Touxian

Touxian
昆斯城
Central Touxian plaza with the Quince Monument
Founded	1523
Government
• Mayor	Quin Che
Population  (2027)
• Total	510,492

Touxian is a city in Daxia and the capital and largest city of the eponymous Touxian Province. Located at the far eastern end of the Shoubi peninsula, Touxian sits in the coast off the Great Expanse. The city was founded in 1523 during the last period of expansion under the Zhong dynasty, known as the Settlement of the Emerald March. Touxian served as an important frontier settlement from where expeditions further north were launched, later it was an important garrison and border fortress after the defeat and expulsion of Qian forces from the north by Tiauska and Hurch nomadic forces. According to the 2030 census the city currently has a population of 510,492 inhabitants making it small by the standards of Daxian regional capitals. Touxian's economy is famously over reliant on the production of quince, almost forty percent of the city's economy is related to the cultivation and commercialization of the fruit and derivated products. In 2010 Touxian declared itself the undisputed Quince capital of the world. The city has served as the venue for several diplomatic gatherings, especially with visiting delegations from the Kiravian Federacy who are fond of taking selfies at the Quince Monument; the treaty of Touxian codifying the Rigo Joint Security Area was signed in the city and multiple rounds of negotiations over the Ortego islet dispute have also been hosted there giving rise to the term 'Quince diplomacy'.

Quince Diplomacy

Painting of a diplomatic summit in Touxian between Daxian and Kiravian delegations in 1966. Depicted second from right is Devdan Vesêkoruv, Deputy First Secretary of the Kirosocialist Party; he is shaking the hand of Gansho Ximin, then Deputy Foreign Secretary. A large, bountiful basket of quince can be seen on the table.