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TIANJIN
One of China's four municipalities directly =
under the=20
State Council, Tianjin is a major international =
harbour=20
on the western shore of the Pacific and the =
northern=20
extremity of the Bohai Bay, and a gateway to =
Beijing=20
120km away. The name 'Tianjin', meaning the =
'harbour the=20
Son of Heaven has visited', first appeared in =
the 1st=20
year of the Yongle reign of the Ming =
(1368-1644). In=20
1405, or the 3rd year of the Yongle reign of the =
Ming,=20
Tianjin came under construction as an urban =
settlement=20
because of its strategic importance, and was =
known as=20
'Tianjin Garrison'. After the Opium War of 1840 =
nine=20
Western powers had 'leased' concessions in the =
city.=20
Tianjin's important position in modern Chinese =
history=20
is testified by the presence of so many former=20
residences and memorial sites for famed =
personages.=20
Tianjin is not only a venerated settlement but =
also a=20
thriving modern cultural city. The Haihe River =
flows=20
across the city, where the average annual =
temperature is=20
12.3=A8@ degrees Celsius. Under the jurisdiction =
of Tianjin=20
Municipality are 13 districts and 5 counties. =
Jixian=20
County, known formerly as Yuyang, was designated =
by the=20
State Council in 1986 as a national famous =
cultural and=20
historical city.
Abbreviation:=20
Jin
Area: 11,000 square=20
km
Population: 9.6=20
million |
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