Yixing

Yixing (simplified Chinese: 宜兴; traditional Chinese: 宜興; pinyin: Yíxīng) is a county-level city with a population of 1.24 million administrated 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.

For the 8th-century monk, inventor, and astronomer, see Yi Xing.
Yixing

宜兴市

Ihing
County-level city
Yixing
Location within Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°21′36″N 119°48′54″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityWuxi
Area
 • Total2,038.7 km2 (787.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,256,400
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
214200
Area code(s)0510
Websitewww.yixing.gov.cn
The city is famous for its teapots

History

Yixing county was established in 221 BC (Qin Dynasty) with the name of Yangxian (阳羡). Between 303 and 310 AD, the local aristocrat Zhou Qi, the eldest son of General Zhou Chu, suppressed three rebellions. Yangxian was then renamed Yixing (義兴, meaning righteousness and prosperity) to honor Zhou Qi. In 976, Yixing (義兴) was renamed Yixing (宜兴) because of the naming taboo of Emperor Taizong of Song, whose personal name is Zhao Kuangyi.

The renaming perhaps to be the allusion of a sentence in Doctrine of the Mean: "Righteousness is the accordance of actions (義者宜也)"

Administrative divisions

Yixing is divided into 5 subdistricts and 14 towns:[1]

5 Subdistricts
  • Yicheng (宜城), the seat of the city)
  • Fangqiao (芳桥) - is upgraded from town.
  • Qiting (屺亭)
  • Xinjie (新街)
  • Xinzhuang (新庄)

14 Towns
  • Dapu (大浦镇)
  • Dingshu (丁蜀镇)
  • Heqiao (和桥镇)
  • Hufu (湖㳇镇)
  • Gaocheng (高塍镇)
  • Guanlin (官林镇)
  • Taihua (太华镇)
  • Wanshi (万石镇)
  • Xizhu (西渚镇)
  • Xinjian (新建镇)
  • Xushe (徐舍镇)
  • Yangxiang (杨巷镇)
  • Zhangzhu (张渚镇)
  • Zhoutie (周铁镇)

Economy

Yixing is among the top 10 county-level cities in China.

Notable people

References
  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宜兴市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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