Taixing () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

under the administration of Taizhou,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

province, China. It is located in the Yangtze River Delta, bordering the

prefecture-level cities A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

Nantong Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. Nantong is a vital ...

to the east,

Changzhou Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...

to the southwest, and

Zhenjiang Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) and b ...

to the west.

History

The southern Hailin county was taken away to create Taixing in 938, it was administrated by Taizhou. It was under the jurisdiction of

Yangzhou Yangzhou, postal romanization Yangchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province (Suzhong), East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Ya ...

during the era of Yuan and Ming, but was transferred to Tongzhou later. It was returned to Yangzhou in 1953, and became a county-level city in 1992. It was transferred to Taizhou in 1996.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Taixing City has 1 subdistrict, 14 towns and 1 township. ;1 subdistrict * Jichuan () ;14 towns ;1 township *

Gensi Gensi is a town and headquarters of Gensi Circle (tehsil) fall under the charged of EAC (Extra-Assistant Commissioner) located in Lower Siang district (earlier West Siang district) of Arunachal Pradesh state in India. As per Population Census ...

()

Climate

Notable people

* Ding Wenjiang (Geologist) * Gao Hong (soccer player) * Lu Wenfu (Writer) * Wang Xiyu (tennis player) * Yang Gensi (Soldier and war hero) *

Luna Yin Luna Yin (Chinese: 印子月; born 30 July 1993) is a Chinese C-pop ( Mandopop) singer songwriter born in the city of Taixing, in the province of Jiangsu. She has released two EP's and one studio album. as a composer, she has created songs for ...

(Singer) * Huang Ming (Entrepreneur)

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