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County-level & Sub-prefectural city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Taixing
(
simplified Chinese
:
泰?
;
traditional Chinese
:
泰興
;
pinyin
:
Taix?ng
) 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
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The 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.
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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
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At present, Taixing City has 1 subdistrict, 14 towns and 1 township.
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- 1 subdistrict
- 14 towns
- 1 township
Climate
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| 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
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| Source:
China Meteorological Administration
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Notable people
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See also
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References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Taixing
.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for
Taixing
.
