On this day, 123 years ago, on August 15, 1902 (July 12, 1902 in the lunar calendar), the Qing court took back the Tianjin Dutong Yamen. Representatives of various countries in the "Dutong Yamen" On August 15, 1902, the Qing court officially took back the Tianjin Dutong Yamen. After the Eight-Power Allied Forces captured Tianjin in 1900, they established the Dutong Yamen in Tianjin, with the full name of "the Dutong Yamen temporarily managing local affairs inside and outside the city of Tianjin Prefecture". The coalition headquarters appointed Colonel Vogak of Russia, Lieutenant Colonel Bowell of the United Kingdom, and Nakasuo of Aoki of Japan to form three members, all called Dutong. Later, one representative from Germany, France and the United States was added. There were 8 executive agencies and a "direct patrol team" composed of 900 coalition gunmen. They were responsible for Tianjin, Jinghai, Ninghe and other areas are subject to military jurisdiction.? After the signing of the Treaty of Xin Chou, the Eight-Power Allied Forces successively withdrew from the Urban area of Beijing and Tianjin. In May 1902, Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, discussed with the governors of various countries stationed in Tianjin to recover Tianjin Dutong Yamen, and obtained the approval of the foreign powers. However, when returning Tianjin, only the administrative and police management rights of Tianjin were returned to the Qing government on the condition that the Qing army could only be stationed 20 miles away from Tianjin. In order to adapt to the provisions of the foreign powers, Yuan Shikai reorganized 3000 Baoding new troops into patrolmen and stationed them in Tianjin to form the patrolmen bureau of Tianjin's north-south section. Among them, the famous leaders are Zhao Bingjun and Yang Yide.