Taixing City is located in the middle of Jiangsu Province and the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. 31 ° 58 ′ 12 "- 32 ° 23 ′ 05" north latitude and 119 ° 54 ′ 05 "- 120 ° 21 ′ 56" east longitude are county-level cities administered by Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, and are one of the three pilot counties directly administered by Jiangsu Province. They enjoy some functions and powers of prefecture-level cities. Rugao City in the east; Jingjiang City in the south; It is bordered by the Yangtze River in the west and faces Yangzhong City and Xinbei District of Changzhou City across the river; It is adjacent to Jiangyan District, Taizhou City in the north and Hai'an City, Nantong City in the northeast; The northwest is adjacent to Gaogang District, Taizhou City. As of September 2022, Taixing has jurisdiction over 3 streets, 13 towns and 1 township. According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Taixing was 994445.

Taixing County was established in the first year of the Shengyuan era of the Southern Tang Dynasty (937 AD), which means "the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and all industries are prosperous". It is known as "the township of education", "the township of ginkgo", "the township of architecture", "the township of violin", and "the township of reducer".

In 2021, Taixing will achieve a gross regional product of 127.344 billion yuan, an increase of 9.9% over the previous year at comparable prices. It has been ranked among the top 100 counties (cities) in the basic competitiveness of national county economy for 21 consecutive times, ranking 21st.

Taixing belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, with an administrative area of 1172 square kilometers. The maximum linear distance from Taixing to the east is 47.0 kilometers, and the maximum linear distance from the north to the south is 43.5 kilometers. In November 2018, it was selected as one of China's top 100 industrial counties (cities). In December 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties with comprehensive economic competitiveness and investment potential, the top 30 best county-level cities in China, and the top 100 counties with business environment in 2019. In December 2020, the Academy of Social Sciences released the National Top 100 County-level Economic Competitiveness, ranking Taixing 37th.