Taixing
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Taixing
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|泰兴市}}}}
| other_name = Taihing
| settlement_type = County-level & Sub-prefectural city
| image_skyline = Four_Heavenly_Kings_Hall,_Taixing_Qingyun_Temple.jpg
| image_caption = Qingyun Temple
| image_map =
| map_caption = Location of the county
| pushpin_map = China Jiangsu
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jiangsu
| coordinates = {{coord|32.159|N|120.029|E|region:CN-32|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = {{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Taixing,+Taizhou,+Jiangsu/@32.1588554,120.02896,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x35b6a92a0b409c37:0x5bb1b337019b7f9 |title=Taixing|access-date=2014-07-02}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Jiangsu
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Taizhou
| subdivision_type3 = Subdivisions
| subdivision_name3 =
| area_footnotes = (2008){{Cite book|script-title=zh:江苏市县概况|isbn=978-7-55-373496-5|pages=401–5|language=zh|trans-title=A Survey of Cities and Counties in Jiangsu}}
| area_total_km2 = 1172
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 994,445
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = China Standard
| utc_offset = +8
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 225400
| website =
}}
Taixing ({{zh|s=泰兴 |t=泰興 |p=Tàixīng}}) is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is located in the Yangtze River Delta, bordering the prefecture-level cities of Nantong to the east, Changzhou to the southwest, and Zhenjiang to the west.
History
The southern Hailin county was taken away to create Taixing in 938, administered by Taizhou. It was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou during the era of Yuan and Ming, but was transferred to Tongzhou later.{{Cite book|script-title=zh:中国历史大辞典·历史地理卷|publisher=Shanghai Cishu Press|year=1996|isbn=7-5326-0299-0|pages=722|language=zh|trans-title=The Great Encyclopaedia of Chinese history, Volume on Historical Geography}} It was returned to Yangzhou in 1953, and became a county-level city in 1992. It was transferred to Taizhou in 1996.
Administrative divisions
At present, Taixing City has one subdistrict, 14 towns, and one township.{{cite web
|url = http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/118.html
|title = 泰州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org
|publisher = XZQH
|language = zh
|access-date = 2012-05-24}}
;1 subdistrict
- Jichuan ({{lang|zh-Hans|济川街道}})
;14 towns
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;1 township
- Gensi ({{lang|zh-hans|根思乡}})
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Taixing, elevation {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
|Jan high C = 7.4
|Feb high C = 9.5
|Mar high C = 15.3
|Apr high C = 21.6
|May high C = 26.5
|Jun high C = 28.9
|Jul high C = 32.4
|Aug high C = 32.5
|Sep high C = 27.7
|Oct high C = 22.6
|Nov high C = 16.8
|Dec high C = 9.7
|Jan mean C = 3.6
|Feb mean C = 5.2
|Mar mean C = 10.2
|Apr mean C = 16.0
|May mean C = 21.3
|Jun mean C = 24.6
|Jul mean C = 28.4
|Aug mean C = 28.3
|Sep mean C = 23.6
|Oct mean C = 18.2
|Nov mean C = 12.5
|Dec mean C = 5.6
|Jan low C = 0.7
|Feb low C = 1.8
|Mar low C = 6.1
|Apr low C = 11.3
|May low C = 17.0
|Jun low C = 21.2
|Jul low C = 25.3
|Aug low C = 25.2
|Sep low C = 20.4
|Oct low C = 14.7
|Nov low C = 9.1
|Dec low C = 2.3
|Jan record high C = 19.8 |Jan record low C = -9.8
|Feb record high C = 26.2 |Feb record low C = -9.5
|Mar record high C = 33.1 |Mar record low C = -5.6
|Apr record high C = 34.8 |Apr record low C = 0.3
|May record high C = 35.8 |May record low C = 6.8
|Jun record high C = 38.2 |Jun record low C = 12.3
|Jul record high C = 38.8 |Jul record low C = 17.3
|Aug record high C = 39.7 |Aug record low C = 17.2
|Sep record high C = 37.9 |Sep record low C = 9.9
|Oct record high C = 32.2 |Oct record low C = 1.6
|Nov record high C = 28.6 |Nov record low C = -4.1
|Dec record high C = 22.4 |Dec record low C = -10.7
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 53.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 50.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 73.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 69.4
|May precipitation mm = 86.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 176.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 179.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 162.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 85.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 54.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 53.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 36.5
|Jan humidity = 73
|Feb humidity = 73
|Mar humidity = 72
|Apr humidity = 71
|May humidity = 71
|Jun humidity = 77
|Jul humidity = 80
|Aug humidity = 80
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 73
|Nov humidity = 74
|Dec humidity = 71
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.1
|Feb precipitation days = 9.0
|Mar precipitation days = 10.3
|Apr precipitation days = 9.9
|May precipitation days = 10.2
|Jun precipitation days = 11.6
|Jul precipitation days = 13.0
|Aug precipitation days = 11.9
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.0
|Nov precipitation days = 8.0
|Dec precipitation days = 7.3
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 125.1
|Feb sun = 126.0
|Mar sun = 152.5
|Apr sun = 180.5
|May sun = 190.3
|Jun sun = 146.3
|Jul sun = 190.5
|Aug sun = 198.5
|Sep sun = 168.7
|Oct sun = 171.3
|Nov sun = 142.6
|Dec sun = 136.7
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 39
| Feb percentsun = 40
| Mar percentsun = 41
| Apr percentsun = 46
| May percentsun = 44
| Jun percentsun = 35
| Jul percentsun = 44
| Aug percentsun = 49
| Sep percentsun = 46
| Oct percentsun = 49
| Nov percentsun = 46
| Dec percentsun = 44
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 3.2
|Feb snow days = 2.7
|Mar snow days = 0.9
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 1.1
|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=25 June 2023}}
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Notable people
- Ding Wenjiang (Geologist)
- Gao Hong (soccer player)
- Lu Wenfu (Writer)
- Wang Xiyu (tennis player)
- Yang Gensi (Soldier and war hero)
- Luna Yin (Singer)
- Huang Ming (Entrepreneur)
See also
- Zhong'anlun Monument, to the victims of a ferry disaster
References
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.chempark.com.cn/enwhh/htm/1_guide01.htm |title=About Taixing |access-date=2007-11-12 }}
External links
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
- [http://www.jiangsu.net/city/city.php?name=taixing Taixing City English Guide] (Jiangsu.net)
{{Jiangsu topics}}
{{County-level divisions of Jiangsu}}
{{Major cities along the Yangtze River}}
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