Arbre-Rose (state)

"For the city, see Arbre-Rose" Arbre-Rose (Chinese: 桃樹省) also known as Taoshu, is a state in the Tseng Republic. Its capital is Arbre-Rose and its largest city is Mingzhou. Arbre-Rose is the only state in Tseng where the capital is also not its largest city.

History
Arbre-Rose was first settled by French colonists. They named the area "Arbre-Rose", meaning "pink tree", because the peach blossoms there.

During the Allied invasion of Tseng in 1944, the town of Hengqing (恆慶) in southern Arbre-Rose was the site of a bloody battle between Japanese and Allied forces. Known as the Battle of Hengqing, 3,402 soldiers died in the conflict on April 3, 1944.

On January 1, 1955, Arbre-Rose separated from Meishan and became the 7th state of Tseng.

Culture
Arbre-Rose and Nankou are notable for being the two main centres for French and Franco-Tsengian culture in Tseng. The cities of Mingzhou and especially Arbre-Rose are popular tourist destinations.