Taixing
Taixing
泰兴市 Taihing | ||
|---|---|---|
Postal code 225400 | ||
Taixing (
to the west.History
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
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
| 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
- 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
- Zhong'anlun Monument, to the victims of a ferry disaster
References
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Taixing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 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.
- 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taixing.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Taixing.
- Taixing City English Guide (Jiangsu.net)