Old photos of Tongzhou, Beijing in 1936

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Tongzhou is Tongzhou District of Beijing, in the east suburb of Beijing. Lu County was established in the Western Han Dynasty, Lu County was changed in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Tongzhou was established in the third year of Jintiande (1151); The justice of water transport and economic aid”. The Huihe River was built by Yuan Jun from Dadu (today’s Beijing) to the south of Tongzhou, which is an important waterway

Tongzhou has always had a prominent position in North China; Yijing (Beijing), Erwei (Tianjin), Santongzhou” Tongzhou was under the jurisdiction of Beiping Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. Shuntian Prefecture was changed to Jingzhao Prefecture in the first year of the Republic of China (1912), and Tongzhou was renamed Tongxian Prefecture. In 1928, Jingzhao was abolished and Tongxian County was directly under Hebei Province. After Tongxian County and Tongzhou City were incorporated into Beijing in 1858, they were merged and renamed Tongzhou District

冀东防gong自治政府实质上是日本控制下的第二个“满洲国”。辖领冀东22县与唐山、秦皇岛二市，日寇不废一枪一弹就控制和侵占了辽阔的冀东地区。冀东伪政府设在通县文庙，并在文庙棂星门额处悬挂了伪政权的匾额

可能是南大街

东大街。因在通州旧城东门以内，故名东门内大街，简称东大街，是明清两朝数百年间通往京杭大运河北端各个码头的主要大街。大街两侧店铺排列，街上熙来攘往。

通县古塔

燃灯佛塔

燃灯佛舍利塔坐落于通州区北部区域，该塔始建于南北朝北周宇文时期，距今已有1400多年历史。清康熙十八年（1679年）因地震塔身倾斜，康熙三十年（ 1691年）重建。

1900年，八国联军时又遭破坏。1976年唐山地震使塔下莲座震坏，塔身出现许多裂纹。1985年重修，塔顶莲座及各层塔檐补铸铜铃，复原一新。

停靠在通州土坝边的商船。土坝，位于今东关大桥西端。当时因为战事运河上商船渐渐减少，到后期北运河上商船就更少了。故此，土坝码头停靠的船只也越来越少。

通州城墙

汤泉行宫修建于康熙五十四年，乾隆年间又进行扩建，形成前面是行宫，后面是御苑的格局。1900年秋毁于八国联军的炮火，民国期间袁克定、徐世昌等诸多民国要员在此兴建别墅。解放后成为今天的小汤山疗养院。

小汤山是京北重镇，素有“温泉古镇”之美称，西北距昌平卫星城东南10公里，南距亚运村17公里，东距首都机场16公里，总面积70.1平方公里，小汤山具有地热资源丰富的自然优势。

小汤山温泉泉水涌溢无穷，水温较高，水质含多种元素，对治疗皮肤病及关节炎和心血管等病尤有特效，50年代建成小汤山疗养院。