The rivers in Wuzhen have existed since ancient times. It can be said that the rivers in Wuzhen were formed when the Yangtze River was formed. The rivers in Wuzhen belong to Taihu Lake system in the Yangtze River basin. The city boundary river is connected with the Shangtang water system in Chang 'an, with Haining in the south and Jiangsu Province in the north via Lanxi Tang. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows through the city boundary, with a total length of 4 1.77km. There are 46 backbone rivers in the city, most of which intersect the canal vertically and are distributed in a network. The rivers connected with Tongxiang section of the Canal mainly include Jinniutang, Baimatang, Kangjingtang, Chang 'an Tang, Hanshantang, Ling 'an Tang, Lamb Tang, Xishengdai Tang and Changshan River, with a total length of 240 1km and a total water area of 46.3km2, accounting for 6.3% of the total area of the city. It is a typical Jiangnan water network plain. The ancient names of Wuzhen are Wu Dun and Wushu. Wuzhen is located in the river alluvial plain, with a lot of swamp silt, so the vein uplift is higher than the fourth mine, and the color is deep and fertile, hence the name Wu Dun. 9 kilometers away from Wuzhen, there is a village called Hongdun. Its town motto says, "Hongdun is in the west of the town, and the ground is full of graves. The village is named after this. " There is also a village called Zidun next to it, because it is purple stone soil.

Wuzhen has a long history. According to the identification of pottery, stone tools, bone implements and animal bones unearthed from "Tanjiawan Ancient Cultural Site" in the town east, it belongs to Majiabang cultural type and is in the Neolithic Age. It can be seen that the ancestors of Wuzhen thrived here more than 6,000 years ago.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuzhen was the border of wuyue, where Wu stationed troops to prevent crossing the country, so it was called "Wu Garrison". After the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhen was no longer called "Wu".

Wuzhen belongs to Tongxiang City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, with Huzhou City in the west and Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province in the north, and is located in the south of the Yangtze River.

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. The whole town governs 13 community neighborhood committees and 18 administrative villages. Land transportation has Yaozhen line, a county-level highway that runs through the town, and is connected with Provincial Salt Lake Highway, National Highway 320, Highway 3 18 and Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway (Shenjiahu Expressway).

Wuzhen is a typical water town in the south of the Yangtze River, known as "land of plenty and land of silk". Wuzhen, with a long history of more than 6000 years, 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 rated as a famous historical and cultural city in Zhejiang province, and the protection and tourism development project of ancient towns began in 1999.