Tianjin is easily reachable by air, land and sea. It serves as a major port for the shipping of goods in and out of North China. Its international airport is located approximately 13 km outside the city center. Tianjin has four different railway stations ... Read More>>

As an important trading port, the city of Tianjin has trade links with over 160 countries and regions the world over. 80% of its exports are finished or value-added products, with the remainder in primary commodities. Since China liberalized its economy, ... Read More>>

Human Resource Overview Located in the center of the talent-rich areas surrounding the Bohai Sea, Tianjin has a wealth of human resources. Tianjin has 45 colleges, universities and higher vocational schools with 357,400 students, including 9200 ... Read More>>

Tianjin is the third city on China's mainland to have over a million household telephone lines. Direct dialing can be made to over 1,700 cities and towns in China and over 260 countries and regions around the world. Tianjin has built a hard-wired and ... Read More>>

Tianjin has established 6 strategic industries; namely, electronic and information technology, automobile manufacturing, bio-technology and pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, the petrochemical and marine resources industry and the renewable energy and ... Read More>>

Vital Statistics (2006) GDP: RMB 433.77 billion GDP per Capita: RMB 41,629 Per Capita Disposable Income of Urban Residents: RMB14, 283 Economic Growth Rate: 14.4% Population: 6.97 million (urban), 3.78million (rural) FDI: US$4.13 billion Annual Average ... Read More>>

Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment in Tianjin 1. Electronic information industry: wireless communication, components and devices, peripheral computer equipment, software, IC, digital audio-video devices, optical communication products and auto ... Read More>>

Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) The establishment of the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) gave Tianjin one of the country's first state-class developmental areas and since its opening, TEDA has become ... Read More>>

Industrial Orientation According to Tianjin's Official Plan (2005-2020), the city has oriented itself on becoming the economic hub of the Bohai Bay region, with a focus on building a world-class international sea-port and on emerging as the most important ... Read More>>

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A number of public utility infrastructure projects have been started as part of Tianjin's ongoing public utilities improvement plan. In 2006, Tianjin initiated the construction of the Jinbin Water Plant, built the Xianyang Road Water Treatment Plant and ... Read More>>

Transportation By 2010, Tianjin will have invested 110 billion RMB in the construction of its harbor, highway system, rail network and airport. Tianjin has placed significant importance on the construction of infrastructure and is striving to increase its ... Read More>>

Mayor Mayor: Dai Xianglong Municipal Departments • Tianjin Municipal People's Government Add: 167 Dagu Lu, Heping District, Tianjin Postcode: 300040 Tel: 022-23325821 • Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipal People's Government Add: 55 ... Read More>>

Geographical Advantages Tianjin is the largest coastal city in northern China with a distance to the Bohai Sea of 50 km and with the capital city of Beijing a mere 120 km away to the northwest. Tianjin is one of China's Big Four municipalities directly ... Read More>>

1.Establishing a Representative Office in Tianjin Foreign enterprises shall make application to the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce and submit the following documents: (1) Application for establishing a representative office ... Read More>>

Commercial Real Estate Overview In the first quarter of 2007, multinational companies seeking higher quality office buildings sent the rents of Class A office building in the Tianjin commercial real estate market slightly higher. With a currently low ... Read More>>

• GDP: RMB 1.1 trillion (2011) • Per Capita Disposable Income of Urban Residents: RMB 26,921 (2011) • Economic Growth Rate: 16.5% (2011) • Resident Population: 12.938 million (2010) • Unemployment Rate: 3.6% (2010) • Enrollment ... Read More>>

The jurisdiction area of Tianjin is 11,760 square kilometers. As of 2006 the city’s urban population reached 12.93 million (Han 97%, Hui 1.75% and Manchu 0.57%). Of the resident population, 6.9million are males, accounting for 53.38% and 6.03 million ... Read More>>

Tianjin is located between 38.57°-40.25° N Latitude and 116.71°-118.67° E Longitude. It sits at an elevation of 2.2 to 50 meters above sea level. Tianjin is located on the eastern part of the North China Plain, by the Bohai Bay. Tianjin lies ... Read More>>

Bus fares in Tianjin are set at 1 RMB and 2 RMB, depending on the distance. As the city has become more and more popular as a tourist destination, some buses have Mandarin/English recordings announcing approaching stops and landmarks. Most buses operate ... Read More>>

Tianjin Port (Xingang Keyun Matou) Tianjin Port offers travelers a luxurious way of getting to and from the city – by ship. Destinations include Yantai, Dalian, Longkou, Honshou, Japan and Incheon, Korea. Travelers should note that ships sail to ... Read More>>

Tianjin is a lively industrial town with a large expat community and a trendy local population. There's a great variety of pubs and clubs that cater to them. One of the best (and most expensive) is the Sunrise Club on Chongqing Road. My Disco on Anshan Road ... Read More>>

Heping Road and Binjiang Road Shopping Streets 和平路和滨江路商业街 These streets are formidable shopping districts in themselves, but when they intersect on the western side of Hai River, there’s an explosion of department stores, ancient shoe ... Read More>>

Yangliuqing New Year Posters (Yangliuqing Nian Hua) 杨柳青年画 Zhang's Painted Clay Figurines (Ni Ren Zhang) 泥人张彩塑 Wei's Kites 风筝魏 Yangliuqing New Year Posters (Yangliuqing Nian Hua) 杨柳青年画 When Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) rolls around, ... Read More>>