Tianjin

The name 'Tianjin' literally means 'the ford of the emperor'.

Tianjin was established as a municipality of China in 1927 due to the development of industry, commerce, and finance.

Tianjin has a semi-arid climate, with extreme temperatures ranging from −22.9 °C (−9 °F) to 41.1 °C (106 °F).

The Tianjin Export Processing Zone is one of the first 15 export processing zones approved by the State Council.

Tianjin People's Broadcasting Station serves an audience of over 100 million across most of North China.