通化历史悠久，文化底蕴深厚，是高句丽文化、萨满文化的发源地，高句丽在集安设都425年，高句丽王城、王陵及贵族墓葬是东北地区唯一一处独立申报成功的世界文化遗产；地处东北亚经济圈中心地带，鸭绿江国际经济合作带的核心区；境内有五女峰、石湖、鸡冠山等6个国家级森林公园，龙湾、哈尼等4个国家级自然保护区，霸王潮、蝲蛄河等3个国家级湿地公园。

Tonghua has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is the birthplace of Koguryo culture and Shaman culture. Koguryo was established as the capital of Ji'an for 425 years. The city, Mausoleum and noble tombs of Koguryo are the only world cultural heritage successfully declared in Northeast China. It is located in the center of Northeast Asian economic circle and the core area of Yalu River international economic cooperation zone. There are five female peaks, stone lakes and chickens There are 6 national forest parks including Guanshan, 4 national nature reserves such as Longwan and Hani, and 3 national wetland parks such as bawangchao and qiqihe.