At the end of the 11th century BC, Prince Taibo and his brother Prince Zhong Yong, heirs to the throne of Zhou, traveled south from present-day Qishan Mountain in Shanxi province, to an area of wilderness until stumbling upon Meili, known as Meicun Town today.
Erhu, one of the most representative traditional music instruments in south Yangtze River regions has a profound connection with Wuxi's Meicun town is the home of erhu.