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19-604: It is in the city of Taigu ( 太谷 ), a rural area with a population of about 40,000 people. The school was founded in 1907 as the Ming Hsien school by a group of missionaries from Oberlin College , including the financier H.H. Kung , the future husband of Soong Ai-ling , the eldest of the three Song (Soong) sisters. More precisely, the Oberlin missionaries founded a primary school in Taigu in

38-480: A humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dwa ). Spring is dry, with frequent dust storms , followed by early summer heat waves . Summer tends to be hot with most of the year's rainfall concentrated in July and August. Winter is long and cold, but dry and sunny. Downtown Taigu contains the local government institutions and buildings supporting the needs of the district. Significant buildings include

57-612: Is Standard Manderin. The town is called "Mingxing" which means “Ming Star (Town)” or literally "Bright Star (Town)". There are numerous temples in the city dated to the Ming dynasty , such as the Dacheng Hall of the Temple of Confucius of Taigu. Its Wubian White Tower is also of note. This Shanxi location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Taigu County Taigu ( Chinese : 太谷 ; pinyin : Tàigǔ )

76-533: Is a district of Shanxi province, China under the administration of Jinzhong City. It is administratively into three town-level entities ( Mingxing 明星镇, Hucun 胡村镇, and Fancun 范村镇), and six township-level entities ( Houcheng 侯城乡, Beiwang 北汪乡, Shuixiu 水秀乡, Yangyi 阳邑乡, Xiaobai 小白乡, and Rencun 任村乡). Taigu is linked to nearby Yuci in Jinzhong by rail via the Taigu Railway Stop. Taigu experiences

95-620: Is a site known as Cao's Courtyard Houses, a UNESCO World Heritage site tentative list of March 2008. The site occupies a total area of 10,600sq m (of which 6,384sq m are buildings), and contains Ming, Qing, and Republic of China era structures. 277 rooms are found in total across several multi-story buildings, halls, towers, and yards. The Cao Family Mansion is located just north of Beiwang . Additionally, Taigu also contains several halls, temples and structures of cultural significance. The Sanduo Hall in Beiwang has well-preserved stonework. Downtown

114-415: Is a town and township-level division and seat of Taigu County , Shanxi , China . It is a seat of a third order administration division. It lies southwest of Jinzhong and comprises nine administrative villages, eleven communities, with a total area of 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi). It has a total population of 60,500 people, of which 43,988 are urban dwellers. The language spoken by majority

133-599: Is linked to nearby Yuci in Jinzhong by rail via the Taigu Railway Station. However, residents traveling longer distances sometimes prefer simply to take the approximately one-hour drive to the provincial capital of Taiyuan where they can directly take high and low speed trains to Beijing and other major cities. There are three railway stations in Taigu District: The most famous tourist attractions in Taigu are examples of Shanxi Courtyard Houses . One of

152-831: Is the Drum Tower. Just to the west of downtown Taigu in Mingxing one can visit the picturesque Northern Song dynasty Wubian Temple and White Tower Chinese pagoda (also known as the Boundless Pagoda). Also located in Taigu are the Ming dynasty Dacheng Hall of the Temple of Confucius, and Song dynasty Anchan Temple. Guanghua Temple in Baicheng Village is another common visitor attraction, as well as Jingxin Temple near Dongyangyi Village and Zhengsheng Temple in Fancun . The traditional foods of northern China are common in Taigu, including

171-549: The Nationalist government in the 1930s and 1940s, the compound contains examples of traditional courtyard-style living arrangements, temples, areas set aside for young women to separate them from young men, as well as a small exhibit detailing the life of Kung. The site is located in central Taigu just northwest of the Pangzhuang Reservoir off of 319 Sheng Dao road. Another example of Shanxi Courtyard Houses found in Taigu

190-602: The 1880s. When he was a boy, H.H. Kung became friends with the missionaries after they cured him of an eye disease. The missionaries were killed in the Boxer Rebellion during the summer of 1900, but Kung was sheltered by his family and survived. A few years later, now a young man, Kung was invited to continue his studies at Oberlin College. After graduating from Oberlin, he obtained his master's degree at Yale and then returned to China. In 1907 Kung founded Ming Hsien high school in his hometown of Taigu. ("Ming Hsien" means "remember

209-491: The Taigu People's Government Building, Taigu People's Court Building, and Taigu People's Procuratorate Building. While economic activity in the Taigu area is primarily agricultural, major non-agricultural industries in Taigu include production of malleable cast iron, cast steel, insulator fittings, radiator piping, and other small industrial components. Notable academic institutions include: Shanxi Agricultural University , on

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228-463: The broad preference for noodles over rice. Taigu itself is also known for several special kinds of food. Taigu Cake is well known in Shanxi and sometimes attributed as kind of Taiyuan food. This is a soft, sweet and moist kind of small baked cake made with a cake blank, sesame, and a sweet red bean filling, all topped with large amounts of sugar. Guilingji wine is produced locally and very popular as

247-1125: The economic and social development of Shanxi and the whole country. The university maintains connections with Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association , a non-profit organization operating out of Oberlin College, engaging in cross-cultural and education exchange programs. Each year, the university hosts young English teachers who have recently graduated from Oberlin College. In addition to the Oberlin Shansi program, Shanxi Agricultural University has established academic relations with universities and research institutions in Germany , Japan , Australia and Britain . The university has received worldwide recognition and has very good collaboration with more than 20 universities, colleges and institutes. 37°25′26″N 112°34′31″E  /  37.4239°N 112.5753°E  / 37.4239; 112.5753 Mingxing (town) Mingxing ( Chinese : 明星 ; pinyin : Míngxīng ) (formerly Taigu or Taiku )

266-705: The former site of the Ming Hsien schools established by the Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association , founded in 1907, and located on the eastern side of downtown Taigu, is one of the few remaining Chinese agricultural universities situated in a farming area, and Taigu Normal University . Taigu Senior High School is also regarded as one of the best in the region. The school includes boarding facilities for students attending from areas outside commuting range. The Shanxi Taigu Middle School , in eastern downtown Taigu, Taigu No. 2 Middle School , in northern downtown, and Taigu No. 3 Middle School , located in

285-480: The most known is Kong Family Compound, also known as the Former Kong Xiangxi Residence (designated as a Key Cultural Relic of Shanxi Province). This site is a well-preserved example of mid-Qing dynasty architecture typical of wealthy Chinese families during the period. Most recently occupied by H. H. Kung (transliterated by pinyin as "Kong Xiangxi"), a wealthy Chinese banker and politician active in

304-1313: The province, among which there are 22 teaching units and 20 directly affiliated research institutes (centers). SXAU encompasses eight academic fields in agriculture, science, engineering, economics, management, humanities, law and art, offering 71 undergraduate specialties. At present, there are one national key discipline of animal genetics, breeding and reproduction, and nine provincial key disciplines, including agricultural engineering, crop science, horticulture, agricultural resources & environment, plant protection, animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, forestry, and grassland science. SXAU now has three disciplines listed on one-percent of global ESI (Essential Science Indicator), namely, Agricultural Science, Plant & Animal Science and Environmental and Ecological Science. Shanxi Agricultural University has more than 4500 faculty and administrative staff, including, 504 full professors, 1356 associate professors. There are over 27,000 full-time students. Among them, there are 23,948 undergraduate students and 3602 master and doctoral students. Since its establishment, SXAU cultivated more than 150,000 talents of various types among whom 7 have become academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering; They have made significant contributions to

323-647: The southern portion of downtown, are also of locally significant size. Taigu also contains several vocational-track educational institutions, including the Shanxi Theater Career College , as well as the Shanxi Traffic Senior Vestibule School , both in downtown Taigu. Taigu is the site of People's Hospital No. 2, a large hospital serving the region. Downtown Taigu is served by many taxis for hire, as well as approximately six bus lines, designated T01 through T06. In addition, Taigu

342-625: The view to overall reform and development of higher education and agricultural research in Shanxi, Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and Government decided to merge the Shanxi Agricultural University with the Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences into a new Shanxi Agricultural University, ushering in a new chapter of reform and development. SXAU has two campuses, Taigu Campus and Taiyuan Longcheng Campus, and research institutes all over

361-688: The worthy" and was named in honor of his Oberlin missionary friends.) Beginning in 1908, Oberlin began sending recent graduates to teach at Ming Hsien and support Kung's efforts under the auspices of the Oberlin-Shansi Memorial Association. In 1950, following the Communist victory in the civil war, Ming Hsien was taken over by the party, turned into a university, and renamed "Shansi Agricultural University." The American teachers from Oberlin were expelled and did not return until 1982, following China's "reform and opening." In October 2019, with

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