Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd was formally established on June 25, 1997. On June 27, 1997, Tsinghua tongfang was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. On May 30, 2006, Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd was renamed as "Tongfang co., Ltd".

For the purpose of "technology serving society", Tongfang Co., Ltd is continuously exploring and innovating in information and energy and environment industry fields around the development strategy of "technology + capital", "cooperation and development", "brand + internationalization" by closely relying on Tsinghua University's scientific research strength and talent platform.

The company has been implementing the “the main body and its two wings” development policy of " three major science and technology industries- information, security, and energy conservation and environmental protection as the main body, while financial investment and science and technology park construction as the two wings, main body highlighted and two wings in flight together"; on the one hand, according to the industrial chain, it has hatched and cultivated 12 main industry clusters closely related to people's livelihood, namely smart chip, computer, digital city, big data application, multimedia, mobile Internet, knowledge network, bid military, big security, semiconductor lighting, environmental science and technology, energy conservation and environmental protection, and established industry-supporting science and technology parks in Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other regions; on the other hand, the company has also paid attention to the development of financial industry; up to now, the company has several listed subsidiaries, including Tongfang Taide, Tongfang Guoxin, Taihao Science & Technology and etc.