Taosi Township () is a

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Xiangfen County Xiangfen County () is a Counties of China, county in the southwest of Shanxi, Shanxi Province, China. It was established in February 1954 from the merger of the former Xiangling County () and Fencheng County (). The county falls under the jurisdict ...

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

, China. It is bordered by Dadeng Township to the north, Xincheng Town to the west,

Yicheng County Yicheng County () is a county in the prefecture-level city of Linfen, in the south of Shanxi Province, China. The county spans an area of , and is home to 323,517 people as of 2019. Geography Yicheng County is located in southern Shanxi Province ...

to the east, and

Quwo County Quwo County () is a county under the administration of Linfen city, in southern Shanxi Province, China. The county has spans an area of 437 square kilometers, and has a population of 230,000 as of 2013. History From 745 to 677 BC Quwo was a stat ...

to the south. Taosi Township spans an area of , and has a

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population of 22,804 as of 2018.

History

In the Mongolian ruling

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(1271–1368), it was known as "Anze Township" () of Xiangling County (). In the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

(1368–1644), it was divided into eleven ''Li'' and in the following

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(1644–1911), it was divided into six ''Li''. In 1918, it belonged to the Second District of Xiangling County. In August 1953, it became a

and was divided into seven villages. In March 1956, Anli Township () was merged into the township. In October 1958, it was renamed "Dongfeng People's Commune" (). In February 1984, it restored its former name as "Taosi Township".

Collapse of Juxian Restaurant

At around 9:40 a.m. on August 29, 2020, Juxian Restaurant (), a

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located in Chenzhuang Village, collapsed, resulting in 29 deaths.

Administrative divisions

As of 2017, the township is divided into 20 villages: * Changyuan () * Taosi () * Lizhuang () * Zhongliang () * Dongpogou () * Liujia () * Xiaoliang () * Wangyun () * Xingguang () * Beizhang () * Anli () * Chenzhuang () * Zhangxiang () * Zhangzai () * Chongshi () * Yunhe () * Jiashaxiang () * Cuijiazhuang () * Pandao () * Qingyang ()

Geography

The

experiences a temperate

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monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , and an 2,522 hours of sunshine annually. There is a large temperature difference between day and night. It is dry and windy in the spring, humid and hot in the summer, frost in the early autumn, and dry and cold in the winter.

Demographics

Taosi Township has a

population of 22,804 as of 2018. In the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

, Taosi Township had a population of 19,723. In 2008 Taosi Township had a population of 23,141. In the 2000 Chinese Census, Taosi Township had a population of 26,139.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and industry. The

is rich in

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iron Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...

and

gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate Hydrate, dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall and blackboard or sidewalk ...

. The main fruit grown in Taosi Township is

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, and the main livestock is

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Attractions

Taosi Taosi () is an archaeological site in Xiangfen County, Shanxi, China. Taosi is considered to be part of the late phase of the Longshan culture in southern Shanxi, also known as the Taosi phase (2300 BC to 1900 BC). Archaeology Taosi was surroun ...

is an archaeological site in the

. The earliest evidence of writing in China was found here which is 800 years before the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty.Wang Yan, Ni Wei (2022)
"All Points of Origin."
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References

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