Permanent population
849,200
Taicang City, year-end 2025.
City
Taicang
Taicang is a county-level city in Jiangsu Province, China, on the Yangtze River near Shanghai.
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Updated September 27, 2026Market snapshot
Market ecosystem
Historical esports cluster
Taicang's Science and Education New City attracted esports businesses from 2011. The first LPL season was held in the city in 2013 before the league moved to Shanghai in 2014.
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- [1]2025年太仓市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 — Taicang Municipal Statistics Bureau
- [2]LPL's First Home Match: 72 Hours to Go — Press The Game
- [3]太仓电竞这些年，副主任怎么看？ — User-provided source
- [4]202308 Skyline of Taicang City Center, Jiangsu.jpg — Wikimedia Commons
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