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Taozhuang

Taozhuang is a town of Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, China. Located in the northwest of the county, Taozhuang is famous for Lake Fenhu and its steel market.

History

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Name

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Taozhuang was known as Liuxi (柳溪). During the Shaoxing Era of the reign of the Emperor Gaozong of Song (1131 - 1162), an officer called Tao Wenwo (陶文斡) migrated here from Suzhou and built a manor house, so the name changed to Taozhuang.

Recent

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Fenyu was merged with Taozhuang in 1999.

Administration

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Taozhuang is divided into 1 community, 9 villages and 1 Farms.

Economy

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Transport

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