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Tongxiang 桐乡市 Tunghiang | |
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 Wuzhen in Tongxiang | |
 Location of Tongxiang City within Jiaxing | |
  Tongxiang Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:30°38′N120°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 | |
| 727.49 km2 (280.89 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 727.49 km2 (280.89 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 727.49 km2 (280.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census[1]) | |
| 1,029,754 | |
| • Density | 1,415.5/km2 (3,666.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,029,754 |
| • Urban density | 1,415.5/km2 (3,666.1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,029,754 |
| • Metro density | 1,415.5/km2 (3,666.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Tongxiang City (simplified Chinese:桐乡;traditional Chinese:桐鄉;pinyin:Tóngxiāngⓘ;Wu: Ton-shion) is acounty-level city, part ofJiaxing, in northernZhejiang Province, China, borderingJiangsu 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 byXiuzhou District.
Tongxiang was the birthplace of 20th-century novelist and cultural criticMao Dun. The scenic town ofWuzhen is part of Tongxiang.
Tongxiang administers threesubdistricts and eighttowns.
| Climate data for Tongxiang, elevation 6 m (20 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.7 (103.5) | 38.7 (101.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.4 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.4 (38.1) | 13.7 (56.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | −3.1 (26.4) | −9.5 (14.9) | −9.5 (14.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 86.1 (3.39) | 79.4 (3.13) | 116.7 (4.59) | 96.5 (3.80) | 112.3 (4.42) | 229.0 (9.02) | 146.9 (5.78) | 173.6 (6.83) | 105.3 (4.15) | 66.9 (2.63) | 66.0 (2.60) | 57.3 (2.26) | 1,336 (52.6) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.3 | 11.4 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 141.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 104.5 | 106.4 | 130.4 | 151.4 | 160.8 | 120.8 | 198.0 | 193.9 | 148.5 | 147.0 | 121.7 | 119.3 | 1,702.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 46 | 48 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Hángbáijú (杭白菊), a variety ofchrysanthemum flower tea, originates from Tongxiang. There are also annual Chrysanthemum festivals.
Tongxiang is one of biggestwoolen 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”.[4][5]
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.
Tongxiang is served byTongxiang Railway Station, which connects it toShanghai,Hangzhou, and other cities with a number of high speed trains.
Tongxiang istwinned with:
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