Tianjin, 137 kilometers southeast of Beijing, is located at 39.8 North and 117.2
East, covering area of 11919.7 square kilometers, the city is bordering on the
Bohai Sea in the east. It is one of three municipalities of China directly
under the Central Government. The five main tributaries of the Haihe River,
namely, the Yongding, Daqing, Ziya, Nanyunhe and Chaobai, coverage here to from
the Haihe River, which flows through the city and empties into Bohai Sea at
Dagukou. The terrain in Tianjin is low and flat, with an altitude of only two
to five metres above sea level. Most part of the city is on the Haihe Plain.
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 atrading 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. Named as World's Construction Fair, several hundred foreign
buildings had been protected well in Tianjin, which are the witnesses for China
being suffered to be a self-colony invaded by the imperialism and also the
fruit of wisdom of people's labor. They have become a big landscape of Tianjin.
For more information, you may visit Tianjin Tourist
Information Center
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