Ma Town, Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province

Mazhen

Ma Town is located in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province, with an area of 35 square kilometers. It used to be a postal delivery place and a resting place for horses in song and Yuan Dynasties, so the bridge was named Magong bridge.

Historical experience

In 1949, it was named Mazhen township. In 1957, Beizhu, Hebei and Huangdong townships were merged. Later, the commune was changed to Beizhu. He moved to magongqiao in 1974. It was restored to township in 1983 and changed to town in 1991. In 2003, Ma Town, huangtang town and Qiaoqi town were merged into Xiake town. In 2007, Xiake town was renamed as XuXiake town.