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Now let's take a look at Wuzhen, the host town of the 2016 World Internet Conference.

Wuzhen is located 140 kilometers southwest of Shanghai, and 80 kilometers northeast of Hangzhou, the capital city of eastern China's Zhejiang province. Zhejiang Province leads the country in terms of e-commerce, as it contributes a staggering 80 percent of domestic online retail sales, and 70 percent of cross-border e-commerce trade. Zhejiang is also home to e-commerce giants like Alibaba Group.

Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2016 shows the scenery of Xizha in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province. The Third World Internet Conference (WIC) will be held in Wuzhen from Nov. 16 to 18. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

And, Wuzhen is also a scenic location that features some of China's traditional architecture. The combination of its location and environment makes the town an ideal place to host the World Internet Conference.