天津 (TIAN JIN)Sources:

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/tianjin/http://www.china.org.cn/english/olympic/219104.htm

http://www.aguidetoasia.com/china/tianjin.php

TIAN JIN

+ Tianjin is one of the four municipalities in China. Its name means 'the place where the emperor crossed the river'. In recent years Tianjin has received more and more attention from both tourists at home and abroad due to its numerous travel resources and rich history.

+ It is no exaggeration to say that Tianjin bears a splendid historical background. However, it was desecrated by foreign invaders long before the foundation of People's Republic of China. Tianjin was shared by nine countries: Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Japan and Belgium. This marked an extremely hard period for Tianjin and her people because those imperialist countries left permanent marks in her body, most notable of which were thousands of villas. Today those villas provide an exotic flavor to Tianjin, enhancing the beauty of the entire city.

PLACES OF INTEREST

+ EIGHT IMMORTALS MOUNTAIN+ MEMORIAL HALL OF ZHOU ENLAI AND

DENG YINGCHAO

TYPICAL FOOD

+ Goubuli Steamed Stuffed Bun （狗不理包子）+ Ear-Hole Fried Cake （耳朵眼炸糕）+ Fried Dough Twist （麻花）

CLIMATE/POPULATION

+ The average yearly temperature is only 13C with hot summers (in July the temperature can be higher than 26C) and freezing temperatures in January.

+ Tianjin covers an area of 11,000 square kilometers and has a population in excess of 10 million people.[Tianjin has a Population of 11,519,000 (2007). ]

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