A view of the newly built Internet International Convention Center in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province [Photo/The Beijing News] 

Wuzhen, an ancient town in Zhejiang province, has come under a global and national spotlight with the approaching 3rd World Internet Conference (WIC) taking place from Nov 16 to 18. 

The town has been the permanent site of the WIC, which turned it from a classic water town in the region south of the Yangtze River to a focal point of the whole world. 

The reasons why the committee of the WIC chose Wuzhen to be the permanent site should be considered in various aspects.