Tongling /ˈtɔŋ(ˈ)lɪŋ/ noun1 •A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.The second item in the China Year Book's list is the Tungkuan Shan mines. All that is said about these is as follows : "Tungling district on the Yangtze, 55 miles above Wuhu, Anhui province. — 1922