Tonglu County
Tonglu County (simplified Chinese: 桐庐县; traditional Chinese: 桐廬縣; pinyin: Tónglú Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang.
Tonglu 桐庐县 Tunglu | |
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County | |
 Aerial view of Tonglu County | |
  Tonglu Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′N 119°50′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Hangzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,852 km2 (715 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 400,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 311500 |
| Area code(s) | 0571 |
| Website | www |
The subdivisions of Tonglu County include a She ethnic township.
The county is famous for the home of founders of four separate express delivery and logistics companies, known as Kuaidi in Chinese, including 申通快递 (STO Express), 韵达 (Yunda), 圆通速递(YTO Express) and 中通快递 (ZTO Express). They are called China's Kuaidi Tonglu Gang (桐庐帮).[1]
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[2]
- Tongjun Subdistrict (桐君街道), Jiuxian Subdistrict (旧县街道)
Towns:
- Fuchunjiang (富春江镇), Hengcun (横村镇), Fenshui (分水镇), Fengchuan (凤川镇), Baijiang (百江镇), Yaolin (瑶琳镇), Jiangnan (江南镇)
Townships:
- Zhongshan Township (钟山乡), Xinhe Township (新合乡), Hecun Township (合村乡), Eshan She Ethnic Township (莪山畲族乡)
References
- How one Chinese rural county spawned four courier empires. Financial Times.
- "杭州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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