The ancient town of Zhang Zhu in the Song Dynasty is in that place.

Zhang Zhu Town is located in the southwest of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province. East to Hufu Town, south to Taihua Town and Changxing County in Zhejiang Province, west to Zhuxi Town, north to Xinjie Town and Jingtang Town, with an area of 175 square kilometers, of which the water surface area is 0.5 million mu. The resident population is 75,000. The built-up area of the town is 3.8 square kilometers. Zhang Zhu Town People's Government is located in Renmin North Road, Zhang Zhu, which is 2 1 km southwest of the residence of the municipal government.