Tongzhou District is a district of Beijing. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the nation’s capital. Downtown Tongzhou itself lies around 20 km east of central Beijing, at the northern end of the Grand Canal and at the easternmost end of Chang’an Avenue. Tongzhou is situated on the North China Plain with an average elevation of 20 metres (66 ft). Its climate belongs to the mild temperate zone, with distinct seasons including hot summers and freezing winters. Dust storms are common. It has an annual mean temperature of 11.3 °C (52.3 °F).
Historical, Cultural facts & Religion
Tongzhou was founded in 195 BC during the Western Han Dynasty under the name of Lu County, although there is evidence for human settlement in the Neolithic. At the start of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the character Lu by which it was known was altered by the addition of water radical to become Lu. The government formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam (though the Chinese Catholic Church is independent of the Catholic Church in Rome).
Brief City History
Tongzhou, located in southeast Beijing, is considered as the capital’s eastern gate. It is at the north end of the Grand Canal and the east end of Chang’an Avenue. Tongzhou is 37 km wide from east to west and 48 km from north to south, covering an area of 906.27 square kilometres which accounting for 5.55% of Beijing’s total territory and 14.3% of Beijing’s plain. Tongzhou has 11 towns and 4 communities, with a population of 870,000. Tongzhou has a long history of more than 220 years since its foundation in Xihan Dynasty. Relics unearthed in Tongzhou indicates that human beings had lived here as early as the Neolithic Age; In 195 BC, Liu Bang, the first Emperor of Xihan dynasty, set up the county here; In 25 AD, the first year of the Donghan Dynasty, the emperor Liu Xiu renamed it as Lu County; In 1151 AD, when the ruling power was the Jin dynasty, the emperor–King Hai Ling set up a new feudal province and renamed County Lu as Tongzhou since the Chinese character Tong could fully describe the importance of the Great Canal in transportation; In 1914, Tongzhou was renamed Tong County; In 1997, it was, by the State Council confirmation, renamed Tongzhou and became one of the districts in Beijing. Tongzhou is neighboured by Tianjin and Hebei province, at the core of Bo Sea Economic Circle. It is new to CBD, 13 km to International Trade Centre, 20 km to Tian’anmen Square, 16 km to the Capital International Airport, and 110 km to Tianjin New Harbour.
In light of the city’s “Double Axis -Double Baits -Multiple Centres’ layout of space in Beijing. Tongzhou lies at the east end of the Chang-an Avenue axis and n me can of me East Development Belt II is both the sustainable development zone and an important site for the strategic transferring of development focus of Beijing. It is supposed to take on an essential role in the function of a new district and develop into the sub-center of the capital. Double Axis: the cross formed by Beijing traditional middle line and Changian Avenue; Double belts: East Development belt from Huairou. Miyun in the north with the focus on Tongzhou and Yizhuang; West Ecological Belt includes Yanqing. Changping, etc.Multiple centers: the comprehensive service zones including CBD, Olympic Garden, and Zhongguancun: the new towns like Yizhuang and Yongle of Tongzhou within the Double Belts.
Language (s) Written & Spoken
The Beijing dialect (simplified Chinese: 北京话; traditional Chinese: 北京話; pinyin: Běijīnghuà), also known as Pekingese, is the prestige dialect of Mandarin spoken in the urban area of Beijing, China.
Important Types of Commerce in Tongzhou
There are three leading industries: High-class commerce, Modern logistics, Modern logistics, and four emerging industries: Culture & creativity, Financial services, Medical & healthcare services, Recreation & tourism.
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