

Tianjin , also known as the diamond of the Bohai Gulf and the gateway to the capital of the People's Republic of China , is one of the 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China. And it is the third largest city in China only after Beijing and Shanghai.
The name of Tianjin was called at the beginning of the Yongle Years of the Ming Dynasty at first, which meant that the area passed through by the Son of Heaven-the emperor. At the second year of Yongle Years of the Ming Dynasty (1404), as a strategic point, Tianjin began to build city wall and defenses and called "Tianjinwei". In 1860, Tianjin became a trading port and the second biggest industry and commerce city and the biggest center of finance,commerce and trade in the north in which industry production and port trade were only lower than shanghai for a long time.Tianjin became a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China after founding of New China.

As a famous city with a long history and culture, Tianjin has rich tourism resources. Three scenic spots have been set up: a tourism attraction of the downtown sightseeing spot along the Haihe River and cultural relics as well as the memorial location of the revolutionary struggle; the Tanggu seaside recreational area characterized by the Port of Tianjin, mainly by the harbor, salt plant and oil field; and the Jixian County sightseeing district famous for natural scenic spots and cultural relics.

"10 tourism spots" of Tianjin have been set up, as: Huangyaguan Great Wall, the site of Dagu Fortification with Built-in cannons, Old Dule Temple in Jixian County, Tourism Area of Pan Mountain, Scenic Line along Haihe River, Water Park, Scenic Line along the Circulating Line, Ancient Cultural Street, Nanshi Food Street and Hotel Street and Tianjin TV Tower. Some natural protective areas, as the Geological Natural Protective Area in the Middle of Proterozoic Erathem, the Natural Second Growth Protective Area in Eight Immortals Mountain, the Natural Protective Area of Ancient Coastline and Damp Place have been decided as the national natural protective areas.

Good social environment is an important advantage of Tianjin. With good general mood of society, plain folkways, good market order, lower market price in the middle and big cities of China, Tianjin has been one of the best areas of China for its social public order in recent years. According to the statistics did by the National Statistic Bureau, the public order in Tianjin is the best, which are welcomed by the tourists at home and abroad as well as praised by the investors abroad. Through 4 years survey, Motorala Company has decided to put its office in the Development Area of Tianjin. They called Tianjin an eastern family which is full of warm in one of their investigation reports. According to incomplete statistics, more than 100 Hi-Tech projects have been set up in the New Coastal Region, as: oil chemical industry, ocean chemical industry, electronics, communication, biological products, metallurgy and machinery, etc. with which a patch of pillar industry have been formed.

Tianjin has become a well-developed hub with a sea-land-air transportation network. Tianjin Harbor is the largest manual harbor in China having business with over 300 ports of more than 170 countries and regions with 75 berths. Tianjin is the junction of the rail lines of Beijing-Shandong, Beijing-Shanghai and Beijing-Harbin and so Tianjin is the transportation junction of railway in North China. Tianjin Binhai International Airport is not only for the passenger planes but also is the largest air freight center in North China with dozens of international and national airlines. There are over 400 highways with more than 4000 kilometers. A city highway net has been built with 3 circulation circles and 14 centralized lines.
Tianjin has defined its overall aim in national economic and social development, that is, till 2010 , Tianjin will try to be one of China's earliest modernized regions, the center of commerce, trade and finance in North China, a comprehensive industrial base of advanced technology and a modernized international seaport metropolis opening in all directions.
More details and actual information on Tianjin are available in the internet: www.tjtour.cn.
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