[2] During an offensive against the rebels in Zhejiang at the time of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), Imperial commander Zuo Zongtang laid siege to Hangzhou and gradually captured the surrounding towns, including Fuyang to the southwest.

[6] The United States Army Air Forces bombed Japanese positions in Fuyang in August 1943, reportedly inflicting hundreds of casualties.

[citation needed] In 2012, 45 natural disasters occurred in Fuyang, the majority not serious, although eight people died in October.

A significant percentage of historic Fuyang city was demolished by wars in the 1940s and China's modernization campaign that began in the 1980s.

The five-star luxury hotel is situated on the left bank of the Fuchun River and was constructed with 320 million RMB in funding by the Zhejiang Sea & Land Holding Group Co., Ltd.

The structure covers an area of 43,000 square metres (460,000 sq ft), has 27 floors, and is the tallest building in Fuyang.

People believe that the great Sun Quan set off from exactly here after his mother made him the special food of his hometown.

In addition there is a local Vice Secretary of the Communist Party, a position currently occupied by Huang Haifeng (黄海峰; 黃海峰)[when?

Jiang Jun (姜军; 姜軍) is the secretary of Fuyang district committee of the Communist Party.

[31] The bureau chief of Fuyang is Liu xuejun (刘学君; 劉學君), while Xu Fengming (徐锋明; 徐鋒明) serves as the state taxation bureau chief of Fuyang[citation needed] There are four subdistricts, 15 towns, and six townships under the city's administration:[32] The city's GDP in 2010 was 41.58 billion yuan[34] while in December 2012 the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.9%[35] Fuyang, especially the Chunjiang Subdistrict, is an industrial center with over 200 paper mills and copper factories.

Integration with Hangzhou's large scale transportation and travel infrastructure was also made a priority.

[39] Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. (浙江富春江冶炼有限公司; 浙江富春江冶煉有限公司) was founded in 1958 and is located on the banks of the Fuchun River.

[43] Private vehicles traveling along the highways connecting Fuyang with Hangzhou and neighboring urban centers are subject to toll fees.

Fuyangese cuisine has a long history and is based on the culinary traditions of Zhejiang Province.

Taste, color, and freshness are important for components of traditional Fuyanese dishes, as is the shape of the final product.

[70] Some notable Fuyanese dishes includes Fuchun River Shad (富春江鲥鱼),[71] pork and vegetable dish called qianjiang rousi (钱江肉丝; 錢江肉絲).,[citation needed] Fuyangese roast duck (富阳烤全鸭; 富陽烤全鴨), You Deng Guo (油灯粿), sanshan chestnuts (三山板栗),[72] and a Fuyanese version of tofu skin (豆腐皮).

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains[76] is one of the top ten ancient masterpieces[77] of China, created by Fuyang native Huang Gongwang.

Not long after he made the copy, Shen Zhou gave it to a bureaucrat friend named Fan Shunju (樊舜举; 樊舜舉).

Over the following centuries, the painting passed through the hands of several owners, including Tan Zhiyi (谈志伊; 談志伊), Dong Qichang and Wu Zhengzhi (吴正志; 吳正志).

The smaller piece, also the beginning section, measuring 51.4 centimeters long, was subsequently known as The Remaining Mountain (剩山圖).

[80] In 2011, in order to help rebuild the relationship between mainland China and Taiwan, the Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountain was shown in Taipei's National Palace Museum.

[citation needed] Yongzhen Mao, the Director of Hunan Shaping Xiang Embroidery Museum, after two years planning invited the Chinese Crafts and Artisan Masters Aiyun Liu, Yan Shen, Yan Yang, Qiaoyun Chen, Min Yang, Ying Luo and over 30 other masters to recreate Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains as a tapestry.