Taosi Township (Chinese: 陶寺乡) is a township in Xiangfen County, Shanxi, China. It is surrounded by Dadeng Township on the north, Xincheng Town on the west, Yicheng County on the east, and Quwo County on the south. As of the 2008 census it had a population of 23,141 and an area of 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi).

Taosi Township 陶寺乡
Township
Taosi Township Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°53′57″N 111°29′58″E
Country	China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Linfen
County	Xiangfen County
Area
• Total	66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	23,141
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	041500
Area code(s)	0357
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陶寺鄉
Simplified Chinese	陶寺乡
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táosì Xiāng

History

In the Mongolian ruling Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), it was known as "Anze Township" (安泽乡) of Xiangling County (襄陵县).

In the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), it was divided into eleven Li and in the following Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it was divided into six Li.

In 1918, it belonged to the Second District of Xiangling County.

After the establishment of the Communist Sate in August 1953, it became a township and was divided into seven villages. In March 1956, Anli Township (安李乡) was merged into the township. In October 1958, it was renamed "Dongfeng People's Commune" (东风人民公社). In February 1984, it restored its former name as "Taosi Township".

At around 9:40 a.m. on August 29, 2020, Juxian Restaurant (聚仙饭店), a restaurant located in Chenzhuang Village, collapsed, resulting in 29 deaths.[1][2][3]

Administrative division

As of 2017, the township is divided into 20 villages:

• Changyuan (常垣村)
• Taosi (陶寺村)
• Lizhuang (李庄村)
• Zhongliang (中梁村)
• Dongpogou (东坡沟村)
• Liujia (刘贾村)
• Xiaoliang (小梁村)
• Wangyun (王云村)
• Xingguang (兴光村)
• Beizhang (北张村)
• Anli (安李村)
• Chenzhuang (陈庄村)
• Zhangxiang (张相村)
• Zhangzai (张再村)
• Chongshi (崇实村)
• Yunhe (云合村)
• Jiashaxiang (贾沙向村)
• Cuijiazhuang (崔家庄村)
• Pandao (盘道村)
• Qingyang (青杨村)

Geography

The township experience a temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 10.4 °C (50.7 °F), total annual rainfall of 454-millimetre (17.9 in), and annual average sunshine hours in 2522 hours. The large temperature difference between day and night. It is dry and windy in spring, humid and hot in summer, frost in early autumn, and dry and cold in winter, and enjoying four distinct seasons.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry. It is rich in gold, iron and gypsum.

The main fruit is jujube. The main breeding industry is chicken.

Attractions

Taosi is an archaeological site in the township.[4] It is a famous tourist attraction in China.

References