Taixing (simplified Chinese: 泰兴; traditional Chinese: 泰興; pinyin: 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.
Taixing
泰兴市 Taihing | |
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  Taixing Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°09′32″N 120°01′44″E / 32.159°N 120.029°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Taizhou |
| Area (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,172 km2 (453 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,185,600 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 225400 |
History
editThe southern Hailin county was taken away to create Taixing in 938, it was administered by Taizhou. It was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou during the era of Yuan and Ming, but was transferred to Tongzhou later.[4] It was returned to Yangzhou in 1953, and became a county-level city in 1992. It was transferred to Taizhou in 1996.[2]
Administrative divisions
editAt present, Taixing City has 1 subdistrict, 14 towns and 1 township.[5]
- 1 subdistrict
- Jichuan (济川街道)
- 14 towns
- 1 township
- Gensi (根思乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Taixing (2011–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
16.5 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
12.9 (55.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.6 (2.11) |
50.5 (1.99) |
73.3 (2.89) |
69.4 (2.73) |
86.8 (3.42) |
176.2 (6.94) |
179.1 (7.05) |
162.0 (6.38) |
85.8 (3.38) |
54.2 (2.13) |
53.3 (2.10) |
36.5 (1.44) |
1,080.7 (42.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.1 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 115.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 125.1 | 126.0 | 152.5 | 180.5 | 190.3 | 146.3 | 190.5 | 198.5 | 168.7 | 171.3 | 142.6 | 136.7 | 1,929 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- 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
edit- Zhong'anlun Monument, to the victims of a ferry disaster
References
edit- ^ "Taixing" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ a b 江苏市县概况 [A Survey of Cities and Counties in Jiangsu] (in Chinese). pp. 401–5. ISBN 978-7-55-373496-5.
- ^ China 2010 Census County-by-county Statistics/《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》.(in Chinese) Accessed 9 July 2014.
- ^ 中国历史大辞典·历史地理卷 [The Great Encyclopaedia of Chinese history, Volume on Historical Geography] (in Chinese). Shanghai Cishu Press. 1996. p. 722. ISBN 7-5326-0299-0.
- ^ "泰州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- "About Taixing". Retrieved 2007-11-12.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Taixing.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Taixing.
- Taixing City English Guide (Jiangsu.net)