Tongxiang
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Tongxiang City is a county-level city
, part of Jiaxing
(嘉兴), in northern Zhejiang
Province, China
. Population (1999): 109,976.
The scenic town of Wuzhen (乌镇) is part of Tongxiang.
Hángbáijú (杭白菊), a variety of chrysanthemum flower tea
, originates from Tongxiang. There are also annual Chrysanthemum festivals.
Tongxiang is also one of biggest woolen sweater manufacturing base. In 2006, Tongxiang sold over 600 million woolen sweaters.
it's also the hometown of famous writer, Mao Dun
(茅盾).
Tongxiang is also 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 also home to a new Walmart complex, a McDonald's, several KFC's, some Korean and Japanese restaurants, and several foreign joint-venture firms from Asia, Europe, and North-America.
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
, part of Jiaxing
Jiaxing
Jiaxing is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north....
(嘉兴), in northern Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Population (1999): 109,976.
The scenic town of Wuzhen (乌镇) is part of Tongxiang.
Hángbáijú (杭白菊), a variety of chrysanthemum flower tea
Chrysanthemum tea
Chrysanthemum tea is a flower-based tisane made from chrysanthemum flowers of the species Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum indicum, which are most popular in East Asia...
, originates from Tongxiang. There are also annual Chrysanthemum festivals.
Tongxiang is also one of biggest woolen sweater manufacturing base. In 2006, Tongxiang sold over 600 million woolen sweaters.
it's also the hometown of famous writer, Mao Dun
Mao Dun
Mao Dun was the pen name of Shen Dehong , a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist. He was also the Minister of Culture of China from 1949 to 1965. He is currently renowned as one of the best realist novelists in the history of modern China...
(茅盾).
Tongxiang is also 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 also home to a new Walmart complex, a McDonald's, several KFC's, some Korean and Japanese restaurants, and several foreign joint-venture firms from Asia, Europe, and North-America.