Tianjin, referred to as Jingu and Jinmen for short, is a provincial administrative region, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city, mega-city, international consumption center city, economic center around Bohai Sea, marine instrument testing and evaluation center in Asia-Pacific region and international comprehensive transportation hub in People's Republic of China (PRC).
As of 20 18, the city has 16 districts with a total area of 1 1966.45 square kilometers. June 2020 0: 00 1 65438+1October1Tianjin resident population 13866000 people.
In 2020, Tianjin will achieve a regional GDP of1408.373 billion yuan. Tianjin is located in North China, northeast of North China Plain, downstream of Haihe River Basin, bordering Bohai Sea in the east, Yanshan Mountain in the north and Beijing in the west.
Tianjin is the largest port city in northern China, a national logistics hub, a national advanced manufacturing R&D base, a core area of northern international shipping, a demonstration area of financial innovation and operation, a pioneering area of reform and opening up, and the first batch of coastal open cities.
Tianjin rose by water transportation since ancient times, and became a land and water terminal for transporting grain from the south to the north after the mid-Tang Dynasty. The rulers set up "Zhigu Village" in Zhigu; Haijin Town, founded in Yuan Dynasty, is a military center and a water transportation center.
In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1404), the city was officially built, which is the only city in ancient China with an exact record of the time when it was built. After Tianjin was turned into a trading port in the tenth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1860), western powers set up concessions here one after another, and Tianjin became the frontier of the opening of northern China in modern times and the base of China's Westernization Movement. After more than 600 years, Tianjin has created a unique urban landscape that combines Chinese and Western cultures and is compatible with ancient and modern times.
Tianjin is the main node of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor, the strategic fulcrum of the Maritime Silk Road, the intersection of the Belt and Road, and the nearest eastern starting point of the Eurasian Continental Bridge. Located at the confluence and estuary of the five tributaries of Haihe River, namely South Canal, Ziya River, Daqinghe River, Yongding River and North Canal, it is known as "the lower tip of Jiujiang" and "the river is in a hurry".
Tianjin is 0/20km away from Beijing/Kloc-0, which is an important place and gateway to defend both capital city.