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Tianjin

Tianjin

About Tianjin

6,825,105 in city
9,612,220 in metro
11,920 km² (4,602 mi²)
2 m
Located on Bohai Bay along the West coast of the Pacific Ocean, the city of Tianjin is the third biggest city in China, behind Beijing and Shanghai. It is the commercial centre and largest coastal open city in Northern China. Among the world's largest cities, Tianjin ranks 15. It covers 11,305 sq. km and consists of 15 districts and 3 counties. Tianjin is one of the ten famous cities renowned for its history and culture in China. It has been highly praised by the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, as the "paradise city" in the 13th century. Ever since it got its name "Tianjin-a Ferry where the Emperor crossed the river" from the Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, it was building itself into a prosperous industrial and commercial town at the beginning of the 15th century. And in the modern times, it has been developed into the largest trading port city in north China. Tianjin is richly endowed with natural resources. The integrated transportation framework for sea, land and air based on the Tianjin seaport has been taken shape. These combine to form the second advantage for Tianjin. Thirdly, the developed science, technology and education produce numerous technological personnel, especially the talented personnel to meet the demand of the economic boom.

Boroughs

Beichen (3), Hebei (37), Hedong (18), Heping (43), Hexi (55), Hongqiao (16), Jinnan (21), Nankai (93), Tanggu (29), Wuqing (2), Xiqing (1)

Metro Cities

Tianjin

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
625 All Buildings
566
existing
43
under construction
10
planned
4
unbuilt
2
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Goldin Finance 117 1,959 ft 2018
2 CTF Tianjin Tower 1,739 ft 2018
3 Modern City 1,109 ft 2016
4 Tianjin Global Financial Center 1,105 ft 2011
5 Jin Wan Plaza 1 984 ft 2017

Building types

No. Type
396 high-rise building
209 skyscraper
10 low-rise building
6 stadium
1 monument
1 telecommunications tower
1 observation tower
1 ferris wheel

Other buildings

No. Type
0 Famous buildings
1 Buildings with construction images