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Did you know that you don’t even have to leave Tianjin to take a cruise all the way to Japan? You have Tianjin’s new International Cruise Port to thank for that! If you’re tired of Chinese group tours and overcrowded tour buses, you should book a cruise on one of Tianjin’s luxury cruise ships. Read more>>
A special underground line connecting Tianjin West Railway Station and Tianjin Railway Station is expected to open sometime in 2012, cutting the travel time between the two stations down to only 4 minutes. According to reports, the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail, the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Rail-Tianjin West Railway Station northern connection line, the Tianjin West Railway Station-Tianjin Railway underground line, the Tianjin-Qinhuangdao passenger railway and the... Read more>>
Tianjin was first put on the map as Zhigu (Straight Port) during the Sui Dynasty, when the Grand Canal was constructed. It was named Tianjin (Heavenly Ford) in 1404. By this time the city officials had added city walls to protect it from pirates. It was established as a prefecture in 1725 during the Qing Dynasty, and as a county six years later. When in 1858 the Treaty of Tianjin was signed after the Opium Wars, the city was divided up and...Read more>>
Tianjin is easily reached by air, land and sea. It serves as a major port for the shipping of goods in and out of North China. Its international airport is located approximately 15 km outside the city center. Tianjin has four different railway stations serving cities all over China. And its world class network of expressways and highways facilitates traveling in and out of the city by bus. Unlike other cities, Tianjin's winding streets are not...Read more>>
