Wuzhong District governs 15 towns: Changqiao Town, Xukou Town, Mudu Town, Hengjing Town, Puzhuang Town, Ducun Town, Dongshan Town, Xishan Town, Zangshu Town, Guangfu Town, Zhenhu Town, Dongzhu Town, Jiaozhi Town, Chefang Town, Guoxiang Town.
The District People's Government is located in Changqiao Town.
1. Geographical location
Wuzhong District is located in the south of the historical and cultural city of Suzhou, bordering Suzhou Ancient City, Suzhou Industrial Park, and Suzhou High-tech Zone to the north, Taihu Lake to the west, and Wuxi City and Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province across the lake. The geographical coordinates are 119°55?~120°54? east longitude and 30°56?~31°21? north latitude. The entire territory is 92.95 kilometers long from east to west and 48.1 kilometers wide from north to south.
2. District population
The district has a land area of ??742 square kilometers and a water area of ??Taihu Lake of 2,425 square kilometers, of which the water area of ??Wuzhong District is about 1,459 square kilometers. Wuzhong District has jurisdiction over a national-level Taihu Lake tourist resort, a national-level agricultural park, a provincial-level economic development zone, 7 towns, 8 streets and the Qionglong Mountain Scenic Management Area.
At the end of 2009, the district’s registered population was 600,000.
3． History and Culture
Wuzhong District has a long history and is the birthplace of Wu culture. During the Paleolithic Age about 10,000 years ago, ancestors of Wu region were already living and reproducing. Five thousand years ago in the Neolithic Age, the advanced "Liangzhu Culture" was created. More than 3,000 years ago, Taibo established the "Gouwu" kingdom in Wudi, and there were no historical records. In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang unified China and established "Wuxian". The county name was used until the 20th century. In June 1995, with the approval of the State Council, Wuxian was abolished and Wuxian City (county level) was established. On December 31, 2000, Wuxian was abolished. City, the original Wuxian Municipal District was divided into Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District, which was officially announced on February 28, 2001. For thousands of years, this land with profound historical and cultural heritage has been home to a diverse collection of humanities and talented people. Sun Wu, the Soldier Sage, Zhang Xu, the Grass Sage, Yang Huizhi, the Sculpture Sage, Shen Shou, the Embroidery Sage, Fan Zhongyan, a famous politician in the Northern Song Dynasty who had the style of "worrying about the world's worries first, and rejoicing after the world's happiness", and the Ming Dynasty architect who presided over the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing. A large number of historical celebrities such as Kuai Xiang once lived in Wuzhong and wrote a magnificent chapter in the history of Wuzhong that will last forever.
4． Special Resources
Wuzhong District is located on the shore of Taihu Lake. It has a superior ecological environment and rich natural resources. It is a well-known "Land of Fish and Rice". Wuzhong District is the origin of Dongting (Mountain) Biluochun Tea. Its main agricultural and sideline products include high-quality rice, loquat, bayberry, ginkgo, chestnut, osmanthus, mat grass, water bamboo, lotus root, cress, gorgon fruit, mushroom, water chestnut, water shield, Red water chestnuts, flowers, seedlings, Taihu hairy crabs, Taihu three whites (whitebait, white shrimp, white fish), green shrimps, mandarin fish, eels, river clams, soft-shelled turtles and book goats, Dongshan Lake sheep, ecological grass chickens, etc., among which Dongting (Mountain) Biluochun Tea was rated as a well-known trademark in China.
Wuzhong has developed folk crafts, forming industries such as embroidery, carving, tapestry, architectural techniques, bronze casting, guqin production, and painting and calligraphy mounting. These unique and exquisite techniques have been deeply loved by royal families and common people in all dynasties, and have become China's unique Su style works.
5. Scenic spots
Wuzhong District is home to numerous scenic spots and historic sites, and is rich in tourism resources. It has beautiful lakes and mountains, as well as rich cultural heritage. The district currently has two national-level historical and cultural towns, Jiaozhi and Mudu, two national-level historical and cultural villages, Mingyuewan and Luxiang, three famous historical and cultural towns in Jiangsu Province, Dongshan, Jinting and Guangfu, and Xukou , Mudu and Jiaozhi were awarded the "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art". There are 91 cultural relics protection units at or above the county level in the region, including 7 national-level cultural relics protection units and 16 provincial-level cultural relics protection units. "Taihu Lake has beautiful scenery, and the essence is in Wuzhong." Six of the 13 national-level Taihu Lake scenic spots are in Wuzhong. In recent years, Wuzhong District has successfully held the Suzhou Wuzhong Dongting (Mountain) Biluochun Tea Cultural Tourism Festival, China Suzhou Sun Tzu Art of War Cultural Tourism Festival, Suzhou Taihu Plum Blossom Festival, China Taihu Fishing Festival, and Mudu (Book Collection) Mutton Food Festival, Suzhou Jiaozhi Water Town Clothing Culture Tourism Festival, Chinese Garden Ancient Town Mudu Tourism Festival, Dongshan Folk Customs Tourism Festival and other tourism festivals.