Taihua

Taihua City (Chinese: 台花市) is the capital and recently largest city of Georgeville, Tseng, in 2020 overtaking St. Joseph. It is also known by its former name Caoning (Chinese: 草寧).

History
Taihua is one of the oldest cities in the Tseng Republic, being inhabited since the ancient times. In 1446 Ming explorers arrived at the settlement and called it Caoning, meaning "grass peaceful" after seeing the peaceful fields of the city.

It was settled and incorporated in 1549 and was made capital of Ming Tseng. After the Ming dynasty left in 1640 the city kept its original name and in 1698 became capital of Qing Tseng. When the Qing dynasty left in 1897 townspeople, who were huge anti-Qings, petitioned to change the name of the city to Taihua, after the flowers that grew there. The petition succeeded and on February 12, 1903, the city name formally became Taihua.

Today, Taihua is a big centre for industry and technology. High-tech companies like Huadian and AZM have their factories there. Most of, , , and 's Tseng factories are in Taihua.

Geography
Taihua is located in the Taihua Plain and is situated on the southern Pacific coast of Tseng. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the southwest corner of Tseng Island. The Wanxia River cuts through the west suburbs of the city.

Transportation
Taihua-Linfen Airport serves Taihua by air, while Highway A2 is Taihua's main motorway. The A3 highway goes from Taihua to Huanzhou, Nankou.