Tongling City, the ancient bronze capital of China, is located in the southern part of Anhui Province, on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, at 117°42′00″-118°10′6″ east longitude and 30°45′12″-31°07′ north latitude. Between 56″. It is about 80 kilometers away from Wuhu City in the east, bordering Fanchang County in the southeast, about 90 kilometers away from Anqing City in the west, bordering Qingyang County and Nanling County in the south, adjacent to Guichi District of Chizhou in the southwest, and separated by a river in the northwest are Wuwei County and Cong County. Yang County is 120 kilometers away from Hefei, the provincial capital. The Xu (zhou) Yellow (Mountain) Highway crosses the river at the Tongling Yangtze River Bridge. It covers an area of ??1113 square kilometers (including 227 square kilometers of urban area). The longest length from north to south is about 42.5 kilometers, and the longest width from east to west is about 40.6 kilometers. The terrain of the urban area slopes from southeast to northwest, forming a strip of terrain about 5 kilometers wide and 20 kilometers long.
Tongling is located in Fuwuhua, rich in natural resources, and is especially famous for its abundant mineral resource reserves and various mineral species. The proven minerals mainly include copper, sulfur, iron, gold, silver, coal, limestone, etc. Among them, the reserves of copper, gold, silver, pyrite and limestone are among the best in the province. Marble, gray silica, bentonite, lead-zinc ore, perlite, potassium feldspar, quartz stone, etc. also have certain reserves.
Aquatic resources: According to preliminary surveys, there are 44 species of fish in 8 orders, 15 families, and in Tongling waters. Commercial fish include herring, grass carp, silver carp, silver carp, carp, bream, bream, eel, loach, etc. Rare fish include swordfish, whitebait, ooid fish, sturgeon, mandarin fish, anchovy, eel, etc. There are also abundant resources of turtles, turtles, clams, snails, shrimps, crabs and other species. Rare aquatic animals include white-tip dolphins, finless porpoises, alligators, etc.
Tongling has a mild climate and abundant rainfall, which are favorable conditions for the growth of crops. Agricultural production is dominated by food and cash crops. Food crops include rice, wheat, etc.; cash crops mainly include cotton, soybeans, rapeseed, peanuts, sesame, tea, ramie, tung oil, garlic, ginger, etc.
In the plant resources, more than 600 species from 88 families with confirmed scientific names were found, including 36 species of ornamental plants, garden and street greening trees, 33 species of shrubs, and 17 species of green ornamental bamboos. There are more than 60 species of ferns, 34 species of vegetation, and 10 species of aquatic species. There are about 1,400 kinds of medicines. Among medicinal plants, Phoenix Mountain Danbark is the most famous. Tongling is rich in Paulownia resources and is known as Tongxiang.