Mingxing (formerly Taigu or Taiku) is a town and township-level division and seat of Taigu County

Taigu County

Taigu County is a county of Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong city. It located at 37°25'N 112°33'E.-External links:*...

, Shanxi

Shanxi

' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....

, China

China

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. It lies southwest of Jinzhong

Jinzhong

Jinzhong is a prefecture-level city with 3,249,425 inhabitants at the 2010 census in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China.-Administrative divisions:...

 and comprises nine administrative villages, eleven communities, with a total area of ​​22 square kilometers. It has a total population of 60,500 people, of which 43,988 are urban dwellers. It is connected by railway.

Landmarks

The town is called "Mingxing" which means "Ming Town" or literally "Star Town". There are numerous temples in the city dated to the Ming dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

, such as the Dacheng Hall of the Temple of Confucius of Taigu. Its Wubian White Tower is also of note.