Taixing
泰兴市 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jiangsu |
Prefecture-level city | Taizhou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,169.56 km2 (451.57 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,073,921 |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 2254XX |
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. It is a newly developed coastal industrial city. The area of Taxing is 1253 square kilometres and the population is 1.29 million.
It has a history of more than one thousand years and it has been named as Home of Ginkgo, Home of Construction, and Home of Education. It has been awarded the title of Chinese Star City, and Chinese Top 100 Cities In Comprehensive Forces.
See also
- Zhong’anlun Monument, to the victims of a ferry disaster
References
- ^ Taizhou Statistical Yearbook 2012/《泰州统计年鉴2012》.Template:Zh icon Accessed 9 July 2014.
- ^ China 2010 Census County-by-county Statistics/《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》.Template:Zh icon Accessed 9 July 2014.
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Taixing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- "About Taixing". Retrieved 2007-11-12.
External links
- Taixing City English Guide (Jiangsu.net)