Yixing
title: "Yixing" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["yixing", "cities-in-jiangsu", "county-level-divisions-of-jiangsu", "wuxi", "national-civilized-city", "national-famous-historical-and-cultural-city"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yixing" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | |
| official_name | |
| native_name | 宜兴市 |
| other_name | Ihing |
| settlement_type | County-level city |
| image_skyline | 宜兴市丁蜀镇龙溪公园水面 - panoramio.jpg |
| image_caption | A park in Yixing |
| pushpin_map | China Jiangsu |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Jiangsu |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name1 | Jiangsu |
| subdivision_name2 | Wuxi |
| seat | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 1996.6 |
| population_total | 1075800 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | China Standard |
| utc_offset1 | +8 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 214200 |
| area_code | 0510 |
| website | |
| :: |
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History
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During the Xia dynasty and Shang dynasty, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou and was known as Jingxi (). The area was subsequently known as Jingyi () during the Zhou dynasty.
The area was first organized as a county in 221 BCE, during the Qin dynasty, under the name of Yangxian County (). Between 303 and 310 CE, local general Zhou Qi, a son of General Zhou Chu, suppressed three rebellions. Yangxian County was then renamed Yixing Commandery (), in honor of Zhou Qi. Yixing Commandery remained under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. 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.
In 976 CE, Yixing County () was renamed to the similar sounding Yixing County (), because of the naming taboo of Emperor Taizong of Song, who went by the personal name of Zhao Guangyi (赵光义). 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)". During this time, Yixing County remained under the jurisdiction of Changzhou.
In 1725, under the Qing dynasty, the area was split into two counties: Yixing County (), and Jingxi County ().
In 1912, the Republican government abolished Jingxi County and merged it back into Yixing County.
People's Republic of China
From June 1949 to January 1953, Yixing belonged to . From January 1953 to February 1956, Yixing belonged to . Following this, Yixing fell under the jurisdiction of until March 1983. Beginning in March 1983, Yixing County was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuxi, which it remains part of today. In January 1988, Yixing County was abolished, and Yixing was reorganized as a county-level city, which it remains today.
Geography
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Yixing's area spans from 31°07′ to 31°37′ north, and from 119°31′ to 120°03′ east. The city is located in the far south of Jiangsu province, lying in between the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou. 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. To its north, situated between Yixing and Wujin District, lies Ge Lake. Yixing's urban area is also rich in lakes, with the lake formation, comprising , , and , lying in Yixing's urban core.
Yixing's terrain is higher in the south, and lower in the north. The city's highest point is Huangta Peak (), which rises 611.5 m above sea level.
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. 82.5% of days in Yixing during 2020 had good air quality, as judged per the government.
Climate
| width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Yixing, elevation 16 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | Jan high C = 7.5 | Feb high C = 9.8 | Mar high C = 15.7 | Apr high C = 21.7 | May high C = 26.6 | Jun high C = 29.0 | Jul high C = 33.1 | Aug high C = 33.0 | Sep high C = 28.3 | Oct high C = 23.2 | Nov high C = 17.1 | Dec high C = 10.3 | Jan mean C = 3.1 | Feb mean C = 5.2 | Mar mean C = 10.2 | Apr mean C = 16.1 | May mean C = 21.3 | Jun mean C = 24.7 | Jul mean C = 28.5 | Aug mean C = 28.4 | Sep mean C = 23.7 | Oct mean C = 17.9 | Nov mean C = 11.7 | Dec mean C = 5.0 | Jan low C = -0.4 | Feb low C = 1.5 | Mar low C = 5.6 | Apr low C = 10.9 | May low C = 16.7 | Jun low C = 21.1 | Jul low C = 24.8 | Aug low C = 25.0 | Sep low C = 20.1 | Oct low C = 13.6 | Nov low C = 7.4 | Dec low C = 0.7 | Jan record high C = 21.7 | Jan record low C = -9.5 | Feb record high C = 28.0 | Feb record low C = -9.2 | Mar record high C = 31.5 | Mar record low C = -5.0 | Apr record high C = 34.9 | Apr record low C = 0.1 | May record high C = 35.5 | May record low C = 7.5 | Jun record high C = 37.5 | Jun record low C = 13.1 | Jul record high C = 39.0 | Jul record low C = 18.1 | Aug record high C = 42.2 | Aug record low C = 18.3 | Sep record high C = 37.3 | Sep record low C = 10.6 | Oct record high C = 32.9 | Oct record low C = 2.3 | Nov record high C = 28.0 | Nov record low C = -4.2 | Dec record high C = 23.4 | Dec record low C = -9.7 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 83.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 76.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 104.6 | Apr precipitation mm = 97.2 | May precipitation mm = 114.3 | Jun precipitation mm = 225.3 | Jul precipitation mm = 200.6 | Aug precipitation mm = 178.1 | Sep precipitation mm = 114.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 77.7 | Nov precipitation mm = 66.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 53.0 | Jan humidity = 78 | Feb humidity = 77 | Mar humidity = 75 | Apr humidity = 73 | May humidity = 75 | Jun humidity = 81 | Jul humidity = 80 | Aug humidity = 81 | Sep humidity = 80 | Oct humidity = 79 | Nov humidity = 79 | Dec humidity = 76 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 11.2 | Feb precipitation days = 10.8 | Mar precipitation days = 12.8 | Apr precipitation days = 11.8 | May precipitation days = 12.0 | Jun precipitation days = 14.1 | Jul precipitation days = 13.5 | Aug precipitation days = 13.2 | Sep precipitation days = 9.9 | Oct precipitation days = 8.3 | Nov precipitation days = 9.9 | Dec precipitation days = 8.5 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 116.2 | Feb sun = 115.2 | Mar sun = 137.8 | Apr sun = 161.5 | May sun = 171.5 | Jun sun = 134.8 | Jul sun = 190.5 | Aug sun = 191.1 | Sep sun = 157.6 | Oct sun = 158.3 | Nov sun = 136.4 | Dec sun = 130.5 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 36 | Feb percentsun = 37 | Mar percentsun = 37 | Apr percentsun = 41 | May percentsun = 40 | Jun percentsun = 32 | Jul percentsun = 44 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 43 | Oct percentsun = 45 | Nov percentsun = 43 | Dec percentsun = 42 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 3.6 | Feb snow days = 2.2 | Mar snow days = 0.8 | Apr snow days = 0 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 0.2 | Dec snow days = 0.9 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration | source =
Administrative divisions
Yixing is divided into 5 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 2 other township-level divisions. These township-level divisions are then further divided into 102 residential communities and 207 administrative villages. The city's government is seated in .
Subdistricts
Yixing administers the following 5 subdistricts:
- ()
- ()
- ()
- ()
- ()
Towns
Yixing administers the following 14 towns:
- Dapu (大浦镇)
- (丁蜀镇)
- (和桥镇)
- (湖㳇镇)
- Gaocheng (高塍镇)
- (官林镇)
- (太华镇)
- (万石镇)
- (西渚镇)
- Xinjian (新建镇)
- (徐舍镇)
- (杨巷镇)
- (张渚镇)
- Zhoutie (周铁镇)
Other township-level divisions
Yixing administers the following 2 other township-level divisions:
Demographics
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As of 2020, the city government estimates Yixing's registered hukou population to be 1,075,800 people. Of this, 529,300 residents are male, and 546,500 are female. 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‰. This gave Yixing a rate of natural increase of -2.46‰ in 2020.
The city is home to 42 different ethnic minorities, who comprise a population of about 15,000 (1.39% of Yixing's total population).
Economy
As of 2020, Yixing has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 183.221 billion renminbi (RMB). This represented a 3% increase from the previous year. The city's per capita disposable income stands as 50,987 RMB, a 5.1% increase from the previous year. 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.
Transportation
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The city is served by three railway stations: the Yixing railway station, the , and the . 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 (), a section of the S39 linking Yixing to Jiangdu District in Yangzhou, was completed. The same year, the Yichang Expressway (), a section of the S14/45 linking Yixing to Changxing County, Huzhou and Hangzhou in neighboring Zhejiang province, was also completed.
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, Chinese painting painter
- the ancestral home of Chiang Kai-shek
- Ge Mingxiang, 18th century potter
- Qian Yingying, artist
References
References
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- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- (2020). "". link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]
- (2013-06-30). "". link. [[State Council of the People's Republic of China]]
- Sun. Yeguo. (2021-05-07). "". link. People's Railway. zh. 人民铁道. [[China Railway]]
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