Tongling is in the south of Anhui Province and lies on the southern bank of Yangtze River. The total area is 1,113 km² and the population 716,300.
The city is rich in natural resources. The bronze culture can be dated back to ancient times. Tongling is known as “a place with 8 blessings”. The city has already identified thirty minerals, among which, copper reserves occupy more than 70% of Anhui Province, pyrite reserves rank first in East China and second in China, the reserves of limestone, gold and silver all stand first in Anhui. Tongling is a city with mild climate and abundant rainfall, so it has rich flora. There are many rare aquatic animals, such as the white dolphin, finless porpoise, Yangtze alligator, and so on. Tongling, an origin of Chinese bronze culture, is known as “Chinese Ancient Bronze Capital”.
      The geography of the city is favorable for. Tongling lies in the central position between Shanghai and Wuhan, Nanjing and Jiujiang. It is also the northern gate of the famous scenery resorts –Mt. Huangshan and Mt. Jiuhua.  The Tongling-Jiujiang Railway connects with Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway and Huainan Railway. Highways radiate in all directions. The Hefei-Tongling-Huangshan Expressway and the east-west Expressway along the Yangtze River makes Tongling connect closely with Hefei on the north and Huangshan on the south, Shanghai on the east and Wuhan on the west. Tongling is one of the transport hubs and central cities in central and south Anhui.