Taicang

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Taicang

| native_name = 太仓市

| native_name_lang = zh-Hans

| official_name =

| settlement_type = County-level city

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 215400—215434

| area_code = 0512

| image_skyline = 202308 Skyline of Taicang City Center, Jiangsu.jpg

| image_caption = Skyline of Taicang

| image_map =

| map_caption = Location of the county

| pushpin_map = China Jiangsu

| pushpin_label =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jiangsu

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Jiangsu

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

| subdivision_name2 = Suzhou

| parts_type =

| parts =

| seat_type = Municipal seat

| seat = {{ill|Chengxiang, Jiangsu|zh|城厢镇 (太仓市)|lt=Chengxiang}}

| area_total_km2 = 794

| area_land_km2 = 620

| area_water_km2 = 174

| population_total = 831,113

| population_urban = 586,830

| population_rural = 244,283

| population_as_of = 2020 census

| population_density_km2 = auto

| coordinates = {{coord|31.564|N|121.174|E|region:CN-32|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_ft =

| elevation_m =

| timezone = China Standard

| utc_offset = +8

| website =

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{{Chinese |s=太仓市|t=太倉市|p=Tàicāng shì|mi={{IPAc-cmn|t|ai|4|c|ang|1|-|sh|i|4}} |psp=Taitsang |l= Lake Tai granary city | w= T'ai⁴-ts'ang¹ shih⁴ }}

Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong, being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south, while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.{{Cite web |title=Taicang Jiangsu China: Important Port City with A German Center |url=https://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangsu/taicang.htm |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.travelchinaguide.com}}

Administration

Taicang administers 7 towns:{{cite web

|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/32/05/320585.html

|script-title = zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：太仓市

|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China

|language = zh

|access-date = 2013-06-03

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121101004153/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/32/05/320585.html

|archive-date = 2012-11-01

}}

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Chengxiang ({{lang|zh-Hans|城厢镇}})
Shaxi ({{lang|zh-Hans|沙溪镇}})
Ludu ({{lang|zh-Hans|陆渡镇}})
Liuhe ({{lang|zh-Hans|浏河镇}})

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Fuqiao ({{lang|zh-Hans|浮桥镇}})
Huangjing ({{lang|zh-Hans|璜泾镇}})
Shuangfeng ({{lang|zh-Hans|双凤镇}})

History

= Toponym =

Taicang as a place name is mentioned in a memorial to the throne of geographer Jia Dan during the Song dynasty, "Where lies to the east of Kunshan nowadays", he supposedly wrote, "is called Taicang, also known as Gangshen".{{Cite web|url=https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%90%B3%E9%83%A1%E5%BF%97/%E5%8D%B719|title=吳郡志/卷19 - 维基文库，自由的图书馆|website=zh.wikisource.org|language=zh|access-date=2017-07-06}}

= Overview =

Taicang is a natural port. Under the Yuan, the city reached its peak between 1271 and 1368. Under the Ming, Taicang's Liuhe Harbor was the departure point for Zheng He's treasure fleets. It was also during this period that the shoals in the Yangtze estuary which later became Chongming Island were placed under the supervision of Taicang Prefecture.[http://zhuanti.shanghai.gov.cn/encyclopedia/en/Default2.aspx#50 "Chongming County" in the Encyclopedia of Shanghai, pp. 50 ff.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110191937/http://zhuanti.shanghai.gov.cn/encyclopedia/en/Default2.aspx#50 |date=2015-01-10 }} Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers (Shanghai), 2010. Hosted by the Municipality of Shanghai.

It was the venue for the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

Geography

The Taicang port is in the east of the city, and south of the Yangtze exit into the East China Sea. The center of the Taicang port is on 31°37′00" North, 121°14′00" East. The port line stretches 24.3 miles (38.8 km), of which 15.6 miles can park 50 thousand ton vessels.

Taicang is in a humid subtropical climate zone with distinctive seasons. The average year round temperature is 15.5 Celsius. Precipitation is around 1078.1 mm.

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

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|location = Taicang, elevation {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)

|Jan high C = 7.9

|Feb high C = 10.1

|Mar high C = 14.4

|Apr high C = 20.4

|May high C = 25.6

|Jun high C = 28.3

|Jul high C = 32.6

|Aug high C = 32.1

|Sep high C = 28.1

|Oct high C = 23.0

|Nov high C = 17.3

|Dec high C = 10.7

|Jan mean C = 4.1

|Feb mean C = 5.9

|Mar mean C = 10.0

|Apr mean C = 15.5

|May mean C = 20.9

|Jun mean C = 24.4

|Jul mean C = 28.7

|Aug mean C = 28.2

|Sep mean C = 24.1

|Oct mean C = 18.7

|Nov mean C = 12.9

|Dec mean C = 6.5

|Jan low C = 1.1

|Feb low C = 2.6

|Mar low C = 6.3

|Apr low C = 11.5

|May low C = 16.9

|Jun low C = 21.3

|Jul low C = 25.5

|Aug low C = 25.3

|Sep low C = 21.0

|Oct low C = 15.1

|Nov low C = 9.3

|Dec low C = 3.2

|Jan record high C = 21.3 |Jan record low C = -8.5

|Feb record high C = 26.3 |Feb record low C = -6.5

|Mar record high C = 33.4 |Mar record low C = -3.5

|Apr record high C = 33.8 |Apr record low C = -0.4

|May record high C = 35.6 |May record low C = 7.6

|Jun record high C = 37.4 |Jun record low C = 12.5

|Jul record high C = 38.7 |Jul record low C = 18.2

|Aug record high C = 39.0 |Aug record low C = 16.4

|Sep record high C = 37.4 |Sep record low C = 11.4

|Oct record high C = 32.9 |Oct record low C = 2.7

|Nov record high C = 28.4 |Nov record low C = -2.4

|Dec record high C = 22.5 |Dec record low C = -8.6

|year high C = |year low C =

|year high F = |year low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 66.5

|Feb precipitation mm = 61.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 84.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 79.5

|May precipitation mm = 90.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 210.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 161.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 201.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 105.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 62.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 58.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 44.7

|Jan humidity = 77

|Feb humidity = 76

|Mar humidity = 74

|Apr humidity = 72

|May humidity = 73

|Jun humidity = 80

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 80

|Sep humidity = 80

|Oct humidity = 77

|Nov humidity = 77

|Dec humidity = 75

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 10.4

|Feb precipitation days = 10.0

|Mar precipitation days = 12.0

|Apr precipitation days = 10.8

|May precipitation days = 11.0

|Jun precipitation days = 14.1

|Jul precipitation days = 12.1

|Aug precipitation days = 12.8

|Sep precipitation days = 9.0

|Oct precipitation days = 7.5

|Nov precipitation days = 8.7

|Dec precipitation days = 8.4

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 117.2

|Feb sun = 123.3

|Mar sun = 147.5

|Apr sun = 169.3

|May sun = 180.7

|Jun sun = 135.1

|Jul sun = 203.0

|Aug sun = 208.0

|Sep sun = 176.0

|Oct sun = 170.5

|Nov sun = 137.9

|Dec sun = 136.1

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 37

| Feb percentsun = 39

| Mar percentsun = 40

| Apr percentsun = 43

| May percentsun = 42

| Jun percentsun = 32

| Jul percentsun = 47

| Aug percentsun = 51

| Sep percentsun = 48

| Oct percentsun = 49

| Nov percentsun = 44

| Dec percentsun = 44

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 3.1

|Feb snow days = 2.1

|Mar snow days = 0.6

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 0.9

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=22 September 2023}}

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Economy

Taicang is known for having operations from companies established by Germans since 1985, when the first German businessperson went to Taicang. Accordingly, the city obtained the nickname "Little Swabia" with it having German-inspired businesses. The area does not have a significant German population as the German expatriates prefer Shanghai since it contains the German School of Shanghai. The city has the German Centre for Industry and Trade Taicang ({{zh|first=s|s=太仓德国中心}}).{{cite web|last1=Bradsher|first1=Keith|last2=Ewing|first2=Jack|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/business/china-germany-economy-trade.amp.html|title=Why Biden's China Policy Faces an Obstacle in Germany|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2021-03-19|accessdate=2021-03-22}}File:Walking China, TaiCang, a Newly Developed Satellite city near Shanghai.webm ABA Chemicals, a chemicals manufacturing company, is headquartered in Taicang.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=139755199|title=ABA Chemicals Corporation: Private Company Information|last=|date=|website=Bloomberg|access-date=January 30, 2019}}

By 2021 the city had a labor shortage with workers demanding higher wages.