Tongxiang

Tongxiang 桐乡市
County-level city
Fuyan Temple in Tongfu Township, Tongxiang City
Country	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	China Standard (UTC+8)

Tongxiang City (Chinese: 桐乡; pinyin:  Tóngxiāng; Wu: Ton-shion) (IATA: TVX) is a county-level city, part of Jiaxing, in northern Zhejiang Province, China. 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 Mao Dun, a celebrated 20th-century novelist and cultural critic. The scenic town of Wuzhen is part of Tongxiang.

Tongxiang administers 3 subdistrict, 9 towns and one township.

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.

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.