, rice and silk".
Wuzhen enjoys a history of over 1,000 years since its establishment in 872 A.D. However, according to the textual research of the Tanjiawan site, one of the important cultural relics under state protection, ancestors of Wuzhen has lived here at the New Stone Age 7,000 years ago. The ancient Grand Canal nurtured the splendid culture of Wuzhen, and the long historic accumulation endowed Wuzhen with sound cultural deposits.
Over more than 1,000 years, Wuzhen has never changed its name, address, water system of lifestyle. The traditional buildings are still well preserved after crossing so many rough years. Within the town, with a dense network of rivers and wharves, people build their houses along the river and establish markets close to bridges. Stone railings and arch bridges, arched gates across the street, imposing dwellings and spacious courtyards, river banks and verandas are well preserved, presenting an original ecological scene of a water town in Jiangnan.
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