Yixing

Yixing (simplified Chinese: 宜兴; traditional Chinese: 宜興; pinyin: Yíxīng) is a county-level city administered under the prefecture-level city of Wuxi in southern Jiangsu province, China, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. The city is known for its traditional Yixing clay ware tea pots. It is a pene-exclave with Changzhou. The city spans an area of 1,996.6 square kilometres (770.9 sq mi), and has a registered hukou population of about 1,075,800 as of 2020.

Yixing
宜兴市
Ihing
A park in Yixing
Yixing
Location within Jiangsu
Coordinates: 31°21′36″N 119°48′54″E
CountryChina
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityWuxi
SeatYicheng Subdistrict
Area
  Total1,996.6 km2 (770.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,075,800
  Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
214200
Area code0510
Websitewww.yixing.gov.cn
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