Does anyone know the history of Shaoxing?

Shaoxing has a long history, numerous celebrities, beautiful scenery and rich products. It is known as "a land of cultural relics and a land of plenty" and is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in my country. It is said that in the Xia Dynasty more than 4,000 years ago, Dayu visited Shaoxing twice to control floods and leveled the soil and water. Therefore, the remains of Yu's Mausoleum still exist today. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Gou Jian of Yue established his capital in Shaoxing. When he was struggling to survive, "Yuechi" once became the political and cultural center of eastern my country. The capital was Jizhou in the Han Dynasty, renamed Wuzhou in the Sui Dynasty, Yuezhou in the Tang Dynasty, and Shaoxing Prefecture in the Southern Song Dynasty, which has been followed to this day. Shaoxing is home to outstanding people, and many famous politicians, revolutionaries, and writers have emerged in history, such as Qiu Jin, Lu Xun, Cai Yuanpei, Zhou Enlai, etc.

Many of the works of Lu Xun, a literary giant of his generation, reflect the rich local color of Shaoxing culture. From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore, from Kong Yiji’s fennel beans to the social opera in his hometown, elements of Lu Xun’s culture can be seen everywhere. Hometown complex. Visiting Shaoxing may be a nostalgic trip to Lu Xun culture. Standing by the river, you can see boatmen wearing small felt hats and children wearing silver collars; entering the Xianheng Hotel, you can taste authentic fennel beans ; Return to the countryside and watch a traditional social opera...

Shaoxing is such a famous water city with strong local color. On the long ancient towpath, there are crystal clear greens, stone bridges, and light boats. There are 1,900 kilometers of large and small rivers and more than 4,000 bridges, forming a typical Jiangnan water town scenery. The Donghu Bridge and the Donghu Bridge contrast with each other, and the water is as blue as the sky; the five-leaved stream springs fly into waterfalls, and they are folded downwards; The love tragedy of Tang Wan and Tang Wan made the later generations sigh; in addition, there are towpaths in the Tang Dynasty, Liuling Tombs in the Southern Song Dynasty, stone arch bridges in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the related customs and customs of Shaoxing, such as Wu Peng Boat, Wu Felt Hat, and Wu Gan Cai. Representative, in the course of thousands of years of historical evolution, it has accumulated rich cultural connotations and presented unique local style, which is admirable and fascinating.

Starting from the Hemudu Culture in the middle Neolithic Age, Shaoxing has a history of about 7,000 years. The ancient capital of the Yue Kingdom was built in 490 BC and has a history of nearly 2,500 years.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yue people founded the Yue Kingdom with the Shaoxing area as the center and became one of the countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the twenty-fifth year of the Qin Dynasty (222 BC), he settled in the south of the Yangtze River, surrendered to Yuejun, and established Kuaiji County in Yue territory, which administered more than 20 counties in southern Jiangsu and most of Zhejiang, and governed Wu (now Suzhou). In the fifth year of Yuanfeng (106 BC), the fifth year of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Kuaiji County was under the supervision of the Yangzhou Governor's Department. At that time, it controlled 26 counties, including 18 counties in today's Zhejiang Province. In the fourth year of Yongjian of the Eastern Han Dynasty (129), Kuaiji County was divided into Wu County, and the south of Qiantang River was still Kuaiji County, governing Shanyin (today's Shaoxing). In the second year of Taikang in the Jin Dynasty (281), Sun Xiu, the general of the Hussars, was granted the title of Kuaiji, and the county was established as the country, which was called the Kuaiji State. In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589), Pingchen was established as a provincial county, and Kuaiji County was abolished. At the same time, Shanyin, Yongxing, Shangyu, and Shining were merged into Kuaiji, and Yuyao, Qin, and Luan were merged into Juzhang County, and Wuzhou was established to govern Kuaiji County, which governed the four counties of Kuaiji, Zhuji, Yan, and Juzhang. In the first year of the Sui Dynasty (605), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty abolished Wu and established Yuezhou with the original territory of Wuzhou. This was the beginning of the name of Yuezhou, and the counties under its jurisdiction remained unchanged. In the fourth year of Jianyan of the Southern Song Dynasty (1130), Emperor Gaozong was stationed in Yue Prefecture. In the following year, the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Shaoxing, and Yue Prefecture was promoted to Shaoxing Prefecture, which is the origin of the name Shaoxing. The government is located in Shanyin, which governs eight counties: Shanyin, Kuaiji, Zhuji, Xiaoshan, Yuyao, Shangyu, Shengxian and Xinchang.

In February of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the government was abolished and a two-level system of province and county was implemented. The counties formerly under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Prefecture were directly under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. In 2024, the Shaoxing Administrative Supervision District was established, governing seven counties: Shaoxing, Shangyu, Yuyao, Shengxian, Xinchang, Zhuji, and Xiaoshan. The Commissioner's Office was located in Shaoxing County. In 2025, Shaoxing was changed to the Third Administrative Supervision District, and the counties under its jurisdiction remained unchanged. In 1937, it was renamed the Second Administrative Supervision District, with jurisdiction over 14 counties (Xiaoshan was changed to be directly under the province, and 8 counties were added: Yinxian, Cixi, Dinghai, Zhenhai, Fenghua, Xiangshan, Ninghai, and Siming). The Commissioner's Office was located in Yuyao.

Shaoxing was liberated on May 7, 1949. In June, the Tenth District of Zhejiang Province was established, which governs Shaoxing City and 7 counties: Shaoxing, Shangyu, Shengxian, Xinchang, Zhuji, Xiaoshan, and Kuaiji. In October, it was changed to Shaoxing Zone. In January 1952, the Shaoxing Prefecture was abolished, and the cities and counties under its jurisdiction were divided into the provincial government and Ningbo and Jinhua prefectures. In September 1964, the Shaoxing Prefecture was reestablished and administered five counties: Shaoxing, Shangyu, Shengxian, Xinchang and Zhuji. In May 1968, it was renamed Shaoxing District and the Shaoxing District Revolutionary Committee was established. In September 1978, it was renamed Shaoxing District Administrative Office.

In July 1983, Shaoxing Prefecture was abolished and Shaoxing City was established as a provincial-level city. Today, it is one of the 68 provincial capitals and central cities in the country. It is listed as a national historical and cultural city and an outstanding tourist city in China.

Administrative divisions

Shaoxing is one of the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China. It has a history of nearly 2,500 years. It is known as a water town, a bridge town, a wine town, a book town and a hometown of celebrities. . Shaoxing is located in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between Hangzhou and Ningbo in the north-central part of Zhejiang Province. It has a developed economy and affluent people. It governs Shaoxing County, Zhuji City, Shangyu City, Shengzhou City, Xinchang County and Yuecheng District.

In order to meet the needs of the urbanization strategy, after in-depth research, soliciting public opinion and repeated demonstrations, the administrative division adjustment plans for the six counties (cities, districts) and towns in Shaoxing City have all been approved by the provincial government. All administrative division adjustment work has been completed. The urban area of ??the county (city, district) expanded from 447 square kilometers to 950.25 square kilometers; the scale of the central town expanded accordingly, the number of towns decreased from 135 to 98, and the number of streets increased from 6 to 20. laid the foundation for its all-round development.

Ethnic Religion

During the pre-Qin period, the Shaoxing area was mainly the settlement of the Yue people. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, with the large-scale migration of Han people from the Central Plains to the south and the integration of ethnic groups, the Han people took a dominant position in Shaoxing. At the same time, there are also a small number of ethnic minority residents living in Shaoxing. After 1978, exchanges between various regions and ethnic groups increased day by day, and the number of ethnic minority residents in Shaoxing also increased significantly.

Shaoxing is a place where multiple religions coexist and people have diverse religious beliefs.

Taoism spreads earliest. Wei Boyang, an alchemist of the Eastern Han Dynasty and a native of Shangyu, wrote the book "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi" with reference to the three theories of "Dayi", "Huang Lao" and "Luhuo". It was the first time to systematically discuss Taoist alchemy. He was hailed as the "Eternal King of Alchemy" by later generations. "; In the first year of Jianwu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317), Ge Hong, the famous Taoist theorist who wrote "Baopuzi", once stayed in Kuaiji and practiced alchemy.

Later Indian Buddhism was introduced to Kuaiji. During the Zhongping period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (184-189), An Shigao, an eminent monk from Parthia (now Iran), came to Kuaiji to spread Buddhism. Since then, eminent monks have emerged in large numbers and famous temples have emerged in Shaoxing. Among the eminent monks, Huijiao, a historian of Liang Buddhism, Jiaxiang Master Jizang, the founder of the Sanlunzong in the Sui and Tang dynasties, Master Chengguan of Qingliang, the fourth ancestor of the Huayan sect in the Tang Dynasty, and Dongshan Liangji, the founder of the Caodong sect in the Five Dynasties are the most famous. Among the famous temples, the most influential ones are Kuaiji, the ancestral court of the Sanlunzong. Jiaxiang Temple, Yunmen Temple, the Zhongxing Taoist Hall of the Caodong Sect, the Shanxian Great Buddha Temple, which is dedicated to the largest Buddha in Jiangnan, Zhuji Wuxie Temple, Juncheng Dashan Temple, Kaiyuan Temple, Longhua Temple, Jiezhu Temple, etc. Various sects such as Huayan Sect, Vinaya Sect, Pure Land Sect, Tantric Sect, Three Treatises Sect, Zen Sect, etc. are spread in the territory. During the Tang Dynasty, Yuezhou became an important venue for Buddhist activities in the south of the Yangtze River and a station for external exchanges. Four of the "eight Japanese sects who entered the Tang Dynasty", Saicho, Ennin, Yuanzhen, and Kukai, all came to Yuezhou to seek Dharma, and after completing their studies, they returned to China to establish their sect. It has a profound influence on Japanese Buddhism. In 1982, the Japanese Kukai delegation came to Shaoxing to trace their roots and ancestors, leaving a good story in the history of Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges.

After the Opium War, Western religions were imported into China. From the 30th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty to the seventh year of Tongzhi (1850-1868), British missionary Paul Teng, French priest Xie Peide and others came to Shao to spread Catholicism and Christianity. Since then, missionaries from various countries have arrived in Shaoxing in droves, spreading throughout urban and rural areas of Shaoxing. They have developed believers by giving porridge, rice, and food, and built churches extensively. By the 8th year of the Republic of China (1919), there were 124 Christian churches (churches) with 2,955 believers in Shaoxing.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many famous Buddhist temples in the territory were repaired, some famous masters were promoted to lectures, and major Buddhist activities were held one after another; Taoism was nearly annihilated; Christianity and the Catholic Church were freed from Controlled by foreign church forces, it has achieved healthy development through the patriotic and religious reform movement. According to incomplete statistics in 1990, there were more than 50,000 religious believers in the city, accounting for about 1.2% of the total population, including 44,300 Christians, 365 Catholics, 252 Buddhist monks and nuns, and about 12,500 Three Conversion believers; There are 18 patriotic organizations of various religions and levels, and 218 activity venues of various religions. Believers work, live and participate in religious activities in various fields, love their country and religion, and feel happy.

Product Resources

Shaoxing is very rich in water resources. Shaoxing is densely covered with rivers and lakes. The main rivers include Cao'e River, Puyang River, Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal, and the main lakes include Jianhu Lake.

The total amount of water resources is 5.88 billion cubic meters, and 17,000 hectares of fresh water surface can be used for farming. Jianhu water provides high-quality water for Shaoxing's production and life.

Shaoxing’s mineral resources are mainly non-metallic minerals. There are more than 60 mineral resources with development potential and mining value, including iron, copper, gold, silver, zinc, diatomite, kaolin, pyrophyllite, limestone, granite, quartz sand, etc., of which iron and copper reserves account for 70% of Zhejiang Province Above, diatomite reserves rank first in the country.

Shaoxing has abundant human resources. Shaoxing has always regarded the development of education and science and technology as a municipal policy, and has achieved fruitful results. There are currently 38 Shaoxing academicians and engineers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and nearly a thousand full professor-level scientific and technological personnel. The city currently has 123,000 professional and technical personnel of various types and 2.667 million well-educated employees, which can provide various professional talents for economic and social development.

Shaoxing is very rich in tourism resources. Shaoxing is world-famous for its long history and culture, beautiful landscapes and unique folk customs. There are nearly 200 tourist attractions open to the public in the city. The famous ones include the former residence of Lu Xun, the ancient towpath, Dayu Mausoleum, Orchid Pavilion, Shen Garden, Cai Yuanpei's former residence, Zhou Enlai's ancestral residence, Zhuji Xishi Palace, Xinchang Buddha Temple, Shangyu Cao'e Temple, etc. , there are many special tourist lines for wine culture, stone culture, calligraphy, Buddhism, water town, etc. There are 42 tourist and foreign-related hotels in the city.

Economic and Social

In 2004, the city's GDP reached 131.39 billion yuan, an increase of 15.3% over the previous year, the highest growth rate in the past seven years; total fiscal revenue was 128 . 800 million yuan, of which local fiscal revenue was 6.44 billion yuan, an increase of 20% and 27.5% respectively (due to adjustments to the export tax rebate policy and other reasons, the total fiscal revenue was calculated as 7.61 billion yuan based on the new caliber, of which local fiscal revenue income of 5.09 billion yuan); fixed asset investment in the whole society was 62.5 billion yuan, an increase of 16.8%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 15,642 yuan, and the per capita net income of rural residents was 6,970 yuan, an increase of 18.9% and 13.5% respectively. %. Last year, our city was rated as the Best Charming City in China and ranked 9th in Forbes' "2004 Best Commercial Cities in Mainland China". The comprehensive strength of the central city ranked 42nd in the country and 3rd in Zhejiang Province.

Over the past year, our city has adhered to the guidance of the Scientific Outlook on Development, taken the central government's strengthening and improving macro-control as an opportunity, made development its top priority, and highlighted the following aspects of work.

Actively alleviate factor constraints and promote steady development. We should carefully study new situations and new problems that arise in economic operations, strengthen policy regulation and guidance services, and take active measures to alleviate factor constraints. Implement policies and measures to expand increment, revitalize stock, and promote intensive utilization, comprehensively carry out land market governance and rectification, reduce the number of development zones (parks) from 75 to 13, increase investment density to 1.167 million yuan per mu, recover abandoned land, There are more than 16,000 acres of idle land. Strengthen the construction of power sources and power grids. Financial subsidies for thermal power enterprises to generate additional power and enterprise-owned power generation have reached nearly 300 million yuan. Public thermal power plants have added a power generation capacity of 250,000 kilowatts, and enterprise-owned diesel generators have added a capacity of 860,000 kilowatts. kilowatts, and the transformation capacity increased by 3.38 million kVA. We actively expanded financing channels and promoted financial innovation and bank-enterprise cooperation. The balance of deposits and loans of local financial institutions increased by 24.2 billion yuan and 20.8 billion yuan respectively compared with the beginning of the year, and corporate off-site loans increased by 17.1 billion yuan. Continue to strengthen and expand the "Shaoxing sector". Seven companies including Zhejiang Haiyue, Zhejiang Outlook, Jishan Holdings, Xinhecheng, Jinggong Technology, Dun'an Environment, and Jingxin Pharmaceutical have been listed. The number of listed companies and the amount of funds raised have remained at an all-time high. Ranked first among provincial and prefecture-level cities.

Transform the mode of economic growth and promote intensive development. In accordance with the requirements of "differentiated treatment, protection and suppression", we will clean up fixed asset investment projects and promote industrial upgrading. Focusing on the construction of advanced manufacturing bases, we will strengthen corporate technological innovation, cultivate large enterprises and famous brand products, and strive to improve the quality of industrial economic operations. Industrial investment was 37.8 billion yuan, an increase of 17.5%, and the proportion of investment in non-textile industries above designated size increased to 62.2%; 18 new national-level high-tech enterprises and 21 provincial-level high-tech enterprises were newly added, and China's well-known trademarks were newly awarded and 10 Chinese famous brand products; there are 10 industrial enterprises with sales revenue exceeding 3 billion yuan, of which 2 exceed 5 billion yuan; the industrial enterprise economic benefit evaluation score is 223.3 points, ranking second in the province. The construction market further expanded, with an output value of 75.8 billion yuan, an increase of 26.6%.

The No. 1 Central Document of 2004 was conscientiously implemented to exempt agricultural taxes and increase subsidies for grain production. The city's budgetary expenditure to support agriculture reached 530 million yuan, an increase of 20.3%. Grain production achieved restorative growth, with a sown area of ??2.242 million acres and a total output of 953,000 tons, an increase of 6.6% and 13.7% respectively. The efficiency of grain planting has improved; the pace of agricultural industrialization continues to accelerate, and new There were 67 leading agricultural enterprises, 2.01 million acres of characteristic agricultural bases, and 1.537 million acres of agricultural bases outside the city. Strengthen guidance and incentives for the development of the service industry, formulate an outline and several opinions on the development of the commercial and trade service industry in Shaoxing's big cities, strengthen the integration of tourism festival resources and publicity and promotion, actively adopt measures to promote the healthy development of the real estate market, and promote the construction of service industry facilities and Environmental transformation. The total retail sales of consumer goods in the society was 33.54 billion yuan, an increase of 14.9%; 12.26 million domestic and foreign tourists were received, and the total tourism revenue was 9.52 billion yuan, an increase of 18.3% and 19.1% respectively; commercial housing sales 7.57 billion yuan, an increase of 36.5%. Actively carry out investment promotion activities, implement export tax rebate policies, encourage the development of processing trade, improve the service environment, and maintain a good development trend of the open economy. Contractual foreign investment was US$1.67 billion, an increase of 11.3%, and actual foreign investment was US$820 million, an increase of 10.9%; the total import and export volume was US$8.66 billion, of which self-operated exports were US$6.61 billion, respectively. Growth rates were 45.3% and 45.8%; foreign economic cooperation was further expanded.

Improve the level of urban and rural construction and promote coordinated development. The master plan of Shaoxing Industrial New City in Hangzhou Bay, the zoning plan of the southwestern part of the central city and the plan of Didang New Town have been compiled and completed. An investment of 15.67 billion yuan was invested in the construction of key projects, completing the adjusted annual planned tasks; a total investment of 6.75 billion yuan was completed in the "Double Ten" series of projects, and an investment of 5.6 billion yuan was completed that year. Kepao Expressway, Hangjin-Quzhou Expressway Shaoxing County Connection Line Phase I, Shengli West Road and Renmin Road and other urban road extensions, Baziqiao Historic District core protection area and Qiu Jin’s former residence protection, 220 kV coastal power transmission and transformation, Shaoxing County Jianhu Middle School, the first phase of Lanting protection and renovation, and urban village renovation Jinjitang, Dashujiang and other group construction projects have been completed or basically completed. Cao'ejiang Gate and Zhaqian Bridge, Yongjin Expressway, 104 National Highway Shangyu and Xinchang Sections, Shengxin Construction of sewage treatment plants and Zhuji Shibi Reservoir hazard removal and reinforcement projects have started one after another. The development and construction of Paojiang, Keqiao and Jinghu New Areas are being actively and steadily advanced. The construction of central cities in each county continues to increase, and the functional supporting facilities of Zhuji City West Industrial City, Shangyu City North New District, Shengzhou City South New District, and Xinchang Qixing New District have been further improved, becoming new highlights in urban construction and investment attraction. The construction of the "Hundred Villages Demonstration of Well-off Villages, Thousands of Villages Renovation and Improvement", "Thousands of Miles of Clear Water Rivers" and "Thousands of Miles of Green Forest Belts" projects have made significant progress. The urban area carried out the "Ten Major Improvements" of urban management, renovated and demolished 1.07 million square meters of urban villages, and demolished 120,000 square meters of illegal buildings. Efforts were made to promote ecological environment construction and successfully create a national water-saving city. The Xiaoshunjiang regional water supply project won the "China Human Settlements Environment Example Award".

Focus on strengthening social undertakings and promoting coordinated development. The activities of “Striving to be a civilized Shaoxing person and striving to become a national civilized city” are progressing in an orderly manner, and the promotion of the “Dear Sword Spirit” has sublimated the “Shaoxing Spirit”. The cultural undertakings are prosperous and active, and the branch venue and closing ceremony of the "Seven Arts Festival" were successfully held. The Shao Opera "True and False Wukong" won the "Wenhua Award Special Award". The education industry has been actively promoted, and it has taken the lead in creating a strong education county in the province. Six towns (subdistricts) have become the first batch of basic modern education towns. There are more than 30,000 students in colleges and universities, and the Lanting College of Calligraphy and Art has been established. The five-year talent plan was implemented and 17,200 talents of various types were introduced. The construction of the public health system has been continuously strengthened, and the prevention of avian influenza and SARS has achieved remarkable results. The urban and rural community health service network has been gradually improved, and the new rural cooperative medical system in each county (city, district) has been fully established, with a participating population of 2.93 million. A number of health infrastructure facilities, such as the second phase of the Municipal Women's Health Hospital and the Public Health Center, have been built one after another. Projects such as the relocation of the main hospital of the Municipal People's Hospital and the Seventh Hospital are progressing smoothly. National fitness campaigns were widely carried out, and Meng Guanliang won the gold medal at the Athens Olympics. Population and family planning work was promoted as a whole, regional population development strategy research was launched, and the national population and family planning comprehensive reform mid-term evaluation was passed.

There have been new developments in auditing, statistics, ethnicity, religion, foreign affairs, overseas Chinese affairs, Taiwan affairs, archives, meteorology, radio and television, press and publishing, and new achievements have been made in the cause of women, children, the elderly, and the disabled.

Strive to improve people’s lives and promote harmonious development. 55,000 new urban jobs were created, 25,000 urban unemployed people were helped to achieve re-employment, and the registered urban unemployment rate was controlled at 3.8%. The "Millions of Farmers Quality Training Project" has made solid progress, with 96,000 new rural laborers being transferred. The pension insurance participation rate for enterprise employees has increased to 86%, the number of landless farmers participating in the pension insurance has reached 300,000, and the number of urban employees participating in the basic medical insurance has increased by 11.5%. The minimum subsistence allowance for urban and rural residents has basically been "guaranteed to everyone who needs it and supplemented to everyone who needs it", and dynamic subsidies for rising prices of basic consumer goods have been provided to people in need. The centralized support rate for rural "five guarantees" and urban "three no's" people has reached 97.6 %. The enterprise wage collective negotiation system is fully covered in enterprises with established trade unions. 140,000 square meters of affordable housing were built in the urban area, solving the housing problems of 657 households in need. The facade renovation of buildings along the main roads was fully completed, and the food and drug "safety project" was smoothly advanced. Innovate the "Fengqiao Experience" and create "Safe Shaoxing", strengthen the construction of the stability maintenance team, solidly carry out special governance activities such as social security, production safety, market economic order and wage arrears, strengthen the rectification of the cultural market and rice wine industry, and establish a system to handle outstanding issues caused by petitions and joint meeting system for mass incidents. Production safety accidents dropped by 39.8%, and the total number of petitions from the masses dropped by 20.9%. National defense mobilization, militia, reserves, conscription, civil air defense, national security and other work have been strengthened, and the third round of the creation of the "National Dual Support Model City" has been solidly advanced.

The main expected goals for the city's economic and social development in 2005 are: the city's GDP growth by 12%, total social fixed asset investment growth by 15%, total retail sales of consumer goods growth by 13%, and total self-operated export growth. 20%, local fiscal revenue increased by 13%, the per capita disposable income of urban residents increased by 7%, the per capita net income of rural residents increased by 6%, more than 50,000 new urban jobs were created, the urban registered unemployment rate was controlled within 4%, the population The natural growth rate is controlled within 3.32‰.

Shaoxing City Flower

Shaoxing has a long history of growing orchids, with written records dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which can be said to be the best in the world. The earliest existing local chronicle "Yue Jueshu" written by Yuan Kang and Wu Ping of the Eastern Han Dynasty in my country contains: "Goujian planted orchids in Zhushan Mountain".

On the third day of March in the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (353), Wang Xizhi invited 41 celebrities, relatives and friends such as Xie An and Sun Chuo to go to Lanting, Shaoxing to practice fishing and write poems in the "Wandering Water" activity. For these 37 poems, Wang Xizhi wrote the "Lanting Preface", which is known as the best running script in the world. Several of the 37 poems mention orchids. For example, Xu Fengzhi's "Bow down and wave the plain waves, raise your head to brush the fragrant orchids. I still miss the guests, but I am always sighing at the hope of the wind." Yuan Qiaozhi's "People also have words, and they are happy when they get them. When the guests are here, they want to travel with them. Wei Yin Repeatedly chanting, the fragrance is Ruolan. The harmony is consistent, and the reverie is unstoppable."

Zhang Hao of the Song Dynasty wrote in the compilation of Baoqing's "Extended Records of Kuaiji": "Lan, "Yue Jueshu". It says: Goujian planted orchids in Zhushan Mountain. The old scripture says: In the orchid mountains of Goujian, people like Wang and Xie built the Orchid Pavilion.

In the Ming Dynasty, Xiao Liangqian, the prefect of Shaoxing, majored in it, and Zhang Yuanbo and Sun Kuang were the same. The compiled "Shaoxing Prefecture Chronicles" contains: "On Lanzhu Mountain, there are grasses with long leaves and white flowers. The flowers have national fragrant flowers. Its name is orchid. It was planted by Gou Jian. The water of orchids comes out of Yan (Tongqu), Lanting , Shanyin Han County Pavilion, Wang Xizhi’s preface is here.”

Xu Wei, a famous wizard in Shaoxing in the Ming Dynasty and the founder of the Ivy Painting School, wrote many poems about orchids and painted many in his life. Regarding the paintings of orchids, he wrote in "Orchid Valley": "You must choose a place to plant orchids in Goujian, and now the orchids are in this place. However, there have been Yonghe events for thousands of years, and the ink and algae of the right army are flowing to repair the evil. This is the genealogy of orchids in my country. , Only this spring comes to Jishan, and the orchids hang purple from the clouds."

The situation of Shaoxing scholar-bureaucrats writing about orchids, chanting orchids, and raising orchids has a long history. In addition to being seen in poetry and paintings, it can also be seen in poems and paintings. Prose notes, such as "Tao'an Dream Memories" by Zhang Dai in the Ming Dynasty, "Yuemantang Diary" by Li Ciming in the Qing Dynasty, etc.

Mr. Lu Xun wrote in a letter to Yamamoto Hatsue on November 14, 1933: "Cultivating orchids is quite troublesome. My great-grandfather cultivated many orchids and built three houses specifically for this purpose.

"This is also recorded in "The Decline of Lu Xun's Hometown" written by Zhou Jian and written by Zhou Hua: "Lu Xun's great-grandfather Qin Nian Gong did nothing else during his lifetime except planting orchids. ".

The "Small History of Lan Hui" published in 1923 is an influential history of orchids. The author Wu Enyuan got to know many orchid farmers in Tangdi, Shaoxing, and recorded the history of orchids in Tangdi, Shaoxing in the "Small History of Lan Hui" Due to Di Lannong’s experience in growing orchids and his contribution to discovering rare varieties, Shaoxing County accounted for 26 of the 40 rare orchid varieties recorded in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

On January 22, 1984, The second meeting of the Standing Committee of the First People's Congress of Shaoxing passed a resolution to determine the orchid as the city flower of Shaoxing. From 1988 to 1992, Shaoxing's orchids were the first to be held at three national orchid expos and two national orchid exhibitions. Won 13 gold medals, 27 silver medals, and won 10 medals for outstanding varieties, 3 medals for cultivation, and 1 medal for science and technology. Comrade Zhu De, an older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, once exchanged experience in orchid cultivation with Shaoxing orchid farmers, and Shaoxing also has a specialized organization. Flower Market. In 1991, at the opening ceremony of the National Spring Orchid Exhibition, Professor Wu Yingxiang, the honorary chairman of the Chinese Orchid Society, said in his speech: Shaoxing is the hometown of orchids in China.