Tongxiang City () is a

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, part of

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, in northern

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Province, China, bordering

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province to the north. It had a population of 1,029,754 as of the 2020 census even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is smaller. Nevertheless, as the city is expanding east quickly, its now nearly conurbated with Jiaxing built-up (or metro) area by Xiuzhou District. Tongxiang was the birthplace of 20th-century novelist and cultural critic

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. The scenic town of

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is part of Tongxiang.

Administration

Tongxiang administers three

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, eight

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. * Wutong Subdistrict (梧桐街道), seat of the administration * Fengming Subdistrict (凤鸣街道) * Gaoqiao Subdistrict (高桥街道) * Puyuan Town (濮院镇) * Tudian Town (屠甸镇) * Heshan Town (河山镇) *

Town (乌镇镇) * Shimen Town (石门镇) * Dama Town (大麻镇) * Chongfu Town (崇福镇) * Zhouquan Town (洲泉镇)

Climate

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

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en sweater manufacturing base. In 2006, Tongxiang sold over 600 million woolen sweaters. Puyuan Town (濮院镇) hosted the GQ Men of the Year awards in 2023; Brunello Cucinelli was honored as “Designer of the Year”.

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.

Notable people

(1896–1981), essayist, journalist, novelist and playwright. * Kun-Liang Guan (born 1963), biochemist, born in Tongxiang *

Feng Zikai Feng Zikai (; November 9, 1898 – September 15, 1975) was an influential Chinese painter, pioneering ''manhua'' () artist, essayist, and lay Buddhist of 20th-century China. Born just after the First Sino-Japanese War and dying just before the en ...

(1898–1975),prolific artist, writer, and intellectual who made strides in the fields of music, art, literature, philosophy, and translation.

Transport

Tongxiang is served by Tongxiang Railway Station, which connects it to

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, and other cities with a number of high speed trains.

Twin towns — sister cities

Tongxiang is twinned with: * Bandırma,

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References

External links

Tongxiang Government Portal

2014 World Internet Conference

Wuzhen Tourism Portal
{{Authority control County-level cities in Zhejiang Jiaxing