In1985,approvedbythestatecouncil,thefirstopentongxiangincounty(city),acomprehensivereformandopening,greatlypromotedthedevelopmentofsocialeconomyandcultureintongxiang,zhejiangteneconomicFaDaXian(city)andthefirstXiaoKangXian(city),oneofthetopthreeconsecutivecounties(cities),andinApril1993removedacounty.

　　Locatedintongxianghyd-rodictyonplain,mildclimate,fertileland,YiZhongsex,agriculturalresourcesareveryrich,hasmanyexcellentproducts.Themainproduction,cocoonof2milliontons.HangzhouisfamousChinesespecialtiesintongxiangBaiJuorigin,1999wasnamedas"theChineseministryofBaiJuhangzhou,Astheinternationalmarket"fourfuronekid"smalllakesheepskin,nearly30millionannual,Chinesenameofredsun-curedtobaccosmoke,tongxiangtraditionalexports,Fruitintongxiang,cultivationZuileecuriosaofhistoryandlegend"shi"beauty,leesaidthedrunk,itsqualityinChinaintheflavoroftoppinglee,Tongxiangpickleasthevegetables,freshpickle10tonsofusingnewcraft,theformingofbitternrowonasmallpackingmustardfoilairtravel.

　　Tongxiangindustrialeconomicdevelopmentfaster,hasformedthesilk,woolknittingdressandbuildingmaterials,machinery,electronics,chemicalmedicine,foodprocessing,leatherandproducts,chemicalfiberetc.Eightpillarindustries.In1999,thecityindustrialoutput237.30billionyuan,XiaoShouLvproductsfor98.63%.In1999,withCanadawhelanfriendly.Thecountryhaswonapprovalfromforeignimportandexportenterprise49.Theexportproductshasreachedmorethan20012typesofGDPin1999,exportcommodities1.51billiondollars.In1999,totalretailsalesofconsumerof41.03billionyuan.Thecityhasvarioustradingmarket,including61professionalmarketinturnover,2458.57billionyuan,puyuanwoolensweateristhebiggestmarketdistributioncenter.

　　Opening-uptooptimizetheinvestmentenvironment,thetownoftongxianginfrastructureconstructionsites.Thetotalmileage297.83abovehighway4kilometers,includingnationalhighwayand50.94kilometersandruralhighway,Postandtelecommunications,basicallybuiltintransmissioncable,exchangeChengKongHua,cablewirelesscommunicationnetwork,thecombinationof2000,tongxiangbuiltthegreatpowersupplyfirstruralelectrificationcounty,in1999,theannualsupply12.89reachbillionKWH.Tongxiangcityownsstarabovehotels,nine,including2four-star.

　　43"cultureoftongxiang,"hasalonghistory,andcelebrities.ChinesemodernliteratureMAOdun,famouscartoonistfengzikai,pressJinZhongHuafamouscalligrapher,seal,andthefamousphotographersQianJunTao,XuXiaoBingetcofliterati'shometown.MAOdun'shome,YuanYuanTangfengzikai,junceramicartsisregardedasthethree"goldentongxiang,"today,oldtongxiang,bright-theaura,childrenarecreatedaglorioustongxiangtomorrow.In1995,thenationalcultureintongxiangjingde(city).Wuzheninancientwateryandstricttempleamorousfeelingsofreligiouscultureasthecharacteristic,tongxiangtourismexploitationandutilizationin1999,receivetouristsathomeandabroad32.1million.

　　1985年经国务院批准,桐乡列入全国首批开放县（市）,实行全方位的改革开放,极大地推动了桐乡社会经济文化的发展,成为浙江省十个经济发达县（市）和首批小康县（市）之一,连续三年跻身全国百强县（市）,并于1993年4月撤县设市.

　　桐乡地处水网平原,气候温和,土地肥沃、宜种性广,农业资源十分丰富,有众多的名优特产.蚕茧为全国主要产区,年产2万多吨；桐乡