Wuzhen
Sign in to saveWuzhen (, Wu: Whu-tsen lit. "Wu Town") is a historic scenic town, part of Tongxiang, located in the north of Zhejiang Province, China. It was primarily built in the 7th century during the Tang dynasty.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wuzhen
- Settlement.native_name
- 乌镇
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- zh-Hans
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 1 wuzhen aerial 2023.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 400px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The canals of Wuzhen have led to it being nicknamed the "Venice of the East"
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zhejiang
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Zhejiang
- Settlement.coor_pinpoint
- Wuzhen town government
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zhejiang
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jiaxing
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- County-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tongxiang
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
- Official name
- 乌镇镇
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Tongxiang City
- Population
- 60000
- Area
- 67.12
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Image
- Bridge in Wuzhen 03.JPG
- Dialing code
- 573
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- Commons category
- Wuzhen Town
- postal code
- 314501
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Location
- Notable people
- Town layout
- Former residence of Mao Dun
- Former residence of Mu Xin
- Mu Xin Art Museum
- Fanglu Pavilion (Pavilion of Visits to Lu)
- Bridge within a bridge
- Art Wuzhen or Wuzhen Contemporary Art Exhibition
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wuzhen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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