Tongcheng, Anhui

Tongcheng (Chinese: 桐城; pinyin: Tóngchéng) is a county-level city and former county in the southwest of Anhui province and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. Tongcheng is noted for the Tongcheng School, one of influenced Neo-Confucian schools during the Qing era.

Tongcheng 桐城市 Tungcheng
County-level city
Tongcheng in Anqing
Anqing in Anhui
Coordinates: 31°02′09″N 116°56′12″E
Country	China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Anqing
Municipal seat	Wenchang Subdistrict
Area
• Total	1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	593,629
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	231400

Administrative divisions

Tongcheng City has jurisdiction over 3 subdistricts, 12 towns and 2 others.^[1]

Subdistricts

• Longteng Subdistrict (龙腾街道)
• Wenchang Subdistrict (文昌街道)
• Longmin Subdistrict (龙眠街道)

Towns

Xindu (新渡镇) Shuanggang (双港镇) Qingcao (青草镇) Kongcheng (孔城镇) Daguan (大关镇) Fangang (范岗镇)

Jinshen (金神镇) Lüting (吕亭镇) Tangwan (唐湾镇) Huangjia (黄甲镇) Xunyu (鲟鱼镇) Xizihu (嬉子湖镇)

Others

• Tongcheng Economic Development Zone (桐城经济开发区)
• Tongcheng Shuangxin Economic Development Zone (桐城双新经济开发区)

Climate

Climate data for Tongcheng, elevation 85 m (279 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	26.0 (78.8)	32.2 (90.0)	32.4 (90.3)	34.5 (94.1)	36.8 (98.2)	38.7 (101.7)	39.0 (102.2)	35.9 (96.6)	32.4 (90.3)	28.3 (82.9)	21.4 (70.5)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.6 (45.7)	10.4 (50.7)	15.2 (59.4)	21.5 (70.7)	26.3 (79.3)	28.8 (83.8)	31.8 (89.2)	31.5 (88.7)	27.7 (81.9)	22.6 (72.7)	16.6 (61.9)	10.2 (50.4)	20.8 (69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	6.0 (42.8)	10.4 (50.7)	16.4 (61.5)	21.4 (70.5)	24.6 (76.3)	27.7 (81.9)	27.3 (81.1)	23.2 (73.8)	17.6 (63.7)	11.5 (52.7)	5.5 (41.9)	16.3 (61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	2.6 (36.7)	6.4 (43.5)	12.0 (53.6)	17.0 (62.6)	21.1 (70.0)	24.4 (75.9)	24.0 (75.2)	19.8 (67.6)	13.9 (57.0)	7.7 (45.9)	2.1 (35.8)	12.6 (54.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−9.7 (14.5)	−8.1 (17.4)	−5.3 (22.5)	1.5 (34.7)	6.3 (43.3)	12.6 (54.7)	17.9 (64.2)	16.5 (61.7)	11.3 (52.3)	1.4 (34.5)	−5.4 (22.3)	−10.8 (12.6)	−10.8 (12.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45.0 (1.77)	59.8 (2.35)	96.6 (3.80)	125.9 (4.96)	140.9 (5.55)	239.6 (9.43)	222.6 (8.76)	166.3 (6.55)	79.5 (3.13)	52.5 (2.07)	46.3 (1.82)	31.8 (1.25)	1,306.8 (51.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.3	9.8	12.3	11.3	12.1	13.3	12.8	12.9	8.6	7.8	8.4	7.4	126
Average snowy days	4.8	2.6	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	1.6	10.3
Average relative humidity (%)	72	72	72	72	75	82	83	82	78	73	72	70	75
Mean monthly sunshine hours	109.0	107.8	125.4	154.9	167.4	141.1	180.4	182.8	155.5	153.7	137.8	128.5	1,744.3
Percentage possible sunshine	34	34	34	40	39	33	42	45	42	44	44	41	39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Notable people

• Zhang Tingyu, advisor to three Qing Dynasty emperors
• Chu Bo, the former governor of Hunan Province, and currently party chief in Inner Mongolia, was born in Tongcheng.
• Fang Bao, author
• Fang Lanfen, author
• Fang Quan, author, Qing prefect
• Fang Chih, Chinese diplomat
• Gui Congyou, diplomat, appointed China's ambassador to Sweden in 2017^[4]
• Wang Wenbin, diplomat, one of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Zuo Guangdou, late Ming Dynasty censorate official