West Lake Han Yu Zhang group of ancient Taihu was part of the Tang Dynasty, in fifteen years ( seven nine nine years ) bridge (now the grace of sheep lane near the No. one eight six ) rectionEast Taihu is divided into two parts, called the grace bridge west of West Lake, Xihu District is named after this.

In 1926 Xihu District Nanchang city respectively after fourth, part five, part six or seven. In 1949 third, four were referred to the liberation ofDistrict. 1955, Xihu District Fu River called. In 1980 two district merged Xihu District so far.2000, whole sarea administer thirteen streets: West Lake street, D street, highway, the wide street outside theSeptember 7, 2002, revocation of Grass Street neighborhood offices, WA Zi Kok Street offices, three eye Wells Street office, chopsticks Lane Street, Canton Street renamed Nampo, Guangrun Gate Street Office (by the original chopsticks Lane Street and the original grass street street with establishment of Nanpu street, the original wide street outside and wa Zi Kok Street part of combined to set up Guangrun Gate Street). In October 22, 2002, the establishment of the Taoyuan Street Office (December 1st).
Before the 2004 division adjustment of West Lake area, bordering the East and Castle Peak Lake Fang Xiang Cha Hua; West near the Ganjiang River and Honggutan New District, across the river; South in order to build the road as the boundary, Qingyun and spectral region adjacent to the; North Zhongshan Road, West Beijing Road, and the Lake District junction. In 2004 after the adjustment of administrative divisions of West Lake District: east adjacent to the Beijing Kowloon railway line and Qingshanhu District, South to Hongseong Road East, Fuhe River Lu Nan Duan, like Lake and South dike is bounded and Qingyun spectrum zone, Nanchang County border, West by the Ganjiang River center line and Honggutan New District at the junction, north along the Zhongshan Road, West Beijing Road and the Lake District connected. Area of 34.8 square kilometers. Jurisdiction over the region 12 streets (town,): Peach Blossom Town, towards agricultural management, street station, Nanpu street, West Lake Street, Chaoyang Chau Street, cross street, Taoyuan Street, Guangrun Gate Street, jimazhuang street, D street or highway Shengjin Tower Street. 13 administrative villages, 116 neighborhood communities, 20 home.
In 2010, according to data from the sixth national population census: West Lake District has a population of 503821, which the street population (person): Peach Blossom town 39007, toward the agricultural management at 18229, street station 42584, Nanpu street 46020, West Lake Street 33508, Chaoyang Chau Street 38989, cross street street 62337, Taoyuan Street 43528, Guangrun Gate Street 37608, jimazhuang street 52061, Ding road street 52187, rope Jinta street 37763. 2013, the region's resident population of 519 thousand people.
Xihu District, as 38 counties of Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone, the province the vitality of the 10 county (city, district), provincial service industry comprehensive reform shows District of the city, in accordance with the overall growth of the core city Party committee and government to build a very deployment, comprehensively implement the "to develop the strength of the West Lake, with exquisite to the civilization of the West Lake, to the livelihood of the people for the Harmonious West Lake, from action and strategic measures for the upright and the West Lake", for the West Lake to win due, to achieve gorgeous struggle!