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TIANJIN
 


TIANJIN is a Central Municipal, it is situated in the northeastern part of the north China Plain in the Bohai Sea Gulf region on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city covers a total area of 11,919.7 square kilometers with a coastline of 153 kilometers. The annual average temperature is standing at around 11C. Tianjin boasts a large number of cultural sites, scenic spots, and many other tourist resources. Tianjin has a total population of 9.85 million.

Natural resources: Tianjin is rich in natural resources, with more than 30 types of known deposits of metal ores, non-metal ores and fuel minerals, including an oil deposit of 450 million tons, a natural gas deposit of 14 billion cubic meters, and a deposit of geothermal water resources of 110 billion cubic meters, and produces more than 23 million tons of crude salt annually of about 25% of annual the sea salt output of China.

Economic development: Tianjin is the largest industrial and commercial city in north China. Tianjin has formed four major industrial system sectors: The sector of automobile machinery equipment manufacture, the sector of micro - electronic and telecommunications equipment manufacture, the sector of marine chemical and petro-chemical industry, and the sector of high quality steel pipes and superior steel manufacture.

Transportation and Telecommunications: Tianjin boasts convenient and developed transportation facilities, Tianjin is the largest comprehensive trading port in north China. The port annually handled more than 65 million tons of cargo yearly. The coastal airport of Tianjin is capable of handling all types of jumbo passenger and cargo transport plans. More than 30 international and domestic flights are using Tianjin Airport daily. Tianjin is connected and the meeting place of two major railways - the Beijing - Harbin and Beijing - Shanghai.

The city's tourist industry developed rapidly, the city received closely to 500,000 international tourists (does not include domestic tourists), and earned a lot of tourism income from overseas tourists.