| Mingxing | |
| Official Name: | 明星镇 |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Shanxi |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jinzhong |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Taigu County |
| Subdivision Type4: | Village-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name4: | 11 residential communities 9 villages |
| Area Total Km2: | 22 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 37.4264°N 112.5442°W |
| Elevation M: | 792 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 030800 |
| Area Code: | 0354 |
Mingxing (formerly Taigu or Taiku) is a town and township-level division and seat of Taigu County, Shanxi, China. It is a seat of a third order administration division.[1] It lies southwest of Jinzhong and comprises nine administrative villages, eleven communities, with a total area of . It has a total population of 60,500 people, of which 43,988 are urban dwellers.[2] The language spoken by majority is Standard Manderin.
The town is called "Mingxing" which means “Ming Star (Town)” or literally "Bright Star (Town)". There are numerous temples in the city dated to the Ming dynasty, such as the Dacheng Hall of the Temple of Confucius of Taigu. Its Wubian White Tower is also of note.