Tongxiang

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Tongxiang 桐乡市 Tunghiang
County-level city
Wuzhen in Tongxiang
Tongxiang Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°38′N 120°32′E / 30.633°N 120.533°E / 30.633; 120.533Coordinates: 30°38′N 120°32′E / 30.633°N 120.533°E / 30.633; 120.533
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Jiaxing
Area
• County-level city	727.49 km2 (280.89 sq mi)
• Urban	727.49 km2 (280.89 sq mi)
• Metro	727.49 km2 (280.89 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• County-level city	815,848
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Urban	815,848
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Metro	815,848
• Metro density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Tongxiang City (simplified Chinese: 桐乡; traditional Chinese: 桐鄉; pinyin: Tóngxiāng; Wu: Ton-shion) is a county-level city, part of Jiaxing, in northern Zhejiang Province, China, bordering Jiangsu province to the north. It had a population of 815,800 at the 2010 census even though its built-up (or metro) area is smaller.

Tongxiang was the birthplace of 20th-century novelist and cultural critic Mao Dun. The scenic town of Wuzhen is part of Tongxiang.

Administration[]

Tongxiang administers three subdistrict, nine towns and one township.

• Subdistrict (梧桐街道), seat of the administration
• Subdistrict (凤鸣街道)
• Subdistrict (龙翔街道)
• Subdistrict (高桥街道)
• Town (濮院镇)
• Town (屠甸镇)
• Town (河山镇)
• Wuzhen Town (乌镇镇)
• Town (石门镇)
• Town (大麻镇)
• Town (崇福镇)
• Town (洲泉镇)
• Township (同福乡)

Economy[]

Hángbáijú (杭白菊), a variety of chrysanthemum flower tea, originates from Tongxiang. There are also annual Chrysanthemum festivals.

Tongxiang is one of biggest woolen sweater manufacturing base. In 2006, Tongxiang sold over 600 million woolen sweaters.

Education[]

Tongxiang is home to a joint-venture Canadian high school program called Jiaxing Grand Canadian Academy at Maodun Senior High School. The school offers the British Columbia, Canada high school graduation program that culminates in the awarding of the Dogwood Diploma. The school enrolls local Chinese students and employs only foreign, B.C. certified teachers to teach all subjects in English (Canadian history, math, science, English, PE, etc.) The school is on a sprawling campus with modern features (gym, running track, science labs, etc.). The school opened in 2005 and has been inspected and re-certified by the BC Government (MOE) each year since.

Transport[]

Tongxiang is served by Tongxiang Railway Station, which connects it to Shanghai, Hangzhou, and other cities with a number of high speed trains.

Twin towns — sister cities[]

Tongxiang is twinned with:

• Bandırma, Turkey since 2002^[1]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tongxiang.

• Tongxiang Government Portal
• 2014 World Internet Conference
• Wuzhen Tourism Portal