History
Cixi is a city with rich culture and long history. It belongs to the State of Yue in the Spring and Autumn period of the Zhou Dynasty (770BC-476BC) and the county was set up in the Qin Dynasty. At first it was called “Juzhang” and has been using the name of “Cixi” since the Kaiyuan reign of Tang Dynasty (AD 738).
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