History
In the 1930s, Taocheng was home to a branch of the Yellow Sand Society which reorganised itself as "People's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Self-Defence Corps", fighting against the expansion of the Empire of Japan in the area.Administrative divisions
Taocheng District is divided into 4 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 township. ;Subdistricts: Hexi Subdistrict (), Hedong Subdistrict (), Lubei Subdistrict (), Zhonghua Avenue Subdistrict () ;Towns: Zhengjiaheyan (), Zhaoquan (), Dengzhuang () ;Township: Hejiazhuang Township ()References
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* County-level divisions of Hebei {{Hengshui-geo-stub