Zhu Jing had a market in the Tang Dynasty, where the famous monk and poet Chuanzi lived. Later, he built Faren Temple in memory of the Buddhist monk. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, monks and literati from all over the country have come to Zhujing to look for the ship's remains. Tuolin Temple was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and the emperor awarded the abbot Yuan Zhi the title of "Buddha Light Master". As the two famous temples are located in Zhujing Town, they have gained great fame, and more and more people come and go, and the economy is becoming more and more prosperous, and they are in charge of trade and taxation. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the handicraft textile industry was in its heyday, and it was one of the important production distribution centers of Songjiang Fu Textile Center, which was famous all over the country. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the rice wine sauce industry was quite large.
Zhujing is an important town in Punan and a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Faren Temple and Torin Temple were destroyed by soldiers along with many houses in the town. Japanese harassment in Ming Dynasty; In the Qing Dynasty, the Qing court colluded with imperialist foreign guns to suppress the Taiping Army. During the Republic of China, the Northern Warlord Qilu War, etc. , all affected Zhujing, especially in the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1937), when the Japanese invaded, more than 2,460 houses in Zhujing town were burned down, accounting for about 70% of the total number of houses in the town. After each war, Zhujing people gradually recovered with perseverance.
Zhujing Town is named "Zhujing" because of the river, and the river crown is Zhu. Zhu was an early Zhujing native with a growing population. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, a large number of Hakkas came to Zhujing to operate, start businesses and settle down. At the end of 200 1, there were 4825 migrants in Zhujing town, of whom 40% lived in towns. From the structure of floating population, migrant workers account for 65.2%, businessmen account for 30% and farmers account for 4.8%. They have made important contributions to the development of Zhujing economy and various undertakings. Zhujing people get along well with them, forming a fine tradition of "all rivers run into the sea".
Zhujing people have also started businesses all over the country and created many miracles. During Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Kongyun was good at calligraphy and was selected by the imperial court. Because of his excellent calligraphy, he became the first official. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Zuo and Chen Jiru (Baqiao people, then affiliated to Zhujing) co-founded the Songjiang School of Painting with Dong Qichang, a native of Shanghai County, and Zhao Zuo was also the leader of the Susong School of Painting. Shen Daofei was originally from Jiashan, Tang Wei, and settled in Zhujing in the late Qing Dynasty. He was one of the elders of Nanshe and a member of the League. After the Revolution of 1911, he served as the Shanghai Police Commander. In 24 years of the Republic of China (1935), He Baoshan won the first place in the 10,000-meter cross-country race of the National Games; Cai Zhen is the Director of Hydrology Department of China Ministry of Water Resources; Tang Huancheng is a famous bridge expert in contemporary China. Fang Zhongjing won the international ballet competition for four times; Zhujing people and farmers in other towns have created Jinshan peasant paintings and black pottery, which are well-known at home and abroad; Disabled Zhuang and Peng Guoqiang are the main players of the men's sitting volleyball team in China Paralympic Games.
Zhujing people have the spirit of resisting foreign aggression. When the Japanese invaded China, Huang Bohui opposed Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "there must be a default in external affairs", regardless of the obstruction of the Kuomintang authorities and the news blockade, and resolutely printed two big red words "warning" on the prominent pages of The Times to show his protest; In order not to make the equipment of the times fall into the enemy's hands, he disassembled the printing machine into parts and moved it out. During the fall of Zhujing, villagers in Caijia Village and Yinshe Village killed Japanese beast soldiers who tried to rape women with axes and wooden sticks.
Zhujing Town has been the political, economic and cultural center of Jinshan County for 230 years, with profound cultural heritage and perfect municipal infrastructure. Culture, education, sports and health have relatively complete system facilities, as well as high-level talents and management experience. This is a very valuable social wealth and the basis for further developing economic and social undertakings.
After the reform and opening up, especially in recent years, the economic and social undertakings of Zhujing Town have made great progress: there has been a new breakthrough in attracting investment. From 1999 to 200 1, Zhujing Economic Community has been in the forefront of towns in Jinshan District for three consecutive years. With the rapid development of industrial economy, foreign-funded enterprises, township enterprises and private enterprises go hand in hand; The adjustment of agricultural structure has been steadily advanced, and the ratio of grain to cash crops has been adjusted to 48:52, which will increase agricultural efficiency and increase farmers' income; The tertiary industry is developing rapidly, and the layout of commercial formats is becoming more and more perfect. A number of well-known specialty stores and supermarket chains have opened one after another, the market is prosperous and the real estate industry is developing rapidly. Town master plan, old city reconstruction, South New District, Binjiang Park, industrial park and other key regional planning revisions have been carried out smoothly and have been gradually implemented; Significant achievements have been made in infrastructure and image construction, and key projects such as Wan 'an Commercial Street, Zijin Plaza and Wan 'an Commercial Plaza have become the landmark landscapes of Zhujing. The transformation of the old city and the development of the new area south of the city have been steadily advanced; Urban management is improving day by day; Community construction has taken on a new look, standardizing the work behavior of neighborhood committees and village committees, and improving the comprehensive management and service capabilities; Increase investment in education, strengthen educational research and achieve new results; Comprehensive social management has been further strengthened, and the situation of stability and unity is very good; Mass spiritual civilization creation activities are vigorously carried out; Institutional reform has improved the efficiency of government work. The construction of two civilizations has taken on a new look.
Zhujing Town has a history of more than 700 years, and has performed countless glories and twists and turns. Since the founding of New China 53 years ago, party and government leaders at all levels have led the cadres and masses in the town to work hard, carry out reform and innovation, and made remarkable achievements. In May 2004, Zhujing Town was listed as a national key town by the National Development and Reform Commission and other six ministries and commissions, and was named as a national health town by the National Patriotic Health Association in 2006. It can be expected that under the leadership of the district party Committee, district government, town party Committee and town government, more brilliant achievements will be achieved. A modern town integrating urban and rural areas will inevitably appear in front of people.