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Tianjin is also known as the diamond of the Bohai Gulf and the gateway to the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipalities, under direct administration of the central government. Tianjin is the largest open coastal city in North China, a national historical and cultural city. In 2006, Tianjin was regarded by the state council as an International port city, the economic center of North China and an ecological city.

Tianjin is located along the coast of the Bohai Gulf. Surrounded by Hebei on all directions except for the sea and is bordered by Beijing to the northwest. The land where Tianjin lies today was created in historical times by sedimentation of various rivers entering the sea at Bohai Gulf. The highest point of Tianjin is 九山顶Peak on the northern border with Hebei, at an altitude of 1078 m. Tianjin features a four season, monsoon-influenced climate.

Now, there are 16 county-level divisions, including 13 districts and 3 counties. 6 urban districts: Heping, Hexi, Hebei, Hedong, Nankai and Hongqiao; 6 Suburban districts: Dongli, Xiqing, Jinnan, Beichen, Wuqing, Baodi; Binhai new area; 3 rural counties: Ji County, Ninghe, and Jinghai.

52 nationalities, 51 minorities

In Jin Dynasty, Tianjin appeared in the annals for the first time, being called "Zhiguzhai", or "Straight Port". In yuan dynasty, it was called海津镇. The name of Tianjin was given by Emperor Zhudi in Ming Dynasty, means "the Heavenly Ford", to indicate that the Emperor (son of heaven) forded the river at that point. At the second year of Yongle, Ming Dynasty, as a strategic point, Tianjin began to build city wall and defenses and called "Tianjinwei". Tianjin was promoted to a prefecture in 1725. Tianjin County was established under the prefecture in 1731. In 1860, the Treaties of Tianjin were signed, which opened Tianjin to foreign trade. Tianjin became a municipality after the establishment of People's Republic of China.

Binhai New Area is a major economic development zone within the jurisdiction of Tianjin municipality in China. Binhai New Area locates on the east coast of Tianjin and center of Circum-Bohai-Sea Region. Starting from November 2009, Binhai New Area was consolidated into a district, and the former subordinate districts of Tanggu, Hangu and Dagang were abolished. In addition, Tianjin Port also locates in here. Nowadays Binhai New Area consists of nine functional zones. Binhai New Area is a new growth pole in China, and maintains an annual growth rate of nearly 30% of the GDP..

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.

Seven expressways of China and six China National Highways run in or through Tianjin.

There are several railway stations in the city, Tianjin Railway Station being the principal one. Tianjin Railway Station is located in the conjunction of Heping District Hedong District and Hebei District. First founded in 1886 it was called Laolongtou Railway Station in the history and as one of the earliest and largest railway stations in China. It changed its name to Tianjin Railway Station in 1949. After been comprehensively developed in recent years Tianjin Railway Station has become one of the traffic junctions with the largest scale and the most sophisticated function. Since August 1, 2008, it serves as the terminus for high-speed trains to the city, including the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway.

Tianjin Binhai International Airport is one of the major air cargo centers in the People's Republic of China. In 2010, , making it the 22th busiest airport in China.

Tianjin University (天津大学) (founded 1895, earliest university in modern China)

Nankai University (南开大学) (founded 1919, one of the most prestigious universities in China, Yanxiu & Zhang Boling)

Tianjin cuisine places a heavy focus on seafood, due to Tianjin's proximity to the sea. Prominent menus include the Eight Great Bowls, a combination of eight mainly meat dishes. The Four Great Stews actually refers to a very large number of stews, including chicken, duck, seafood, beef, and mutton.Tianjin also has several famous snack items. Goubuli is a famous and traditional brand of baozi (steamed buns with filling) that is famous throughout China. Guifaxiang is a traditional brand of mahua (twisted dough sticks). Erduoyan (耳朵眼炸糕) is a traditional brand of fried rice cakes.

Tianjin, is renowned for his相声, a hugely popular form of Chinese entertainment similar to comedy. Ma Sanli delivered some of his xiangsheng in the Tianjin dialect. Tianjin, along with Beijing, is a center for the art of xiangsheng.

Yangliuqing, 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. Tianjin is also famous for Zhang's clay figurines which are a type of colourful figurine depicting a variety of vivid characters, and Tianjin's Wei's kites, which can be folded to a fraction of their full sizes, are noted for portability.

As a famous city with a long history and culture, Tianjin has rich tourism resources.

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