From many perspectives, Wuzhen, in East China s Zhejiang Province, a town with thousands of years of history, is not a name that automatically comes to mind when poverty and backwardness are mentioned. Even without considering its rich cultural history and connections to many famous figures, in the last few decades, it has become a well-planned tourist attraction known to most Chinese people.
In the watery villages along the southern part of the Yangtze River, bamboo is a major part of people s daily life. Before Wuzhen, a village in East China s Zhejiang Province, became famous for tourism and the World Internet Conference, it was a major handicraft town with a centuries-old history of bamboo weaving.
In the watery villages along the southern part of the Yangtze River, bamboo is a major part of people s daily life. Before Wuzhen, a village in East China s Zhejiang Province, became famous for tourism and the World Internet Conference, it was a major handicraft town with a centuries-old history of bamboo weaving.