According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Xinghua, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, is hosted by Taizhou City, located in the middle of Jiangsu Province and the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, between Jianghuai and the hinterland of Lixiahe, and is a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province. Therefore, it belongs to Taizhou.

Xinghua delicious snacks include Xinghua dried silk, Shagou big fish ball, Xinghua smoked roast goose, Shagou crispy spring rolls, Xinghua pig's head meat, fried stinky jerky, crab roe vermicelli, Xinghua rice sweet wine and so on.