Taishan was founded as Xinning District (新寧縣) in the 12th year of the Hongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty. In 1914, Xinning was renamed Taishan to avoid confusion with the Xinnings of Hunan and Sichuan. On April 17, 1992, Taishan's status was changed from county to city.
Administration
Taishan is under the juridiction of Jiangmen. In a jurisdiction of 3,286 km², Taishan contains twenty townships (镇), which are subdivided into 503 village residential committees (村居委会) and 3655 natural villages (自然村).
Baisha (白沙镇)
Beidou (北陡镇): separated from the other townships by Zhenhai Bay (镇海湾) inlet
Chixi (赤溪镇)
Dajiang (大江镇)
Doushan (斗山镇)
Duhu (都斛镇)
Guanghai (广海镇)
Haiyan (海宴镇): contains an overseas Chinese farm (华侨农场)
Nafu (那扶镇)
Duanfen (端芬镇)
Sanba (三八镇)
Sanhe (三合镇)
Shangchuan (上川镇): islands; Tourism Open Integrated Experimental Zone (旅游开发综合试验区)
Shenjing (深井镇)
Shuibu (水步镇)
Sijiu (四九镇)
Taicheng (台城镇): contains downtown and the city seat
Wencun (汶村镇)
Xiachuan (下川镇): islands; Tourism Open Integrated Experimental Zone (旅游开发综合试验区)
Zhonglou (冲蒌镇)
Demographics
Since 1774, 1.3 million people living overseas trace their ancestry to Taishan, outnumbering those who live in Taishan. Among these are:
The locals natively speak Taishanese, or sei yap (four counties), usually considered to be similar to Cantonese Chinese. Most locals can speak the nearby Hong Kong Cantonese as well. For many years, Taishanese was the dialect spoken North America's Chinatowns.
The trademarks of the Toisan Black Tiger system is of course its use of the Tiger Claw hand strike (Fu Jow), the Black Tiger fist, along with stable, strong stances and powerful 'bridge arms'.
But, besides Toisan Hak Fu Pai's emphasis on direct applicability in using the art in self-defense and combat, there is also major emphasis on the system maintaining the strength and health of its proponents, for to be a good fighter, one must be strong and healthy.
Toisan Hak Fu Pai forms or Kuen are generally long, requiring strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness and will develop these qualities in those practitioners who practice diligently.
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