Wutong trees (commonly known as the Chinese parasol trees) are said to be where phoenixes perched. Tongxiang was named after the Wutong trees planted widely in ancient times, meaning "the land of Wutong". With eight towns and three sub-districts under its jurisdiction, the city covers 727 square kilometers with a population of 1.03 million. Tongxiang is the permanent host of the World Internet Conference since 2014. At the Second World Internet Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke highly of the development of Wuzhen and Tongxiang, saying it has taken on a "refreshing and eye-catching new look" and hoping to see "Wuzhen and Tongxiang even better developed". In the first half of 2022, the city achieved a regional GDP of 56.36 billion yuan, an increase of 3.6%, total fiscal revenue and general public budget revenue reached 10.6 billion yuan and 6.6 billion yuan respectively, and the ranking 21st among the top 100 counties in the country.

Its revolutionary traditions are passed down from generation to generation. Of the 58 Party members at the first CPC national congress, renowned figures Shen Yanbing, better known by his pseudonym Mao Dun, and his brother Shen Zemin were native to Tongxiang.

I Tongxiang is also the hometown of Wang Huiwu, "guardian of the first CPC congress", and Zhang Qinqiu, a female general of the Red Army.

From the birth of the first Party organization in Tongxiang to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, there were 29 Party organizations and hundreds of Communist Party members fighting on the land of Tongxiang, and a number of revolutionary martyrs and heroes emerged, such as Kong Lingjing, Chi Gengxiang, Chen Danchi and Zhan Xingmin.