Tongcheng, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Anqing City, is located in the southwest of central Anhui Province, to the north of Anqing City, to the east of Lujiang County of Hefei City and Zhongyang County of Tongling City, to the west of Qianshan City, to the south of Huining County and Yixiu District of Anqing City, and to the north of Shucheng County of Lu 'an City. The total area is 1472 square kilometers. The northwest mountains of Tongcheng are huge, with hills fanning in the middle and plains crisscroping in the southeast. Tongcheng is a subtropical humid climate zone, mild climate, abundant rain, sufficient light, four distinct seasons. As of March 2022, Tongcheng has jurisdiction over 3 subdistricts and 12 towns. As of 2021, Tongcheng has a population of 745,000.

Tongcheng region primitive society that the ancestors live and multiply here, slash-and-burn. Zhou Zhi Tong country, because of the suitable planting of oil Tong named. In the second year of De (757), Tongan County was renamed Shengtang County and Tongan County was renamed Tongcheng County, which was the beginning of the name of Tongcheng County. In August 1996, Tongcheng was set up as a city. Tongcheng is a famous national historical and cultural city [57]. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a good reputation of "Tongcheng is the origin of the Tongcheng School" and one of the places of origin and concentration of Jianghuai cultural circle. "Tongcheng is the capital of literature". There are numerous intangible cultural heritage resources within the city, represented by numerous folk stories and legends, as well as folk crafts such as painting, weaving, carving, embroidery and paper tying.

In 2021, Tongcheng achieved a GDP of 41.91 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 6.2% based on comparable prices; The value added of the primary industry was 3.66 billion yuan, up by 6.8%; The added value of the secondary industry was 21.32 billion yuan, up by 5.0%; The value added of the tertiary industry was 16.92 billion yuan, up by 7.6%. The ratio of three industries is 8.7:50.9:40.4.