History and Peoples

The sun setting over mountains, framed by silhouetted trees, with a village in the midground.

Wenzhou was once the kingdom of Dong’ou, straddling the banks of the Ou River on the coast of the China Sea. In 2025, the greater Wenzhou region is made up of four municipal districts (Lucheng, Longwan, Ouhai, and Dongtou), five counties (Yongjia, Pingyang, Cangnan, Wencheng, and Taishun), and three county-level cities (Rui’an, Yueqing, and Longgang). The seat of city government is in Lucheng.