Yixing

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}}Template:Main other Yixing (Template:Zh) is a county-level city administered under the prefecture-level city of Wuxi in southern Jiangsu province, China, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. The city is known for its traditional Yixing clay ware tea pots. It is a pene-exclave with Changzhou. The city spans an area of Template:Convert,<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and has a registered hukou population of about 1,075,800 as of 2020.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

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A teapot dating to the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, made from the city's famous Yixing ware

During the Xia dynasty and Shang dynasty, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou and was known as Jingxi (Template:Lang-zh).<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The area was subsequently known as Jingyi (Template:Lang-zh) during the Zhou dynasty.<ref name=":3" />

The area was first organized as a county in 221 BCE, during the Qin dynasty, under the name of Yangxian County (Template:Lang-zh).<ref name=":3" /> Between 303 and 310 CE, local general Zhou Qi, a son of General Zhou Chu, suppressed three rebellions.<ref name=":3" /> Yangxian County was then renamed Yixing Commandery (Template:Lang-zh), in honor of Zhou Qi.<ref name=":3" /> Yixing Commandery remained under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou.<ref name=":3" /> In 589 CE, under the Sui dynasty, Yixing was re-designated from a commandery back to a county, and was placed under the jurisdiction of Changzhou.<ref name=":3" />

In 976 CE, Yixing County (Template:Lang-zh) was renamed to the similar sounding Yixing County (Template:Lang-zh), because of the naming taboo of Emperor Taizong of Song, who went by the personal name of Zhao Guangyi.<ref name=":3" /> The renaming perhaps to be the allusion of a sentence in Doctrine of the Mean: "Righteousness is the accordance of actions ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})".Template:Citation needed During this time, Yixing County remained under the jurisdiction of Changzhou.<ref name=":3" />

In 1725, under the Qing dynasty, the area was split into two counties: Yixing County (Template:Lang-zh), and Jingxi County (Template:Lang-zh).<ref name=":3" />

In 1912, the Republican government abolished Jingxi County and merged it back into Yixing County.<ref name=":3" />

People's Republic of China

From June 1949 to January 1953, Yixing belonged to Template:Interlanguage link.<ref name=":3" /> From January 1953 to February 1956, Yixing belonged to Template:Interlanguage link.<ref name=":3" /> Following this, Yixing fell under the jurisdiction of Template:Interlanguage link until March 1983.<ref name=":3" /> Beginning in March 1983, Yixing County was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuxi, which it remains part of today.<ref name=":3" /> In January 1988, Yixing County was abolished, and Yixing was reorganized as a county-level city, which it remains today.<ref name=":3" />

Geography

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Yixing is home to many lakes, including the one shown here

Yixing's area spans from 31°07′ to 31°37′ north, and from 119°31′ to 120°03′ east.<ref name=":1" /> The city is located in the far south of Jiangsu province, lying in between the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou.<ref name=":1" /> The city is border to the east by Lake Tai, by Changxing County in neighboring Zhejiang province to the southeast, the county-level city of Guangde in neighboring Anhui province to the southwest, the county-level city of Liyang in Changzhou to the west, Jintan District in Changzhou to the northwest, and Wujin District in Changzhou to the north.<ref name=":1" /> To its north, situated between Yixing and Wujin District, lies Ge Lake.<ref name=":1" /> Yixing's urban area is also rich in lakes, with the Template:Interlanguage link lake formation, comprising Template:Interlanguage link, Template:Interlanguage link, and Template:Interlanguage link, lying in Yixing's urban core.<ref name=":1" />

Yixing's terrain is higher in the south, and lower in the north.<ref name=":1" /> The city's highest point is Huangta Peak (Template:Lang-zh), which rises Template:Convert above sea level.<ref name=":1" />

Environment

In 2020, the city's government recorded an average PM2.5 level of 30.4 micrograms per cubic meter, an 18.9% improvement from 2019.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 82.5% of days in Yixing during 2020 had good air quality, as judged per the government.<ref name=":0" />

Administrative divisions

Yixing is divided into 5 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 other township-level divisions.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These township-level divisions are then further divided into 102 residential communities and 207 administrative villages.<ref name=":2" /> The city's government is seated in Template:Interlanguage link.<ref name=":2" />

Subdistricts

Yixing administers the following 5 subdistricts:<ref name=":4" />Template:Div col

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Towns

Yixing administers the following 14 towns:<ref name=":4" />Template:Div col

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• Gaocheng ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
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• Xinjian ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}})
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Other township-level divisions

Yixing administers the following 2 other township-level divisions:<ref name=":4" />Template:Div col

• Huanke Park (Template:Lang-zh)
• Yixing Economic Development Zone (Template:Lang-zh)Template:Div col end

Demographics

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Traditional architecture in Yixing

As of 2020, the city government estimates Yixing's registered hukou population to be 1,075,800 people.<ref name=":2" /> Of this, 529,300 residents are male, and 546,500 are female.<ref name=":2" /> The city saw 7,038 births in 2020, giving it a birth rate of 6.53‰ (per thousand), and 9,694 deaths, giving it a death rate of 8.99‰.<ref name=":2" /> This gave Yixing a rate of natural increase of -2.46‰ in 2020.<ref name=":2" />

The city is home to 42 different ethnic minorities, who comprise a population of about 15,000 (1.39% of Yixing's total population).<ref name=":2" />

Economy

As of 2020, Yixing has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 183.221 billion renminbi (RMB).<ref name=":0" /> This represented a 3% increase from the previous year.<ref name=":0" /> The city's per capita disposable income stands as 50,987 RMB, a 5.1% increase from the previous year.<ref name=":0" /> This figure stands at 61,090 RMB for urban residents, and 32,430 RMB for rural residents, reflecting a 4.4% and 6.6% increase from the previous year, respectively.<ref name=":0" />

Transportation

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Yixing railway station in October 2013

The city is served by three railway stations: the Yixing railway station,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Template:Interlanguage link,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the Template:Interlanguage link.Template:Citation needed Yixing railway station is located on the Nanjing–Hangzhou high-speed railway, while the latter two are part of the Xinyi–Changxing railway.

In 2020, the Changyi Expressway (Template:Lang-zh), a section of the S39 Template:Interlanguage link linking Yixing to Jiangdu District in Yangzhou, was completed.<ref name=":0" /> The same year, the Yichang Expressway (Template:Lang-zh), a section of the S14/45 Template:Interlanguage link linking Yixing to Changxing County and Hangzhou in neighboring Zhejiang province, was also completed.<ref name=":0" />

Tourist attractions

Dongcang Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in the city.

Notable people

• Ding Junhui, professional snooker player
• Jiang Fengzhi, musician erhu artist
• Xu Beihong, painter
• the ancestral home of Chiang Kai-shek
• Ge Mingxiang, 18th century potter

External links

• Yixing Municipal Government website (In Simplified Chinese characters)