Tongzhou District is located at the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with a width of 36.5 kilometers from east to west and a length of 48 kilometers from north to south, covering an area of 907 square kilometers. It is connected to Chaoyang and Daxing in the west, Shunyi in the north, Chaobai River in the east, Sanhe in Hebei, Dachang Hui Autonomous County and Xianghe in the north, and Wuqing in Tianjin and Langfang in Hebei in the south. It is close to Beijing Central Business District (CBD), 3 km west of International Trade Center 16 km north of Capital Airport and 0/00 km east of tanggu port.
The development of history
Tongzhou District has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human activities in China. Luxian County was founded in the Western Han Dynasty and later renamed Tonglu, Lu Xian, Tongzhou and Tongxian. 1948 12 Tongxian was liberated and divided into Tongxian and Tongzhou. 1958 In March, all counties and cities were transferred from Hebei Province to Beijing and merged into Tongzhou District of Beijing.
1960 changed its name to Tongxian. 1April, 1997, Tongxian County was abolished and Tongzhou District was established. Tongzhou Calendar is the main traffic artery in JD.COM and an important place for grain transportation and storage. Worship from all countries, contributions from all directions, business contacts, land and water into Beijing must pass through here, which has promoted the prosperity of Tongzhou economy. Enjoy the title of "one Beijing (Beijing), two Wei (Tianjin) and three Tongzhou".
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tongzhou District