Taikang County
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History
The administrative area of Taikang was originally known as "Yangxia County".Template:Sfnp As a major thoroughfare, the county has been historically important. It was the hometown of Wu Guang, one of the peasant leaders of the rebellion against the Qin dynasty. It was also the ancestral hometown of the Xie and Yuan surnames;Script error: No such module "Unsubst". it consequently was the birthplace of several famous Xie clan members such as Xie Daoyun, Xie Hui, Xie Lingyun, Xie Tiao, and others.Template:Sfnp Following the start of the chaotic Sixteen Kingdoms period, Yangxia County initially remained part of the areas held by the Eastern Jin,Template:Sfnp but was later conquered by the Former Qin. In course of the latter's decline, the county was occupied by the Northern Wei that held it until 446.Template:Sfnp It was then captured by the Liu Song dynasty,Template:Sfnp but reconquered by the Northern Wei in 488.Template:Sfnp Toward the end of the Northern and Southern dynasties period, Yangxia County fell to the Sui dynasty, which changed its name to "Taikang County" in 587.Template:Sfnp This name was derived from Xia dynasty king Tai Kang. The character "Script error: No such module "Lang"." is normally pronounced as Script error: No such module "Lang". but in Central Plains Mandarin is pronounced Script error: No such module "Lang"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 884, the Tang army under Li Keyong defeated the rebel army of Shang Rang at Taikang.Template:Sfnp
By time of the Ming dynasty, Taikang had grown rich as trade center and market town, and was widely nicknamed "Silver Taikang". Due to this wealth, however, the town was repeatedly sacked in times of political unrest. It was plundered by the Shun rebel army of Li Zicheng in 1644 during the fall of the Ming dynasty. In course of the Nian Rebellion, Taikang was plundered by insurgents four times, namely in 1852, 1856, 1861, and 1863. After the Xinhai Revolution's outbreak, the Yellow Sand Society and the Cha Tianhua bandit group raided the town in 1911. In the following years, Taikang's economic importance declined due to the construction of railways in the region, but it was still the target of rampaging bandits and soldiers in the Warlord Era and Nanjing decade, with raids occurring in October 1923, December 1924, November 1925, January as well as June 1926, March 1927, March 1928, winter 1930, and January 1932.Template:Sfnp
Today, Taikang is a primarily agrarian county, with some light industry. The county is famous for its production of cotton.
Administrative divisions
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Climate
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Notable people
- Xie Daoyun, renown Eastern Jin poetTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Fei (441–507), high-ranking official who served under the Liu Song dynasty, Southern Qi, and Liang dynastyTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Hongwei (392–433), high-ranking official under the Liu Song dynastyTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Hui, high-ranking official and regent under the Liu Song dynastyTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Lingyun, important Six Dynasties poetTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Shang (308–337), high-ranking official under the Eastern Jin dynastyTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Tiao, major Yongming poetTemplate:Sfnp
- Xie Zhuang (421–466), high-ranking official under the Liu Song dynastyTemplate:Sfnp
References
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Bibliography
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