Taihua

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

Taihua is a major technology and science city. The Southern Tseng Institute of Technology is located here, and is one of the highest-rated cities in Tseng. The Taihua Science Park was built in 1974 and currently one of the world's most significant centers for semiconductor manufacturing, industrial and computer technology development. The park contributes a major proportion of Tseng's GDP.

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.

During the 1970s, the city suddenly boomed. In 1965, the population of Taihua was 90,000. Just 10 years later the population skyrocketed to 550,000. The cause was that the city was chosen as the technology base of the Wanxia Miracle. Because of that. 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.

Politics
John Koo, the city's mayor, is NPP.

Administrative divisions
Taihua has 6 districts:


 * Anming District
 * Baoshan District
 * Kexue District
 * Liuhu District
 * Wanhe District
 * Zhongxing District

Geography
Taihua is located in the Taihua Plain and is situated about 24 km (14.9 mi) from the coast.. 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.