Tongcheng, Anhui

Tongcheng
桐城市
Tungcheng
Tongcheng in Anqing
Anqing in Anhui
Coordinates: 31°02′09″N 116°56′12″E / 31.0358°N 116.9367°E / 31.0358; 116.9367
CountryChina
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityAnqing
Municipal seatWenchang Subdistrict
Area
  Total
1,472 km2 (568 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
593,629
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
231400

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.