Taixing City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, administered by Taizhou City, is a pilot city under direct provincial administration (enjoying the same approval authority as a prefecture-level city), located in the central part of Jiangsu Province, on the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River (belonging to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River delta), with a northern subtropical maritime monsoon climate and a total area of 1,172.27 square kilometers. As of October 2022, Taixing is governed by 3 streets, 14 townships, 3 development zones and 3 industrial parks. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Taixing was 990,200 people. Taixing, which means "the country is peaceful and prosperous", was founded in the first year of Shengyuan of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and has a history of more than 1,000 years, and has been known as "the hometown of education", "the hometown of ginkgo", "the hometown of architecture" and "the hometown of education". It is known as "the hometown of education", "the hometown of ginkgo", "the hometown of construction", "the hometown of violin", "the hometown of speed reducer" and so on. The main attractions of Taixing City include Huangqiao Battle Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army, Huangqiao Ancient Town, Qingyun Zen Temple, National Ancient Ginkgo Forest Park, Yang Genshi Martyrs' Mausoleum, Taixing Yangtze River Ecological Wetland and Green Corridor, the Former Residence of Zhu Dongrun, the Former Residence of Ding Wenjiang, Taixing Temple of Literature, Taixing Museum, Taixing Park, etc. In February, 2023, Taixing was selected as the "First Batch of Demonstration Municipalities for Natural Resources Saving and Intensive Utilization". On April 21, 2023, Taixing City was selected as one of the "Second Batch of Innovative City Construction List". In 2022, Taixing's GDP will be 136.667 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3% over 2021. Ranked 20th among the top 100 cities in China in terms of basic economic competitiveness.