The ink brushes are produced in Huzhou (湖州) of Zhejiang Province, China.
Historically, the workshops of ink brushes were congregated in Wuxin (Traditional Chinese: 吳興; Simplified Chinese: 吴兴; Pinyin: Wú Xìng), currently Wuxing District of Huzhou.
[citation needed] Huzhou has a long history of manufacturing ink brushes, and it can be traced back to Qin dynasty.
Huzhou's ink brush production and manufacture gained prominence in the Ming dynasty (13th century).
[1] Huzhou also holds annual "Huzhou Ink Brush Festival", and the festival also has some memorial activities dedicated to Meng Tian - the inventor of ink brush pen.