Historical evolution:

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiangcheng was named after Wu Zixu, the minister of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, who wanted to build a city in Sri Lanka.

In the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (the first 22 years1year), Qin Shihuang unified China, implemented the county system, and established Wuxian as the county seat of Huiji County. Xiangcheng District belongs to Wuxian County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu rose up and led 8,000 children to compete in the Central Plains, where they crossed the river to the north.

In the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu (195), Liu Bang named his nephew Liu Bi as the King of Wu. Xiangcheng area belongs to the State of Wu. Emperor Wu Ji said: Liu Ying built a "city of sauce and vinegar" in Li San, Pingmen, and said that Li San, Pingmen, had the tomb of Hong, the satrap of Han Yingchuan, located in the south of Xiangcheng area.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Sun Jian built a royal pavilion in the west of the area. This is a sentry box, which later became a place name. "Historical Records" said: "The Royal Pavilion" is located 60 miles west of Wuxian County, which was set up by Wu Dadi ... It was built as a post station in the ninth year of the Emperor and changed to the Royal Pavilion post station in the eighteenth year. Li's reputation was changed to Wang Tingyi. "(Li Xi was praised as the secretariat of Changzhou in the Tang Dynasty) said that Wang Ting has been in use ever since. In the northern part of Wang Ting Town, there is a spiral pier in the remains of Lu Su, the commander of Wu State, indicating that Xiangcheng was a military fortress of Wu Dong during the Three Kingdoms period.

In the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (589), Suzhou was established in Sui Dynasty, which was the beginning of Suzhou's name. Wuxian is the first county in Suzhou, and Xiangcheng belongs to Wuxian.

In the ninth year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (6 13), Yang Di ordered the opening of the Jiangnan Canal, and set up a post in the Royal Pavilion the following year to build a weir gate. The opening of the canal brought prosperity to Suzhou, and the first benefit was the pavilion of the Immigration Department.

In 696, the first year of Long Live Wu Zhou, Wu Zhou was located in Changzhou County in the east of Wuxian County, and Xiangcheng belonged to Changzhou County.

In the third year of Tang Chaoyuan's reign (808), Li Su, the secretariat of Suzhou in the Tang Dynasty, dredged the waterway from Qimen to Changshu and renamed it Yuanhetang after dredging. Waterway flows through Yuanhe, Tang Wei and Beiqiao in this area, with a total length of more than 20,000 meters, which strengthens the north-south communication in Xiangcheng area.

In the eighth year of Tang Yuanhe (8 13), Meng Jian, the secretariat of Changzhou in Tang Dynasty, reopened the blocked Taibo ferry, dredged the Lihe River, and reopened Lihu Lake (now Caohu Lake) to Wuxi.

There were frequent wars in the late Tang Dynasty. After the Five Dynasties, the pattern of money was relatively stable and the population increased. After entering the Song Dynasty, especially in the Southern Song Dynasty, a large number of foreigners poured into Xiangcheng, forming many small market towns. Today, in ancient villages and towns such as Huangdai Yongchang and Taiping Wangxiang, you can still find the remains and sites of Song and Yuan architecture.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, "Four Scholars from the Northern Guo Dynasty" stood out in the poetry circle. Later, Liu and Shen Shi in Xiangcheng created the "Wu Pai", and Changzhou became the cultural center of Suzhou. Commerce has also begun to flourish, especially Xiangcheng near Changshu and Kunshan and Lumu (now Yuanhe) near Suzhou.