Zhoukou City.
Taixia is known as "Yin Taikang" because it is rich in wheat and cotton. Affiliated to Zhoukou City, Henan Province, it is located in the eastern part of Henan Province, the northwest of the Huanghuai Plain, and the upper reaches of the Guohe River, a tributary of the Huaihe River. It borders Zhecheng County and Luyi County to the east, Huaiyang District and Xihua County to the south, Fugou County to the west, and Tongxu County, Qi County, and Ju County to the north. It has jurisdiction over 23 towns and 775 administrative villages, with a total area of 1759 square kilometers. As of 2020, Taikang County has a total population of 1.526 million. The topography of Taikang belongs to the plain area of ??eastern Henan, with high northwest and low southeast. The north of Guohe River and the west of the city are yellow flood areas with many gullies. There are 16 rivers with a length of 444 kilometers, and the main river Guohe is 56 kilometers long. Taikang County has a warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Taikang County is rich in coal resources and is high-quality anthracite. Taikang County is an advanced county for grain production in China, a model county for greening in China, a base county for commercial grains in China, a base county for high-quality cotton in China, and a county with rapid development of industrial clusters in Henan Province. As of 2019, Taikang County's GDP was 37.271 billion yuan. As of 2017, the county has 2 scientific research institutions, 3 colleges and universities, and 24 private technical schools, which can provide various professional and technical talents for enterprises. The development of Taikang County has a history of more than 5,000 years. Throughout history, Taikang has seen numerous celebrities. Celebrities such as Huang Ba, the Prime Minister of the Western Han Dynasty, Xie An, the Taifu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Lingyun, the litterateur, Yuan Hong, the Grand Administrator of Dongyang, and Wu Guang, the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty, shine in the historical sky of Taikang. Taikang County is the birthplace of Chinese surnames such as Xie, Yuan, Fu, and He. Taikang County has a superior location and convenient transportation. Famous cultural monuments here include Taikang Confucian Temple, Taikang Tomb, Wuguang Pagoda, Shousheng Temple Pagoda, etc. Taikang Daoqing in Taikang County is a protected national intangible cultural heritage. The representative work of the Taikang Daoqing Theater Troupe, known as "the best troupe in the world", is "Wang Jindou Borrows Grain". In addition, Taikang County also has many local specialties, such as Taikang elbow, horse head beef, etc.