Municipality of Tianjin 天津市 Tiānjīn Shì
A view of Hedong District
Location within China
Coordinates: 39°8′N 117°11′E / 39.133, 117.183
Country	People's Republic of China
County-level divisions	18
Township divisions	240
Settled	ca. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted 340 BC
Government
- CPC Municipal Secretary	Zhang Gaoli
- Mayor	Huang Xingguo
Area (ranked 30th)
- Total	11,760 km² (4,540. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Zhang Gaoli ( Chinese:; born in Jinjiang, Fujian in April 1946 is the current CPC Tianjin Committee Secretary. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Huang Xingguo ( Simplified: 黄兴国 Traditional: 黃興國 or 黃興囯 Pinyin: Huáng Xīngguó born October 1954 is the current mayor of Tianjin Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions special administrative Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	10,240,000
- Density	870. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (2,255. 2/sq mi)
- Ranks in China	Population: 27th; Density:12th
- Major nationalities	Han - 97% Hui - 2% Manchu - 0. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions municipalities This articles lists of the first-level administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (P The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in 6%
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	300000 - 301900
Area code(s)	22
License plate prefixes	津A, B, C, D, F, G, H 津E (taxis)
ISO 3166-2	CN-12
GDP (2007)	CNY 501. China standard time or Beijing time is the Time zone observed in the People's Republic of China ( PRC) UTC+8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Greenwich Mean Time by 8 hours A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The People's Republic of China issues vehicles Licence plates at its Vehicle Management Offices under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 4 billion (20th)
- per capita	CNY 47,972 (3rd)
HDI (2005)	0. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Mainland China (including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of their total Gross This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP 855 (3rd) — high
City flower	Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis)
Website: (Chinese) www.tj.gov.cn (English) www.tj.gov.cn/english

Tianjin (help·info) (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: Tiānjīn; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is a large city in northern coastal China. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Chinese Postal Map Romanization ( Traditional Chinese: 郵政式拼音 Simplified Chinese: 邮政式拼音 Pinyin: Yóuzhèngshì Pīnyīn refers to the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Administratively it is a municipality that has provincial-level status, reporting directly to the central government. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Its urban area is the third largest in China, ranked only after Shanghai and Beijing. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million

Tianjin's urban area is located along the Hai He River. The Hai River ( previously called Bai He (Chinese 白河 pinyin Bái Hé; literally "white river" Pei Ho in Western sources is a Its ports, some distance away, are located on Bohai Gulf in the Pacific Ocean. Bo Hai ( also known as Bohai Sea or Bohai Gulf, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Tianjin was once home to foreign concessions in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican era. The municipality now incorporates the coastal region of Tanggu, home to the Binhai New Area and the TEDA economic development zone. Binhai New Area ( Chinese: 滨海新区 is a major development in Tianjin municipality Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area ( commonly abbreviated as TEDA ( is the main Free market zone in Tanggu District in Tianjin Tianjin Municipality borders Hebei province to the north, south, and west; the municipality of Beijing is to the northwest, and Bohai Gulf to the east. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Bo Hai ( also known as Bohai Sea or Bohai Gulf, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administrative divisions 4 Politics 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Media 8 Culture 8.1 Stereotypes 9 Transportation 9.1 Metro 9.2 Rail 9.3 Roads and expressways 9.4 Air 9.5 Public transit 10 Tourism 11 Sports teams 12 Education 12.1 Colleges and universities 12.2 High schools 13 Sister cities 14 Astronomical phenomena 15 See also 16 References 17 Further reading 18 External links

History

See also: Concessions in Tianjin

The land where Tianjin lies today was created in historical times by sedimentation of various rivers entering the sea at Bohai Bay(渤海灣), including the Yellow River, which entered the sea in this area at one point. The Concessions in Tianjin were concession territories ceded by the Chinese Imperialist Qing Dynasty to the European imperial powers Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of Bohai Bay ( is one of the three bays forming the Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, in northeastern China. The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the

The opening of the Grand Canal of China during the Sui Dynasty prompted the development of Tianjin into a trading center. The Grand Canal of China ( also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal ( is the longest ancient Canal or artificial River in the world The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. Until 1404 Tianjin was called "Zhigu" (直沽), or "Straight Port". In that year, the Emperor Yongle renamed the city Tianjin, literally "Heavenly Ford", to indicate that the Emperor (son of heaven) forded the river at that point. The Yongle Emperor ( Wade-Giles: Yung-lo May 2, 1360 &ndash August 12, 1424) born Zhu Di ( Chu Ti The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of This is because he had indeed forded the river at Tianjin while on a campaign to wrest the throne from his nephew. A fort was established at Tianjin, known as "Tianjin Wei" (simplified Chinese: 天津卫; traditional Chinese: 天津衛; pinyin: Tiānjīnwèi), meaning "Fort Tianjin". Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use

Tianjin was promoted to a prefecture in 1725. The zhōu (州 was a historical political division of China. First established during the Han Dynasty, zhou continued to exist until the establishment Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Tianjin County was established under the prefecture in 1731. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

In 1856 Chinese soldiers boarded The Arrow, a Chinese-owned ship registered in Hong Kong flying the British flag and suspected of piracy, smuggling and of being engaged in the opium trade. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders They captured 12 men and imprisoned them. In response the British and French sent gunboats under the command of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour to capture the Taku forts (大沽砲臺) near Tianjin in May 1858. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Michael Seymour may refer to Sir Michael Seymour 1st Baronet (1768-1834 British naval commander Michael Seymour (naval commander (1802-1887 Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common At the end of the first part of the Second Opium War in June of the same year, the Treaties of Tianjin were signed, which opened Tianjin to foreign trade. The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom Several documents titled " Treaty of Tien-tsin " ( Traditional Chinese: 天津條約 Simplified Chinese: 天津条约 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Tiáoyuē The treaties were ratified by the Emperor of China in 1860, and Tianjin was formally opened to the outside world. The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Between 1895 and 1900 Britain and France were joined by the empires of Japan, Germany and Russia, and even by countries without other Chinese concessions such as Austria-Hungary, Italy and Belgium, in establishing self-contained concessions in Tianjin, each with its own prisons, schools, barracks and hospitals. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In International law, a concession is a territory within a Country that is administered by another entity than the State which holds Sovereignty Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Concessions in Tianjin were concession territories ceded by the Chinese Imperialist Qing Dynasty to the European imperial powers

The presence of foreign influence in Tianjin was not always peaceful; one of the most serious violent incidents to take place was the Tianjin Church Incident (天津教案). The Tianjin Massacre ( Chinese: 天津教案 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Jiào'àn occurred in Tianjin in 1870 In June 1870, Wanghailou Church (T: 望海樓教堂 / S: 望海楼教堂) in Tianjin, built by French missionaries one year earlier, was implicated in the kidnapping, death by neglect, and improper burial of Chinese children. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It was said in the Chinese population that nuns were making preserves of children's eyes (it seems that the confusion came from jars of pickled small onions seen in the kitchen). On June 21, the magistrate of Tianjin County initiated a showdown at the church that developed into violent clashes between the church's Christian supporters and non-Christian Tianjin residents. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. The furious protestors eventually burned down Wanghailou Church and the nearby French consulate. After the incident, France and six other Western nations complained to the Qing government, which was forced to pay compensation for the incident. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China

In June 1900, the Boxers were able to seize control of much of Tianjin. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence On June 26 belligerent European forces heading towards Beijing were stopped by Boxers at nearby Langfang, and were defeated and forced to turn back to Tianjin. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Langfang (廊坊 Hebei province, China, is a Prefecture-level city located approximately midway between Beijing and Tianjin The foreign concessions also came under siege for several weeks.

In July of 1900, the Eight Nation United Army attacked and occupied Tianjin. They soon established the Tianjin Provisional Government, composed of representatives from each of the occupying forces (Russian, British, Japanese, German, French, American, Austro-Hungarian, and Italian). Tianjin was governed by this council until August 15, 1902 when the city was returned to Qing control. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China Eminent Qing General Yuan Shikai headed efforts to remake Tianjin into a modern city, establishing the first modern Chinese police force here. Yuan Shikai ( Courtesy Weiting 慰亭 Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵 ( September 16, 1859 &ndash June 6,

Tianjin was established as a municipality of China(直轄市) in 1927. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Western nations were permitted to garrison the area to ensure open access to Peking. The British maintained a brigade of two battalions there, and the Italians, French, Japanese, Germans, Russians, and Austro-Hungarians maintained understrength regiments; the United States did not initially participate. During World War I, the German and Austro-Hungarian garrisons were captured and held as Prisoners of War while the Bolshevik government withdrew the Russian garrison in 1918. In 1920, the remaining participating nations asked the United States to join them, and the US then sent the 15th Infantry Regiment, less one battalion, to Tientsin from the Philippines.

Garrison duty was highly regarded by the troops. General George C Marshall, the "architect of victory" in the Second World War when he was the United States Army Chief of Staff, served at Tientsin in the 1920's as Executive Officer of the 15th Infantry. George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of The US withdrew this unit in early 1941 and a US presence was maintained only by the dispatch of a small US Marine Corps contigent from the Embassy Guard at Peking.

On July 30, 1937, Tianjin fell to Japan, as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War, but not entirely occupied, as the Japanese for the most part respected foreign concessions until 1941, when the American and British concessions were occupied. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the summer of 1939, there occurred a major crisis in Anglo-Japanese relations with the Tientsin Incident. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was an International incident created by a Blockade by the Imperial Japanese Army 's Japanese Northern China Area Army of the British and On June 14, 1939, the Imperial Japanese Army surrounded and blockaded the British concession over the refusal of the British authorities to hand over to the Japanese six Chinese who had assassinated a locally prominent Japanese collaborator, and had taken refuge in the British concession. The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku For a time, the 1939 crisis appeared likely to cause an Anglo-Japanese war, especially when reports of the maltreatment by the Japanese Army of British subjects wishing to leave or enter the concession appeared in the British press. The crisis ended when the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was advised by the Royal Navy and the Foreign Office that the only way to force the Japanese to lift the blockade was to sent the main British battle fleet to Far Eastern waters, and that given the current crisis in Europe that it would be inappropriate to send the British fleet out of European waters, thus leading the British to finally turning over the six Chinese, who were executed by the Japanese. Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) During the occupation Tianjin was ruled by the North China Executive Committee, a puppet state based in Beijing. The was a Japanese Puppet state that existed from 1937 to 1940 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. A puppet state is a State that is nominally independent but in reality under the control of another power

On August 9, 1940, all of the British troops in Tianjin were ordered to withdraw. On November 14, 1941 the American Marine unit stationed in Tianjin was ordered to leave, but before this could be accomplished, the Japanese attacked the United States. The American Marine detachment was defeated and surrendered to the Japanese on December 8, 1941. Only the Italian and French concessions (the local French officials were loyal to Vichy) were allowed to continue by the Japanese. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Japanese occupation lasted until August 15, 1945, the surrender of Japan marking the end of World War II. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

After 1945, Tianjin became base to American forces. Paifang ( Cantonese Transliteration: paaifong) also called pailou (Cantonese transliteration paailau) is a traditional Chinese Confucius ( lit " Master Kung " September 28, 551 BC - 479 BC) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In December 1946, the rape of a Beiping （北平）(now Beijing（北京）) female university student by an American soldier, together with a series of rapes that had previously occurred in Tianjin, sparked protests in Tianjin that culminated in a demonstration on January 1, 1947 involving thousands of students. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American troops pulled out of Tianjin in June 1947. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Communist forces took Tianjin on January 15, 1949, following a 29-hour long battle. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After communist takeover, Tianjin remained a municipality of China, except between 1958 and 1967, when it became part of Hebei province and its capital. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. The Tangshan earthquake of 1976 killed 23,938 people in Tianjin and wrought heavy damage on the city. The Tangshan earthquake ( also known as the Great Tangshan earthquake or GTE, was a natural disaster that occurred on July 28, 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

After China began to open up in the late 1970s, Tianjin has seen rapid development, though it is now lagging behind other important cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Tianjin is now home to the Binhai New Area, a Pudong-like special economic zone that is supposed to balance out Shanghai's obvious commercial superiority. Binhai New Area ( Chinese: 滨海新区 is a major development in Tianjin municipality Pudong ( officially known as Pudong New Area (浦東新区 Pinyin: Pǔdōng Xīn Qū is a district of Shanghai, China that A Special Economic Zone ( SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws

Geography

Tianjin is at the northern end of the Grand Canal of China（大運河）, which connects with the Huang He （黃河）and Yangtze （長江）rivers. The Grand Canal of China ( also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal ( is the longest ancient Canal or artificial River in the world The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the

Tianjin Municipality is generally flat, and swampy near the coast, but hilly in the far north, where the Yanshan Mountains （燕山）pass through the tip of northern Tianjin. The Yanshan or Yan Mountains ( Chinese: 燕山）are a major mountain range north of the North China Plain in northern Hebei Province The highest point in Tianjin is Jiushanding Peak on the northern border with Hebei, at an altitude of 1078 m. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International

The Hai He River（海河） forms within Tianjin Municipality at the confluence of the Ziya River（子牙河）, Daqing River（大清河）, Yongding River（永定河）, North Grand Canal, and South Grand Canal; and enters the Pacific Ocean at Tianjin Municipality as well, in Dagu District. The Hai River ( previously called Bai He (Chinese 白河 pinyin Bái Hé; literally "white river" Pei Ho in Western sources is a The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Major reservoirs include the Beidagang Reservoir in the extreme south (in Dagang District) and the Yuqiao Reservoir in the extreme north (in Ji County). Ji County ( Chinese: 蓟县 is under the administrative control of Tianjin.

The urban area of Tianjin is found in the south-central part of the Municipality. In addition to the main urban area of Tianjin proper, the coast along the Bohai is lined with a series of port towns, including Tanggu （塘沽）and Hangu（漢沽）.

Tianjin's climate is a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification Dwa) characterized by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and dry, cold winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving In Meteorology, an anticyclone (that is opposite to a Cyclone) is a Weather phenomenon in which there is a descending movement of the air and Average highs in January and July are 2 °C (36 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) respectively). Spring is windy but dry, and most of the precipitation takes place in July and August. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric Tianjin also experiences occasional spring sandstorms which blow in from the Gobi Desert and may last for several days.

Administrative divisions

See also: List of administrative divisions of Tianjin

Tianjin is divided into 18 county-level divisions, including 15 districts and 3 counties. Tianjin is divided into 18 county-level divisions, including 15 districts and 3 counties. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Six of the districts govern the urban area of Tianjin:

• Heping District (Simplified Chinese: 和平区; Hanyu Pinyin: Hépíng Qū)
• Hexi District (河西区 Héxī Qū)
• Hebei District (河北区 Héběi Qū)
• Nankai District (南开区 Nánkāi Qū)
• Hedong District (河东区 Hédōng Qū)
• Hongqiao District (红桥区 Hōngqiáo Qū)

Three of the districts govern towns and harbours along the seacoast:

• Tanggu District (塘沽区 Tánggū Qū)
• Hangu District (汉沽区 Hàngū Qū)
• Dagang District (大港区 Dàgǎng Qū)
• These districts collectively make up the economic development zone of Binhai. Heping District (和平区 is a district in the center of Tianjin, in northeastern China. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Nankai District (南开区 Nánkāi Qū is a district located in the Chinese city of Tianjin. Hongqiao District ( Chinese: 红桥区 is one district in the city of Tianjin, China. Tanggu District ( Chinese: 塘沽区 Pinyin: Tánggū Qū is a district in the Tianjin municipality on the coast of northeastern China. Binhai New Area ( Chinese: 滨海新区 is a major development in Tianjin municipality

Four of the districts govern satellite towns and rural areas close to the urban center:

• Jinnan District (津南区 Jīnnán Qū)
• Dongli District (东丽区 Dōnglì Qū)
• Xiqing District (西青区 Xīqīng Qū)
• Beichen District (北辰区 Běichén Qū)

Two of the districts as well as the three counties govern towns and rural areas further away from the urban center:

• Baodi District (宝坻区 Bǎodǐ Qū) — Baodi County before 2001
• Wuqing District (武清区 Wǔqīng Qū) — Wuqing County before 2000
• Ji County (蓟县 Jì Xiàn)
• Jinghai County (静海县 Jìnghǎi Xiàn) [1] (Chinese)
• Ninghe County (宁河县 Nínghé Xiàn)

In addition, the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) is not a formal level of administration, but nevertheless enjoys rights similar to a regular district. Xiqing District ( Chinese: 西青区 Pinyin: Xīqīng Qū is a district in Tianjin, China Beichen District ( Chinese: 北辰区 was originally a suburban district of Tianjin city Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area ( commonly abbreviated as TEDA ( is the main Free market zone in Tanggu District in Tianjin

These districts and counties are further subdivided, as of December 31, 2004, into 240 township-level divisions, including 120 towns, 18 townships, 2 ethnic townships and 100 subdistricts. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified 镇; pinyin zhèn Wade-Giles Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Subdistrict is a low level Administrative division of a country

Politics

Main article: Politics of Tianjin

The politics of Tianjin is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland China. The politics of Tianjin is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term synonymous with the area that is under the jurisdiction

The Mayor of Tianjin is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Tianjin. The politics of Tianjin is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China Since Tianjin is a centrally administered municipality, the mayor occupies the same level in the order of precedence as provincial governors. Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the mayor has less power than the Tianjin Communist Party of China Municipal Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Tianjin CPC Party chief". The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the In the Politics of the People's Republic of China, a party chief (Chinese 党委书记 variously called a party boss, and officially termed the Communist Party

Economy

The nominal GDP for Tianjin was 433. 8 billion yuan (US$54. 4 billion) in 2006, a year-on-year increase of 14. 4%. [2]

In 2006, per capita GDP was 40,961 yuan. The manufacturing sector was the largest (53. 2%) and fastest-growing (19. 8%) sector of Tianjin's economy. Urban disposable income per capita was 14,283 yuan, a real increase of 13% from the previous year. Disposable income is Gross income minus Income tax on that income The distinction between real versus nominal value occurs in many fields Rural pure income per capita was 7,942 yuan, a real increase of 13% from the previous year. The distinction between real versus nominal value occurs in many fields

Farmland takes up about 40% of Tianjin Municipality's total area. Wheat, rice, and maize are the most important crops. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Fishing is important along the coast. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Tianjin is also an important industrial base. Major industries include petrochemical industries, textiles, car manufacturing, mechanical industries, and metalworking. Petrochemicals are chemical products made from raw materials of Petroleum or other Hydrocarbon origin A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Metalworking is craft and practice of working with Metals to create individual parts assemblies or large scale structures

Tianjin Municipality also has deposits of about 1 billion tonnes of petroleum, with Dagang District containing important oilfields. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit An oil field is a region with an abundance of Oil wells extracting Petroleum (crude oil from below ground Salt production is also important, with Changlu Yanqu being one of China's most important salt production areas. Salt is a Dietary mineral composed primarily of Sodium chloride that is essential for Animal life but toxic to most land plants Geothermal energy is another resource of Tianjin. Geothermal power (from the Greek roots geo, meaning earth and therme, meaning heat is energy generated by heat stored in the earth or the collection Deposits of manganese and boron under Tianjin were the first to be found in China. Manganese (ˈmæŋgəniːz is a Chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. Boron (ˈbɔərɒn is a Chemical element with Atomic number 5 and the chemical symbol B.

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Demographics

At the end of 2004, the population of Tianjin Municipality was 10. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 24 million, of which 9. 33 million were holders of Tianjin hukou (permanent residence). Among Tianjin permanent residents, 5. 56 million were urban, and 3. 76 million were rural. [3]

The majority of Tianjin residents are Han Chinese. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. Minorities include Hui, Koreans, Manchus, and Mongols. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in

Ethnic groups in Tianjin, 2000 census
Nationality	Population	Percentage
Han	9,581,775	97. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. 29%
Hui	172,357	1. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. 75%
Manchu	56,548	0. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in 57%
Mongol	11,331	0. 12%
Korean	11,041	0. The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. 11%
Zhuang	4055	0. 041%
Tujia	3677	0. The Tujia (土家族 Pinyin:Tǔjiāzú Endonym: Bizika 毕兹卡 with a total Population of over 8 million is the 6th largest ethnic 037%

Excludes members of the People's Liberation Army in active service. The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China.
Source: Department of Population, Social, Science and Technology Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics of China (國家統計局人口和社會科技統計司) and Department of Economic Development of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China (國家民族事務委員會經濟發展司), eds. Tabulation on Nationalities of 2000 Population Census of China (《2000年人口普查中國民族人口資料》). 2 vols. Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House (民族出版社), 2003. (ISBN )

Media

Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station is the major radio station in Tianjin. Tianjin Ren Min Guangbo Dian Tai (Chinese 天津人民广播电台 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Rénmín Guǎngbō Diàntái translated as the Tianjin People's Broadcasting Broadcasting in nine channels, it serves most of North China, part of East and Northeast China, reaching an audience of over 100 million. Northern China or North China ( literally "China's north" is a Geographical region of China. East China ( is a geographical and a loosely-defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China. Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from [4] (Chinese) Tianjin Television, the local television station, broadcasts in nine channels. It also boasts a paid digital channel, featuring home improvement programs. Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by Home improvement or home renovation is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home [5] (Chinese) Both the radio and television stations are now branches of the Tianjin Film, Radio and Television Group, established in October of 2002. [6] (Chinese)

Major local newspapers include the Tianjin Daily and Jin Wan Bao(literally, tonight newspaper), which are the flagship papers of Tianjin Daily Newspaper Group and Jinwan Mass Media Group, respectively.

Culture

People from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Tianjin dialect ( is a Mandarin dialect spoken in the urban area of Tianjin, China. Spoken Chinese ( comprises many regional variants the largest of which are Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, and Min. Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin dialect sounds quite different from Beijing dialect, which provides the basis for Putonghua, official spoken language of the People's Republic of China. Tianjin dialect ( is a Mandarin dialect spoken in the urban area of Tianjin, China. Beijing dialect ( is the Dialect of Mandarin spoken in the urban area of Beijing, China. Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Tianjin cuisine places a heavy focus on seafood, due to Tianjin's proximity to the sea. Tianjin cuisine (津菜 or 天津菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Tianjin region in China, and it is heavily influenced by Beijing cuisine Seafood is any Sea Animal or Seaweed that is served as Food, or is suitable for eating particularly saltwater animals such Prominent menus include the Eight Great Bowls (八大碗), a combination of eight mainly meat dishes. It can be further classified into several varieties, including the rough (粗), smooth (S: 细 / T: 細), and high (高). The Four Great Stews (四大扒) refers actually to a very large number of stews, including chicken, duck, seafood, beef, and mutton.

Tianjin also has several famous snack items. A snack food (commonly called a snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main Meal of the day – Breakfast Goubuli (狗不理包子) is a traditional brand of baozi(包子) (steamed buns with filling) that is famous throughout China. Go Believe ( is a famous brand of Baozi from Tianjin, China. Founded in 1858, it is one of China's longest established brands Guifaxiang (S: 桂发祥麻花 / T: 桂發祥麻花) is a traditional brand of mahua (麻花)(twisted dough sticks). Erduoyan (耳朵眼炸糕) is a traditional brand of fried rice cakes.

Tianjin is a respected home base of Beijing opera, one of the most prestigious forms of Chinese opera. Beijing opera or Peking opera ( is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music vocal performance mime dance and acrobatics Chinese Opera ( Chinese: 戏曲/戲曲 Pinyin: xìqǔ is a popular form of Drama and Musical theatre in China with roots going back

Ma Sanli (馬三立)(1914 - 2003), an ethnic Hui and longtime resident of Tianjin, is paramountly respected in China for his xiangsheng(相聲), a hugely popular form of Chinese entertainment similar to stand-up comedy. Ma Sanli ( 1914– February 11, 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalker" style Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. Xiangsheng ( sometimes translated as crosstalk, is a traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a Dialogue or much less often Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Ma Sanli delivered some of his xiangsheng in the Tianjin dialect(天津話). Tianjin dialect ( is a Mandarin dialect spoken in the urban area of Tianjin, China.

Yangliuqing (Green Willows), a town about 15 km west of Tianjin's urban area and the seat of Tianjin's Xiqing District, is famous for its popular Chinese New Year-themed, traditional-style, colourful wash paintings (楊柳青年畫). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Xiqing District ( Chinese: 西青区 Pinyin: Xīqīng Qū is a district in Tianjin, China Chinese New Year is the most important of the Traditional Chinese holidays. WASH-FM (971 FM) is a Clear Channel Communications Radio station located in Washington D Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Tianjin is also famous for Zhang's clay figurines (S: 泥人张 / T: 泥人張) which are a type of colourful figurine depicting a variety of vivid characters, and Tianjin's Wei's kites (S: 风筝魏 / T: 風箏魏), which can be folded to a fraction of their full sizes, are noted for portability.

Stereotypes

People from Tianjin are stereotyped to be eloquent, humorous, open, and unfettered. A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group There is a term for the stereotype of the always-eloquent and sometimes-humorous Tianjin native: wèizuǐzi (S: 卫嘴子 / T: 衛嘴子), which translates roughly as "the Tianjin mouth". This stereotype is perhaps partially the result of Ma Sanli's reputation (see "Culture" section above). Ma Sanli ( 1914– February 11, 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalker" style

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Tianjin

Metro

The Tianjin Metro is currently under heavy expansion from 3 lines to 9 lines. Translohr is a Guided bus system manufactured by Lohr Industrie of France. Padua ( Padova 'padova Latin: Patavium, Padoa) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Tianjin has an extensive network of roads and railways and a major airport Tianjin Metro ( is a Rapid transit system that serves the city of Tianjin, which was the second city (after Beijing in China to operate a subway system 3 lines are currently operating both in the city and the Binhai

Rail

There are several railway stations in the city, Tianjin Railway Station being the principal one. It was built in 1888, initially, the station was located at Wangdaozhuang (S: 旺道庄 / T: 旺道莊). Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The station was later moved to Laolongtou (S: 老龙头 / T: 老龍頭) on the banks of the Hai He River in 1892, so the station was renamed Laolongtou Railway Station. The Hai River ( previously called Bai He (Chinese 白河 pinyin Bái Hé; literally "white river" Pei Ho in Western sources is a Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The station was rebuilt from scratch in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The rebuilding work began on April 15, 1987 and was finished on October 1, 1988. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Tianjin Railway Station is also locally called the 'East Station', due to its geographical position. In January 2007 the station began another long-term restructuring project to modernize the facility and as part of the larger Tianjin transportation hub project involving Tianjin metro lines 2, 3, and 9 as well as the Tianjin-Beijing High-speed rail. January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday.

Tianjin West Railway Station and Tianjin North Railway Station are also major railway stations in Tianjin. There is also Tanggu Railway Station is located in the important port area of Tanggu District, and TEDA Railway Station located in TEDA, to the north of Tanggu. Tanggu District ( Chinese: 塘沽区 Pinyin: Tánggū Qū is a district in the Tianjin municipality on the coast of northeastern China. Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area ( commonly abbreviated as TEDA ( is the main Free market zone in Tanggu District in Tianjin There are several other railway stations in the city that do not handle passenger traffic.

Construction on a Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail began on July 4, 2005, and is scheduled to be completed by August 2008.

The following rail lines go through Tianjin:

• Jingshan Railway, from Beijing to Shanhai Pass
• Jinpu Railway, from Tianjin to Pukou District, Nanjing
• Jinji Railway, from Tianjin urban area to Ji County, Tianjin
• Jinba Railway, from Tianjin to Bazhou, Hebei

Roads and expressways

Some spots in Tianjin, including roads and bridges, have names from Dr. Rail transport is the most commonly used mode of long-distance transportation in the People's Republic of China. Shanhaiguan or Shanhai Pass ( literally "Mountain and Sea Pass" is a part of the city of Qinhuangdao, in Hebei province People's Republic The Jinpu railway (津浦铁路 runs from Tianjin to Pukou in Jiangsu province Pukou ( Chinese: 浦口 Jiangsu, China a city district of the City of Nanjing directly northwest across the Yangtze River from Nanjing ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles Ji County ( Chinese: 蓟县 is under the administrative control of Tianjin. Bazhou ( 霸[[wikt 州|州]] is a city in the Hebei province of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Sun Yat-Sen's Three Principles of the People (for example, Minquan Gate on Zhonghuan Road). Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often The Three Principles of the People, also Translated as Three People's Principles, or collectively San-min Doctrine, is a Political Philosophy Names harkening back to the era of the Republic of China on the mainland also appear (e. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES g. Beiyang Road). Many roads in Tianjin are named after a Chinese province or city. Also, Tianjin is unlike Beijing, in that very few roads run parallel to the major four compass directions. A compass, magnetic compass or mariner's compass is a navigational instrument for determining direction relative to the earth's Magnetic poles It consists

Tianjin has three ring roads. Unlike Beijing, the Inner and Middle Ring Roads are not closed, traffic-controlled roadways and some often have traffic light intersections. The Outer Ring Road is the closest thing to a highway-level ring road, although traffic is often chaotic and sometimes more than chaotic.

• Inner Ring Road (neihuan)
• Middle Ring Road (zhonghuan)
• Outer Ring Road (waihuan)

Tianjin's roads often finish in dao (道 avenue), xian (S: 线 / T: 線) line, more used for highways and through routes) and lu (路 road). The Inner Ring Road of Tianjin is a system of roads incircling the downtown of Tianjin The Middle Ring Road is a system of roads incircling the core of Tianjin. The Outer Ring Road in Tianjin, China is a city express road 71 Jie (街 street) is rare. As Tianjin's roads are rarely in a cardinal compass direction, jing (S: 经 / T: 經) roads and wei (S: 纬 / T: 緯) roads often appear, which attempt to run more directly north-south and east-west, respectively.

The following seven expressways of China run in or through Tianjin:

• Jingjintang Expressway, from Beijing, through Tianjin's urban area, to Tanggu District / TEDA
• Jinghu Expressway, from Jinjing Gonglu Bridge to Shanghai (together with Jingjintang Expressway, this is the expressway from Beijing to Shanghai)
• Jingshen Expressway, through Baodi District on its way from Beijing to Shenyang
• Tangjin Expressway, from Tanggu District, Tianjin, to Tangshan, Hebei -- known in Tianjin as the Jintang Expressway
• Baojin Expressway, from Beichen District, Tianjin, to Baoding, Hebei -- known in Tianjin as the Jinbao Expressway
• Jinbin Expressway, from Zhangguizhuang Bridge to Hujiayuan Bridge, both within Tianjin
• Jinji Expressway, from central Tianjin to Jixian County

The following six China National Highways pass through Tianjin:

• China National Highway 102, through Ji County, Tianjin on its way from Beijing to Harbin
• China National Highway 103, from Beijing, through Tianjin's urban area, to Tanggu District
• China National Highway 104, from Beijing, through Tianjin Municipality, to Fuzhou
• China National Highway 105, from Beijing, through Tianjin Municipality, to Macau
• China National Highway 112, circular highway around Beijing, passes through Tianjin Municipality
• China National Highway 205, from Shanhaiguan, Hebei, through Tianjin Municipality, to Guangzhou

The expressways are sometimes closed due to dense fog particularly in the Autumn and Spring. This article is about the expressways of Mainland China. See also List of roads and streets in Hong Kong, List of roads in Macau, Highway System Opened in September 1993 the Jingjintang Expressway (京津塘高速公路 pinyin Jīngjintang Gāosù Gōnglù also known simply as the Jingtang Expressway links Tanggu District ( Chinese: 塘沽区 Pinyin: Tánggū Qū is a district in the Tianjin municipality on the coast of northeastern China. Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area ( commonly abbreviated as TEDA ( is the main Free market zone in Tanggu District in Tianjin The Jinghu Expressway is a major Road system of China linking the capital Beijing in the north to Shanghai on the central coast Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Opened in September 1993 the Jingjintang Expressway (京津塘高速公路 pinyin Jīngjintang Gāosù Gōnglù also known simply as the Jingtang Expressway links Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million The Jingshen Expressway ( is an Expressway in China which links Beijing to Shenyang. Shenyang ( Ch: 沈阳 pinyin Shěnyáng, or Mukden ( in Manchu) is a Sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoning The Tangjin Expressway (唐津 is an Expressway in China which links Tangshan in Hebei province to Tianjin. Tanggu District ( Chinese: 塘沽区 Pinyin: Tánggū Qū is a district in the Tianjin municipality on the coast of northeastern China. Tangshan ( is a mainly industrial Prefecture-level city in Hebei province People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. The Baojin Expressway ( Pinyin: Baojin Gaosu Gonglu is so named because it connects Bao ding in Hebei province with Tian' jin'. Beichen District ( Chinese: 北辰区 was originally a suburban district of Tianjin city Baoding ( is a Prefecture-level city in Hebei province China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. The Jinbin expressway is a direct expressway link from central Tianjin to Tanggu and TEDA. Opened in late September 2003, just days before October 1 - China 's National Day holiday - the Jinji Expressway runs entirely within Tianjin, The China National Highways ( are a series of trunk roads throughout all of Mainland China. China National Highway 102 is a major trunk route in China, which connects Beijing to Harbin, Heilongjiang. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. China National Highway 103 ( G103) is the main traffic corridor between Beijing and Tianjin. Tanggu District ( Chinese: 塘沽区 Pinyin: Tánggū Qū is a district in the Tianjin municipality on the coast of northeastern China. China National Highway 104 ( G104) runs from Beijing to Fuzhou via Jinan, Xuzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou and ( Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ EFEO: Fou-Tcheou also seen as Foochow, Fuchow, Fuh-chau or Hokchew in earlier Western China National Highway 105 ( G105) runs from Beijing to Zhuhai, via Langfang, Chuangzhou Dezhou Donge Jining Shuangyou Fuyang Liuan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. China National Highway 112 is a 1228 km ring road which runs outside of Beijing (municipality Shanhaiguan or Shanhai Pass ( literally "Mountain and Sea Pass" is a part of the city of Qinhuangdao, in Hebei province People's Republic ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city

Air

Tianjin Binhai International Airport (ZBTJ) is located to the east of the urban area, in Dongli District. Tianjin Binhai International Airport ( is an Airport located east of Tianjin, in Dongli District

Public transit

The Tianjin tram network was awarded to a Belgian company in 1904 and opened in 1906. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on It was the first city-wide tramway system in China. There were 402 bus lines in the city as of 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [7](Chinese)

Construction work on the Tianjin Metro started on July 4, 1970. Tianjin Metro ( is a Rapid transit system that serves the city of Tianjin, which was the second city (after Beijing in China to operate a subway system Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was the second metro to be built in China and commenced service in 1984. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The total length of track is 7. 4 kilometers. The metro service was suspended on October 9, 2001 and is currently being rebuilt. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This new metro will be called "Tianjin Metro Line 1". It is scheduled to be finished in the later half of 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The track will be extended to 26. 188 kilometers and there will be a total of 22 stations. Previously, there were 8 stations. Several new metro lines are planned. Construction work on Line 2 and Line 3 will begin in late 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

There is also a light railway line in the city, the Binhai Mass Transit line. The Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit ( BMT) (滨海快速 or Jinbin light rail (津滨轻轨 is a Light rail rapid transit line that connects metropolitan The line runs between downtown Tianjin and TEDA (Tianjin Economic Development Area) in the seaside region. Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area ( commonly abbreviated as TEDA ( is the main Free market zone in Tanggu District in Tianjin The eastern part of the line began service on March 28, 2004. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The western part of the line is scheduled to be completed in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Tourism

Sights within the Tianjin urban area include:

• Luzutang (Boxer Rebellion Museum)
• Guwan Shichang 古玩市场 (Antique Market)
• Guwenhua Jie 古文化街 (Ancient Culture Street)
• Wen Miao 文庙 (Confucious Temple)
• Shuishang Gongyuan 水上公园 (Water Park)
• TV Tower (天津电视塔)
• Shijia Dayuan 杨柳青：石家大院 (Shi Family Residence)
• Temple of Great Compassion 大悲禅院 (Dabeiyuan)
• Tianhougong（天后宫）
• Wanghailou Church, site of the 1870 Tianjin Massacre 望海楼教堂
• Xikai Church 西开天主教堂
• Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall 周恩来纪念馆

Sights outside the Tianjin urban area, but within the municipality, include:

• Fort Dagukou, Qing Dynasty-era cannon battlement 大沽口
• Huangyaguan Great Wall 黄崖关
• Mount Panshan盘山：京东第一山

Sports teams

Sports teams based in Tianjin include:

Chinese Football Association Super League

• Tianjin Teda FC (天津泰达俱乐部)

China Baseball Association

• Tianjin Lions

China Women Volleyball League

• Tianjin Bridgestone Women Volleyball Team

Education

Colleges and universities

Under the national Ministry of Education:

• Tianjin University (天津大学) (founded 1895, first university in China)
• Nankai University (南开大学) (founded 1919)

Under the national Civil Aviation Authority:

• Civil Aviation University of China (中国民航大学)

Under the government of Hebei Province:

• Hebei University of Technology (河北工业大学) (founded 1903)

Under the municipal government:

• Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (天津美术学院)
• Tianjin Agricultural College (天津农学院)
• Tianjin Conservatory of Music (天津音乐学院)
• Tianjin Foreign Studies University (天津外国语大学)
• Tianjin Institute of Physical Education (天津体育学院)
• Tianjin Medical University (天津医科大学)
• Tianjin Normal University (天津师范大学)
• Tianjin Polytechnic University (天津工业大学)
• Tianjin University of Commerce China (天津商业大学)
• Tianjin University of Finance & Economics (天津财经大学)
• Tianjin University of Science & Technology (天津科技大学)
• Tianjin University of Technology (天津理工大学)
• Tianjin University of Technology and Education (天津职业技术师范学院)
• Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (天津中医药大学)
• Tianjin Urban Construction Institute (天津城市建设学院)

Foreign institutions:

• The Florida International University Tianjin Center, opened in 2006 as a cooperative venture between the municipal government and the Miami-based university. The Boxer Rebellion, or Boxer Movement, was an uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence The Temple of Great Compassion ( Chinese 大悲院 Pinyin dà bēi yuàn literally Great Compassion Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Hebei district Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Tianjin Massacre ( Chinese: 天津教案 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Jiào'àn occurred in Tianjin in 1870 Zhou Enlai ( (5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976 was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from 1949 until his death in January 1976 Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China The Chinese Football Association Super League ( Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会超级联赛 commonly known as Chinese Super League (中超联赛 or CSL Tianjin Teda FC ( Simplified Chinese: 天津泰达足球俱乐部 is a Chinese football club based in Tianjin and owned by the TEDA Group The China Baseball Association was founded in 1974 It is a member of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF The Tianjin Lions or Tianjing Fierce Lions (天津雄狮 are a team in the China Baseball League that began play in 2002 Tianjin University (天津大学 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Dàxúe is a national university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China Nankai University ( is a public university in Tianjin, PR China Civil Aviation University of China ( Chinese: 中国民航大学 Pinyin: Zhōngguó MínHáng Dàxué is a national university in Tianjin, China Hebei University of Technology ( for short HEBUT) ( Chinese: 河北工业大学 Pinyin: Hebei Gongye Daxue is a public university whose main campus lies in Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (天津美术学院 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin Agricultural College (天津农学院 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government The Tianjin Conservatory of Music (天津音乐学院 abbreviated TCM) is a university in Tianjin, China, under the municipal government Tianjin Foreign Studies University (天津外国语学院 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin Institute of Physical Education (天津体育学院 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin Medical University 天津医科大学 Founded in 1951 was the first medical institution approved by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Tianjin Normal University (天津师范大学 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin Polytechnic University (天津工业大学 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin University of Commerce China (天津商学院 is a University in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (天津财经大学 is a university in Tianjin, China. Tianjin University of Science & Technology (天津科技大学 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin University of Technology (天津理工大学 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin University of Technology and Education (天津职业技术师范学院 is a University in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (天津中医学院 in Chinese) is the name of a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Tianjin Urban Construction Institute (天津城市建设学院 is a university in Tianjin, China under the municipal government Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public Research University located The Florida International University Tianjin Center is a campus of Miami Florida -based Florida International University ( FIU) located in Tianjin

Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.

High schools

• Nankai High School (南开中学) City's Top 5
• No. 1 High School (第一中学) City's Top 5
• Tianjin No. 3 Middle School (天津市第三中学)
• Shiyan High School (实验中学) City's Top 5
• Xinhua High School (新华中学) City's Top 5
• Yaohua High School (耀华中学) City's Top 5

Sister cities

City	Country	Sister city since:
Kobe	Japan	June 24, 1973
Philadelphia	United States	February 10, 1980
Greenville	United States
Rishon LeZion	Israel
Melbourne	Australia	May 5, 1980
Yokkaichi	Japan	October 28, 1980
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	May 28, 1981
Nord-Pas de Calais	France	October 10, 1984
Milan	Italy	May 9, 1985
Groningen	Netherlands	September 12, 1985
Chiba	Japan	May 7, 1986
Kutaisi	Georgia
Plovdiv Region	Bulgaria	October 15, 1989
İzmir	Turkey	September 23, 1991
Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	September 26, 1992
Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia	September 27, 1992
Kharkiv	Ukraine	June 14, 1993
Jönköping	Sweden	September 23, 1993
Incheon	South Korea	December 7, 1993
Łódź	Poland	October 1, 1994
Rio de Janeiro State	Brazil	April 18, 1995
Amazonas State	Brazil	October 20, 1997
Haiphong	Vietnam	January 8, 1999
Turku	Finland	August 17, 2000
Nampo	North Korea	August 11, 2002
Clarence	United States	November 10, 2001

Astronomical phenomena

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A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The 22nd century of the Common Era will span the years 2101&ndash2200 of the Gregorian calendar.

Total solar eclipses from 1001 to 3000 are:

• 1277-Oct-28 13:21 CST
• 2187-Jul-06 17:13 CST
• 2415-Apr-10 10:49 CST
• 2636-May-27 05:09 CST
• 2762-Aug-12 09:43 CST

Annular solar eclipses from 1001 to 3000 are:

• 1189-Feb-17 11:37 CST
• 1292-Jan-21 13:30 CST
• 1665-Jan-16 16:42 CST
• 1802-Aug-28 15:48 CST
• 2118-Mar-22 15:33 CST
• 2439-Jun-12 07:52 CST
• 2686-Sep-10 07:12 CST
• 2739-Apr-30 08:41 CST
• 2894-Dec-18 14:38 CST

Wikisource has an article about solar eclipses as seen from Tianjin from 2001 to 3000. 3000 may refer to 3000 (number 30th century 3000 metres, a track and field event 3000 may refer to 3000 (number 30th century 3000 metres, a track and field event

See also

• 天津 ("Celestial ford") is also the name of an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Girl Mansion (女宿)
• Gao Lingwen, founder of Tianjin's first public school
• List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population
• American, British, French, Italian, Belgian, Russian and Japanese Concessions in Tianjin
• List of laojiaos in Tianjin municipality

References

Further reading

• Ruth Rogaski. Hygienic Modernity: Meanings of Health and Disease in Treaty-Port China. University of California Press, 2004.

External links

• Tianjin Government website
• Tianjin travel guide from Wikitravel

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