Xixi Wetland Park has a six-staged history from Liangzhu Culture to the Republic of China.
Liangzhu Culture During the Liangzhu Culture period, Xixi Wetland has its starting shape. Much of the land in the Liangzhu Culture period is gone today. The area of Laohe Mountain was also included in Xixi Wetland.
Han and Tang dynasties During the Han and Tang dynasties, early settlements started to appear around Xixi Wetland. People named their village "Tang Village". In the Five Dynasty, there were
garrisons set around Xixi Wetland.
Song and Yuan dynasties During Song and Yuan dynasties, Xixi Wetland had a huge development. In the
Southern Song dynasty, the emperor
Gaozong Song adored Xixi Wetland and wanted to set it as the capital place. There was a royal river road for
Gaozong Song in Xixi Wetland, and transformed to become an important transportation river and a military area.
Ming and Qing dynasties The local government started to regulate floods. Citizens fed
silkworms on land and faster fish in the river. The beauty of the land and rivers attracted many artists to write poems and paint.
Republic of China and People's Republic of China In 2002, Xixi Wetland was assigned to
Hangzhou and to
Xihu District. With the growth of industrialization, factories also moved in, which caused contamination within the Xixi Wetland. In August 2003, the protection project for Xixi Wetland started to preserve the wildlife and sights in Xixi Wetland, and it became the first national wetland park in China. ==Wildlife==