Why is Zhujiajiao called Jiangnan Rice Market?

Zhujiajiao, with a long history and profound cultural background, was famous for its cloth industry in the south of the Yangtze River during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It was known as "clothes are the best in the world" and gradually became a giant town in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhujiajiao used to be the leader of economic development in the Yangtze River Delta in the south of the Yangtze River. By the Ming Dynasty, Zhujiajiao had completed the transformation from the countryside to the city and became an independent and complete town. By the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Zhujiajiao's rice industry stood out, and the rice market trade surpassed the "clothes and quilts are the best in the world". The prosperity of the cloth industry promoted the prosperity of all walks of life. Zhujiajiao is rich in water resources and fertile soil, which is especially suitable for planting rice. Caogang River runs through the whole town, connecting Taihu Lake in the west and Shanghai in the east. Since ancient times, it has been the main traffic artery for transporting grain. The unique geographical conditions have created Zhujiajiao, a famous rice market in the south of the Yangtze River in history, and hundreds of farmers in Fiona Fang are willing to sell rice in Zhujiajiao. 200 years ago, Cao Ganghe transported tens of millions of stone grains every day. In the late Qing Dynasty, Zhujiajiao Town had four famous rice noodles. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the prosperity of commerce ranked first in Qingpu County, and it was the distribution center of agricultural and sideline products in four surrounding townships. Before the Anti-Japanese War, merchants gathered in the town, taking North Street, Daxin Street and Caohe Street as commercial centers. From the first oil factory of Yiliqiao to the tip of Dongshi Street, this street is more than three miles long and has more than a thousand shops, so it is known as "three wells (Zhujing, Fengjing and Sijing) are not as good as one corner". During the Republic of China, Zhujiajiao's rice industry reached its peak, and its lean rice was the best in Shanghai rice market, which was exported overseas to Beijing. When rice appeared, the peak reached 20,000-30,000 tons (1.500-22,500 tons). At that time, there were 100 rice mills, rice shops and rice shops on both sides of Cao Gang. Every year, the new valley comes on stage, and the river port is blocked by rice boats. The rise of rice market symbolizes the commercial prosperity of Zhujiajiao and becomes the first of all trades in North Street. Along the North Street, there are endless rice boats and rows on the Caogang River. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Yangtze River Delta regions should rock the boat to Zhujiajiao North Street. Look at the rice market price here, it has become the "information center" and "price hub" of the rice market. Zhujiajiao's "fragrant and thin rice" has become the "leader" of the national rice market, and as a tribute, it is worth a hundred times. At the rice market in Zhujiajiao North Street, whenever rice appears, people and businessmen gather together.