Taixing
Taixing
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 |
Taixing (simplified Chinese:
History
[edit]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.[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
[edit]At 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]- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Taixing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taixing.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Taixing.
- Taixing City English Guide (Jiangsu.net)
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