Taicang City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, is managed by Suzhou City, located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province, on the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary, between 31 ° 20 ′ - 31 ° 45 ′ N and 120 ° 58 ′ - 121 ° 20 ′ E. It faces the Yangtze River in the east, faces Chongming Island across the river, faces Baoshan District and Jiading District of Shanghai in the south, Kunshan City in the west, and Changshu City in the north. The total area is 809.93 square kilometers. Taicang City is a humid climate zone in the south of the north subtropical zone. It is characterized by sufficient light, four distinct seasons, changeable cold and warm in spring and autumn, hot and rainy in summer, and cold and rainy in winter. As of April 2020, Taicang has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 2 streets and 1 economic development zone. The municipal government is located at No. 99, Xianfu East Street, Loudong Street. According to the data of the seventh national population census, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent resident population of Taicang was 831113, accounting for 6.52% of Suzhou.

Taicang Prefecture was founded in 1497, the tenth year of the reign of Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty; Taicang County was named in the first year of the Republic of China (1912); In March 1993, the county was withdrawn and Taicang City was built. Taicang has Jincang Lake National Water Conservancy Scenic Spot, Taicang Modern Agricultural Park, Taicang Shaxi Ancient Town, Yanshan Park and other tourist attractions. It has been awarded the honorary titles of "the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art" from 2018 to 2020, the national health city (district), the 2018 healthy city construction demonstration city, the fourth batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties, and the national model city (county) for mutual support.

In 2021, Taicang will achieve a GDP of 157.405 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over 2020 at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry is 2.398 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 78.238 billion yuan, the added value of the tertiary industry is 76.769 billion yuan, and the proportion of the tertiary industry is 1.5:49.7:48.8. According to the resident population, the per capita GDP is 185400 yuan.