During the Tang dynasty, the official Chen Yuan led 12 clan households, mainly the Chen clan, to settle on Wuzhou, thus beginning a period of flourishing for the island. In Song times, the island came under the rule of the central government.
唐朝時期，「牧馬監」陳淵率領以陳姓為首的 12 大姓氏到浯洲闢墟定居，開始繁榮地方；至宋朝時，這裡已經立都並納入中央政府管理。