Yixing () is a county-level city administrated 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 , and has a registered hukou population of about 1,075,800 as of 2020. History During the Xia dynasty and the Shang dynasty, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou and was known as Jingxi (). The area was subsequently known as Jingyi () during the Zhou dynasty. The area was first organized as a county in 221 BCE, during the Qin dynasty, under the name of Yangxian County (). Between 303 and 310 CE, local general , the eldest son of General Zhou Chu, suppressed three rebellions. Yangxian County was then renamed Yixing Commandery (), in honor of Zhou Qi. Yixing Commandery remained under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. In 589 CE, under the Sui dynasty, Yixing was re-designated from a commandery back to a county, and was placed under the jurisdiction of Changzhou. In 976 CE, Yixing County () was renamed to the similar sounding Yixing County (), because of the naming taboo of Emperor Taizong of Song, who went by the personal name of Zhao Guangyi. The renaming perhaps to be the allusion of a sentence in Doctrine of the Mean: "Righteousness is the accordance of actions ()". During this time, Yixing County remained under the jurisdiction of Changzhou. In 1725, under the Qing dynasty, the area was split into two counties: Yixing County (), and Jingxi County (). In 1912, the Republican government abolished Jingxi County and merged it back into Yixing County. People's Republic of China From June 1949 to January 1953, Yixing belonged to . From January 1953 to February 1956, Yixing belonged to . Following this, Yixing fell under the jurisdiction of until March 1983. Beginning in March 1983, Yixing County was placed under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Wuxi, which it remains part of today. In January 1988, Yixing County was abolished, and Yixing was reorganized as a county-level city, which it remains today. Geography Yixing's area spans from 31°07′ to 31°37′ north, and from 119°31′ to 120°03′ east. The city is located in the far south of Jiangsu province, lying in between the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou. The