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Wuzhen
乌镇 | |
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![The canals of Wuzhen have led to it being nicknamed the "Venice of the East"[1]](view_image.php?q=Wuzhen&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:1_wuzhen_aerial_2023.jpg) The canals of Wuzhen have led to it being nicknamed the "Venice of the East"[1] | |
  Wuzhen Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates (Wuzhen town government): 30°44′34″N 120°29′16″E / 30.74275°N 120.487778°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiaxing |
| County-level city | Tongxiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.19 km2 (27.49 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 60,000 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 314501 |
| Area code | 0573 |
Wuzhen (simplified Chinese: 乌镇; traditional Chinese: 烏鎮; pinyin: Wūzhèn, Wu: Whu-tsen lit. "Wu Town") is a historic scenic town, part of Tongxiang, located in the north of Zhejiang Province, China.
It lies within the triangle formed by Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. Covering an area of 71.19 km2 (27.49 sq mi), Wuzhen has a total population of 60,000, of which 12,000 are permanent residents.[2]
Wuzhen has been the permanent host place of the annual World Internet Conference, an international Internet conference held in China, since 2014.[3][4]
- ^ Seale, Shelley. "The Water Town of Wuzhen: The Venice of China". Go Nomad. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "About Wuzhen". Wuzhen Town. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "World Internet Conference". World Internet Conference. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Liu, S.; Wang, J. (2019). The Internet Society in China: A 2016 Report. Sociology, Media and Journalism in China. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 305. ISBN 978-981-13-8237-6. Retrieved 2024-02-23.