宋代施渚镇位于今湖州市埭溪镇。其地名变化过程包含三个阶段:唐时叫做上强,宋元时名为施渚,明清时更名埭溪。施渚镇位于连接湖州与杭州的陆路交通要道上,故北宋在此设税场征收商税。南宋时,江南运河交通地位愈发重要,施渚镇所在陆路通道之地位下降,导致该镇及税场被废除。随着商品经济的发展,明代在此兴起埭溪市,最终成长为镇。施渚镇之兴衰是其所在地区交通格局及商业格局之变迁的反映。 Shi Houzhu Song Town Huzhou City in this town. The place name change process consists of three stages: when the Tang is called Shangqiang, Song Yuan Shi Shi Zhu, Ming and Qing Dynasties changed its name 埭 Creek. Shi Houzhu town is located in the road connecting Huzhou and Hangzhou, the road traffic, so the North Song taxation levied at this facility. When the Southern Song Dynasty, Jiangnan Canal traffic status is more and more important, Shi Houzhu where the status of land access declines, resulting in the town and the tax field was abolished. With the development of commodity economy, Ming Dynasty rose in this city, eventually grow into town. The rise and fall of Shi Houzhu is a reflection of the change of traffic pattern and business pattern in the area where it is located.