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is it really tianjin? whoa, more modern than i thougt at first :)

is it really tianjin? whoa, more modern than i thougt at first :)
why not

why not

i seldom went to Tianjin before, whoa, its a very much underrated city :)

本人借花献佛带大家看看天津的历史建筑。上面写满了天津沧桑的历史。
(好多的图片上载的很累噢~~~更多的可以去NETART的网站看看……翻译的大任就交给了DUSKDAWN，多谢了先~！ :D )。

渤海大楼（1935） 法国建筑师穆勒（Muler）设计
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渤海大楼位于和平路与丹东路交口，1933年由法商永和营造公司设计，德国买办高兴桥投资兴建。1935年建成后，交给其子高渤海经营，故名渤海大楼，占地0.9亩，建筑面积4088平方米。该楼为框架结构，由90多根钢柱搭架焊接联成一体，地基用菲律宾木排列打桩，墙体内层用空心砖，外层全部用进口特制砖垒砌，外观为棕褐色。1949年为市政府招待所，1966年曾更名人民大楼，1979年恢复渤海大楼原名，现为国民饭店旅店二部。
马场道某故居

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Why is the image so small?

天津外国语学院主楼
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南开正门
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解放北路某银行
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天津实验中学
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天津广东会馆

天津广东会馆建于清光绪三十三年（1907年），是天津规模最大，装修最精美的清代会馆建筑，坐落南门内大街31号。

　　会馆建有门厅、大殿、配殿、戏楼等。主体建筑为戏楼，看台分楼上楼下两层，坐席分开放式、茶座和包厢3种。舞台为伸出式，无木柱，10余吨重的螺旋藻井高悬其上，藻井由数以千计的斗拱组成，起着“音箱”作用，楼上楼下，无论在哪个座席都能看清和听到演员的演唱。专家评价，这个戏台是中国戏剧发展史上古典剧场的“终结”。戏楼内门窗、隔扇、吊顶，均为精致的木雕，体现了岭南建筑的风格。

　 著名京剧、昆曲表演艺术家孙菊仙、杨小楼、梅兰芳、尚小云、荀慧生、龚云甫等都曾在此演出过。广东会馆还多次举办过爱国进步活动。1912年8月24日，孙中山先生赴北京途中过津时，曾在此演讲，同年黄兴也曾来此演讲。1919年，邓颖超和觉悟社成员为募集救灾款曾在此演戏。1925年，天津市总工会在广东会馆成立。

　　1986年广东会馆修复后，市政府决定利用会馆建立天津戏剧博物馆，将原有的大殿、配殿辟为展厅，展出《中国戏曲简史陈列》、《天津戏剧发展史陈列》，并多次举办有关戏剧活动和人物的专题性展览及原戏楼、舞台复原陈列，并经常组织一些有代表性的，有特色的艺术演出活动，以纪念戏剧艺术的名人，交流各艺术流派的技艺，受到国内外艺术家和戏剧爱好者的赞赏。我国著名戏剧家曹禹曾担任该馆的名誉馆长。
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望海楼
　望海楼在河北区狮子林桥旁口，原名“圣母得胜堂”。清同治八年(1869年)由法国天主教会所建。1870年6月，因法国天主教会拐骗残害儿童，教堂被天津人民烧毁，这就是民间传说的“火烧望海楼”，是一次以反洋教为中心的反帝斗争，史称“天津教案”。事件发生后，清政府却杀害了16名爱国群众，赔银40万两。1897年法国天主教会重建教堂。1900年义和团运动中，教堂第二次被焚。1904年第二次修复。原建的教堂系仿巴黎圣母院形式，为砖木结构哥特式建筑，正面有3个塔楼，呈笔架形状，中间为钟楼。1976年7月唐山大地震时震损严重，1983年修复。望海楼教堂已于1988年被列为全国重点文物保护单位。
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意国兵营
1900年6月初，进犯北京的所谓“八国联军”，最初就是由八国驻津兵力组成的———天津租界内集结各国军队2000余人，其中有英军915人、俄军315人、美军112人、德军400余人、日军52人、法军150人、意大利军40人、奥军24人。他们图谋占据天津，进攻北京。(见来新夏主编《天津近代史》155页)———列强之所以能够在一夜之间就集结大批军队，盖因他们在津早已各设兵营，常年驻军。因而在天津形成了外国“兵营”、“营盘”之类的一些地名。
意国兵营1902年建于意租界营盘小马路(今河北区光明道20号)，兵营有宽阔的操场和呈直角的两幢高大的三层坡顶楼房，各层楼前都有一丈多宽的走廊，建筑至今保存完好。兵营驻扎一个混成旅，有官兵1000人，司令官为中校军衔。1940年意大利撤回天津驻军，意国兵营曾交与日本兵驻扎。
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鲍贵卿旧居
建于1920年的鲍贵卿旧居，位于平安街81号院内，保存基本良好。鲍贵卿曾任黑龙江督军、吉林督军、北洋政府陆军总长。1922年去职后，长期居津。该旧居为花园式建筑，造型融合中西风格。主楼、后楼、东楼和南楼组合为一体。主楼3层带地下室砖混结构，建筑面积2400平方米。楼内装修考究，楼顶平台有亭台3座，独具特色，观赏价值高。
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刘髯公旧居

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袁世凯旧居
袁世凯，字慰庭，河南项城人，生于咸丰九年(一八五九)，出身世家，自从在天津小站训练新军，官运亨通，李鸿章之后任直隶总督兼北洋大臣。辛亥革命后出任中华民国第一任大总统，是北洋军阀的领袖。袁氏虽未在天津作寓公，死于北京，但他的妻妾甚多，在津有多处住宅。
奥租界金汤二马路(今天津市河北区海河东路三十九号)，是他在光绪三十四年间(一九○八)廉价买得的一块地皮，计五点七亩，建造了一所富丽堂皇的大型住宅，委托英、德建筑师设计成欧洲古典式建筑。高三层，砖木结构，共有房五十四间，建筑面积两千零八十九平方米。这所楼房设计特点是：有所谓『隐身处』与『脱身处』。『隐身处』是在二楼右侧有个小门，门内建钢筋混凝土楼梯，铁栏杆，可上至楼顶间，下至地下室，如果关上小门便找不到上下楼的去处。『脱身处』是在三楼凉亭设有铁楼梯，直通后花园余门，由此可脱身逃走。此外，在这所楼的二三层之间还专门设计了一间八角形房屋，几面窗户都朝海河，无论潮涨潮落，河水都好似往八角楼里流，象征无数财源流入袁家
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马可波罗广场
马可波罗广场雕塑始建于1923年，由意大利著名雕塑家朱塞佩•博尼设计，建成后由意大利途经上海运至天津，可惜被毁于上世纪50年代末期。河北区有关部门本着“修旧如旧”的原则，根据意大利档案部门提供的珍贵历史资料和河北区收藏的文史资料，决定恢复广场原貌。广场由和平女神雕塑和6座典型的意大利南部地中海风格别墅组成，主体雕塑包括喷泉水池、基座、罗马柱、和平女神像，高13.6米，全部采用花岗岩石材，其中基座上部装饰了4个欧式人物雕像，柱顶为展翅飞翔的和平女神铜像，手拿一枝橄榄枝，象征着“友谊和平”这一永恒的主题。光建设以暖色调为主，明暗搭配，错落有致，给人一种含蓄、温馨、休闲、安静、舒适的感觉。意大利风情区马可波罗广场是本市第一个全部恢复原有风格的欧式广场。
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梁启超氏故居与饮冰室
　说起梁启超，便不得不提及他的天津故居与饮冰室。戊戌变法失败后，梁启超逃亡日本。辛亥革命成功后，1912年梁启超回到祖国，并于三年后定居天津，从此在津度过了近四十年的光阴。据梁启超纪念馆吕馆长介绍，1915年梁启超定居天津时的寓所便是现在的梁氏故居，而大名鼎鼎的饮冰室书斋，则是先有其名，后有其房。“饮冰”二字出自《庄子•人间世》的“今吾朝受命而夕饮冰”。梁启超以“饮冰子”为笔名，并于1905年出版了分类编纂的《饮冰室文集》。1924年，由意大利建筑师白罗尼欧设计，由梁启超定名的饮冰室书斋正式建成时，“饮冰室”才得以化虚为实。1915年，梁启超曾与蔡锷在此策划出反对袁世凯称帝的“护国战争”。同时，许多脍炙人口的惊世之作也在饮冰室诞生，诸如《异哉所谓国体问题者》、《欧洲心影录》、《清代学术概论》、《中国历史研究法》、《科学精神与东西文化》、《先秦政治思想史》、《中国近三百年学术史》等。

　　梁氏故居与饮冰室历经近百年的风雨，在2001年整修前损坏严重：地下室潮湿漏水，建筑勒角损坏，墙面返碱严重，墙皮脱落，室内木地板塌陷，还有不同程度的白蚁疫情。从上世纪80年代起，天津社会各界有识之士纷纷呼吁加强对梁氏故居与饮冰室的保护，并建立相应的梁启超纪念馆。2001年，市政府拨款近二千万资金开展修复工程。经仔细勘察后，工作人员对房屋进行了修复和加固，重新进行地下室防水施工，拆除更换开裂、变形的楼面木构件，分别对故居的门、窗等按原有造型翻制，从而使一代宗师的生活原貌再现于世
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原法国工部局 . 解放北路
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原东方汇理银行 . 解放北路
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Tianjin gets the nod for new-area plan



The port city of Tianjin has finally won the central government's approval for its development zone dubbed "Pudong of North China" by international investors.

In a statement released yesterday by the State Council, the cabinet, Binhai New Area was officially designated an experimental zone for comprehensive reform, with a short-term emphasis on financial and allied services.

Tianjin is 120 kilometres southeast of Beijing; and Binhai is 50 kilometres away from the city's downtown.

For the last couple of years, the Binhai plan has been promoted by the municipality's officials as of key importance for the port city's future development.

But the significance of the Binhai New Area will be far greater than the potential benefit for just one city.

At a meeting on promoting Binhai's development organized by the State Council yesterday, Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan said: "The development of Binhai New Area is of strategic importance in China's economic and social development. Its development will promote the growth of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities, Hebei Province and areas around the Bohai Sea."

The Binhai New Area, which covers nearly 2,300 square kilometres, will be turned into a gateway to North China, a modern manufacturing and research base and an international shipping and logistics centre, he said.

A series of experimental schemes will be launched in Binhai, according to the State Council announcement, including financial initiatives, land administration methods, a bonded area and preferential tax policies.

The government will allow Binhai to pilot key reforms related to financial services and the capital market, and to be more open to international business development. Experimental schemes may also cover areas of venture capital, foreign exchange administration and offshore banking.

The reform in land administration will focus on efficient use of available resources. Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Area will be set up in the new area with an emphasis on international distribution, global procurement and export processing.

The development of the bonded area will be open to international partners, the announcement indicated.

Source: China Daily

I read somewhere that this area is called to be the Shenzhen of the north. I found this model:

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/7408/u42p6t5d21610f80dt20060413170645ud8.jpg

Can somebody post photos of development in Tianjin? It is a big city, but how come I did not see a lot of development like what have happened in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Congqing??

Part of the problem is that Tianjin's development is much more spread out, and as such is more difficult to get ahold of. I did go walking around Tianjin taking pictures yesterday, so I'll try to post them. They are mostly from the concession areas, though, and don't really highlight the new developments very well.

Here are a few construction pics that I took yesterday. Keep in mind that this is just a smattering of developments and that I wasn't really out to take construction pictures.

Construction near the new subway line:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/cityscape.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/subway.jpg

A few condos:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/construction2.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/construction1.jpg



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/Playing-With--My-New-Camera.jpg


This building was going to be a 300 meter tower, and the signature building for downtown Tianjin, construction was abondoned some time ago, and while I thought maybe they were going to start up again last year, that no longer appears to be the case:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/construction3.jpg

Not a new construction by any means, but an interesting building nonetheless, this building is located in a park in the old French concession area of Tianjin:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/newtianjin/bank.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-8/200882710554296630.jpg

I should also add a few more:
New art gallery in Tianjin:
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Reconstruction of the old Italian concession area:
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin2006/P1010383.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Tianjin2006/P1010385.jpg

^^

Great pictures, but sorry mate, Europeans don't have one fucking concession in China anymore!

They are not controlled by the Europeans anymore, but the areas are still there, (well, some of them still are), and the Tianjin government is making an effort to rebuild some of them into tourist areas. I said "old" for a reason, the implication being "former". Please, enough of the petty nationalism.

Please, enough of petty subtel glorification of imperialism.

Please, enough of petty subtel glorification of imperialism.

I do believe it is the Tianjin government, not myself, who is keen to restore those areas. If you are truly concerned, that might be something you want to take up with them. Or do you have a better term for the areas?

It's great to see the old stuff actually being restored or rebuilt.

@YelloPerilo
you should not be upset about such names. This is not because of someone's glorification of imperialism, this is for people to enjoy it and leave their money in Tianjin. For example me, a very potential tourist to Chinese cities, would be very interested to see such former areas of colonial architecture.

@YelloPerilo, the term isn't the main purpose clashman showed in Tianjin thread. I wish you are not sensitive to this. China does embrace capitalism, however, imperiasm seems outdated.
@clashman, I am glad you took many pictures of Tianjin. We seldom saw Tianjin's news in this forum. I wish Tianjin who used to be one of China's industrial giants doesn't fall behind. On behalf of Tianjin, people all over the world do have the expectation from you about more updated Tianjin construction pictures. Thank you very much for these. Welcome to our forum.
Cheer. :wave:

I do believe it is the Tianjin government, not myself, who is keen to restore those areas. If you are truly concerned, that might be something you want to take up with them. Or do you have a better term for the areas?

I don't have problems with the restorations, actually I like the idea very much and these old buildings should be well preserved. Destroying them would not erase our this shamefull part of Chinese history. I also don't have problems to call this part of Tianjian the old French, Italian, German, etc. quarters, but the word concession should not be used in our time anymore as those concessions don't exist anymore.

can someone Add more pictures of this area Please Binhai that is

can someone Add more pictures of this area Please Binhai that is

If you look in the forum thread here:
http://forum.enorth.com.cn/thread_1217959_1.html

Most of the pictures after the first 4 or 5 come from the Binhai area or the bordering suburb of Tanggu. Enjoy.

Follow the links below:

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/detail.jsp?id=35614331

http://forum.xinhuanet.com/detail.jsp?id=35917662

Do you have some of TEDA/Binhai?

The Binhai area really isn't all that much to look at right now. It's clean, and it has some good restaurants, but there aren't really any big high rises yet, (at least nothing over 25 stories or so), and really, there aren't many people there either. The big plans for TEDA aren't going to take off for another 2 or 3 years. Even then, TEDA is never going to be the end-all, be-all of development for Tianjin. The city center is still going to be the cultural center of the municipality. Economically, they'll probably be split about evenly between the two areas.

That said, there's a pretty good photo thread of　the TEDA/Tanggu area here:

http://forum.enorth.com.cn/thread_1217959_.html

Be warned, though, it takes FOREVER to load.

^^ Thank you! Keep us updated pelase, they have posted some models of TEDA somewhere and it's very promising.

打不开!

Here's some updated Tianjin pics I took today. No time for a lot of explanation, though.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/pano1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2540.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2543.jpg
The St Regis, now called the Tianjin World Financial Center
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2552.jpg

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2558.jpg

New Buses:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2555.jpg

Development in the former Italian Concession:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2559.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2561.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2562.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2563.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/Stitched_001.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/Stitched_003.jpg

Have they started construction on the plot across the street from Parkson, Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and Pizza Hut (NW corner of FuAn DaJie (伏案大街) and HePing Lu (和平路). Last time I went there, they were clearing slums there and converted it to a park, though I guess that they'd build on it.

Also, have they done anything with the huge empty plot on the SW corner of NanMa Lu (南马路) and Nanmenwai Dajie (南门外大街)? It seemed like they'd build on it, as it's pretty much in the center of the city, but as far back as I can remember, it's just an empty plot with no trees and short grass.

Some of my Tianjin pics back in Summer '07:

(add descriptions later, in a hurry right now)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_6830.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_6832.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_6840.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_6841.jpg

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From the pictures above. Tianjin looks just like another big Chinese city. Lot of construction going on. Does Tianjin have any distinctive characteristics that makes it different from other cities?

^^

It has European concessions and a interesting mix of European and Chinese architecture in the city center. Outside the city center, it's just all commieblocks though.

^^

It had European concessions!

Got a couple more pics for everyone, (pardon the quality, these were taken with my pda, as I didn't have my camera with me).

Starting with Kerry Center.
Now, many people, (myself included), had assumed that Kerry Center and the Nanzhan Central Business District were one in the same. This left me kind of disappointed, as the buildings listed for Kerry Center aren't on the same scale of what was originally proposed for Nanzhan, (ie, no 300m towers). However, after reading a little bit more on the subject, it appears that Kerry Center is merely one part of Nanzhan, and apparently the first one to get started. Here's a map of the area:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/KerryCenterMap.jpg

Here's a render of the area, (photo not by me):
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/100_3395_FP0qbxQOdejz.jpg

A list of the buildings planned for the area:
6 Residential Towers:
R1: 50 Floors, 165 Meters
R2: 48 Floors, 150 Meters
R3: 46 Floors, 153 Meters
R4: 48 Floors, 153 Meters
R5: 46 Floors, 147 Meters
R6: 44 Floors, 141 Meters

2 Office Buildings:
C1: 37 Floors, 180 Meters
C2: 44 Floors, 216 Meters

1 Hotel/Serviced Apartment Complex:
H1: 28 Floors, 172 Meters

1 Shopping Center
H2, No height listed, probably because it's only 3 or 4 stories tall.

Here's the developers's website:
http://www.kerryprops.com/kpl/en/properties/prc%20properties/tianjin/tianjin%20kerry%20centre

And here are the pics, (most of the cranes you see are related to the subway construction, not Kerry Center per se. However, there still seems to be a fair amount of things going on on the Kerry Center grounds):
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00027.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00028.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00029.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00030.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00034.jpg

And a few shots back at the city:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00031.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00032.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00033.jpg

And on to the train station. As you can see, there is a huge amount of construction going on here. This is the "front" of the main station. The back part is all completely new. I tried to get around to the back and take some pictures, but all the bridges over the tracks within walking distance were under construction, and I gave up after about an hour of trying to find another way around the back, so you'll have to make do with what you can see through the cracks.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00035.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00036.jpg

This is a big street tunnel being built underneath the station's main plaza. As you can see, it goes pretty far down.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00037.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00038.jpg

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00042.jpg

A new bridge under construction:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00043.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00045.jpg

And a final shot back at the river:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/Development/IMAGE_00044.jpg

And another Tianjin photo update, starting with China 117, which is, I believe, the tallest building under construction in China, with the exception of the Guangzhou observation tower:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2582.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2583.jpg

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2585.jpg

A new boardwalk along a canal:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2587.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2588.jpg

Tianjin's War Museum:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2589.jpg

Some sort of creative industries park:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2590.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2591.jpg

I don't remember exactly what the name of this development is, but I remember seeing some mock-up photos published here sometime before:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2592.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2593.jpg

A 240m tall office building in the former Italian area:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2595.jpg

Construction of some new office towers on Jiefang Bei Lu:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2596.jpg

Kerry Center, which is part of the Nanzhan redevelopment area, is currently under construction. This might possibly have a 300+ meter building in it:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2598.jpg

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2601.jpg

The Tianjin train station is undergoing a massive renovation and expansion, which should hopefully be completed in time for the Olympics:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2603.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2606.jpg

They are finishing up a new Radisson Hotel in Tianjin:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2604.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2605.jpg

Random apartment complexes:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2607.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2609.jpg

The area near "The Tianjin Eye":
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2612.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2613.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2616.jpg

Tearing down the old stuff to put up the new stuff:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Clashman99/Tianjin/development2/PlayingWithMyNewCamera2617.jpg

That's all for now, folks.

thanks for the pictures

Tianjin is not a real tourist city?
Is there something to see in the city apart from modern appartments?

Yes, there's actually a lot of old, colonial European style architecture in the city, (which I didn't focus on, because I was looking mostly taking photos of new construction). The Tianjin Great Wall is a hidden gem, although it's actually about 3 hours from the city proper. In the city itself, there are some minor tourist destinations, but nothing really remarkable besides the afformentioned architecture. It isn't really a place you would travel halfway across the world to see. However, if you're in Beijing, it's worth a weekend visit, if not for sightseeing, then at least for cheap shopping during the day and relatively cheap drinking at night. Tianjin isn't a tourist mecca, but then again, not every city really has to be. Frankly, one of the things that drives me nuts about Beijing is the flocks of silly tourists walking around, (and the subsequent treatment I receive from many locals who think I'm just another foreign face they can rip off. That's not the case with everybody or in all places, for sure, but it damned sure happens a lot more than in Tianjin).

Great! Clashman, we expect more Tianjin pics. I love Tianjin's seafood.

clashman great posts, is there cbd in tianjin? most i saw are commie blocks

Tianjin and its Binhai District

July 6 2008 (bohaibbs.org)

Olympics center
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D87CE.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D880E.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D882B.002C

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http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D8860.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D8859.002C

Tianjin port
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D886A.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D8871.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D8883.002C

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http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/035D8AB4.002C

^^The sky is breathtaking! The area is very nice too.

Construction update, pics by me:

Tianjin Centre:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2220.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2223.jpg

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Global Landmark Square:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2052.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2055.jpg

Tianjin Junlin Tianxia Building:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2132.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2133.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2177.jpg

New highrise on Anshan Xidao, near my house:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2242.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2245.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/IMG_2243.jpg

Tourism key in growth equation

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/01/xinsrc_492080501133509303421.jpg
The 80-year-old Liberation Bridge on the Haihe River is a famous tourism attraction in Tianjin.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/01/xinsrc_4920805011335421242812.jpg
The Fifth Avenue gathers most of the Western-style buildings in Tianjin

BEIJING, Aug. 1 -- As the Olympic Games approach, Beijing is attracting increasingly intense attention, which has spread to its coastal neighbor Tianjin, co-host of Olympic soccer games.

Tourism chief She Qingwen expects Tianjin will attract 1.2 to 1.3 million foreign tourists across the world this year, up about 25 percent over 2007.

As a host city of the Olympics, the city is projected to attract 65 million domestic visitors, a 10 percent increase.

"These are conservative figures," She said. "The year of 2008 will turn out to be positive for Tianjin's tourism sector."

To meet demands of the rising numbers of tourists the city's tourism authority has developed more products and trained more tour guides. Last year, it trained about 10,000 guides.

City plans call for tourism is to be a key industry by 2015, accounting for about 8 percent of the local gross domestic product (GDP), according to She.

Tourism revenues are projected to contribute 5.6 percent to Tianjin's GDP this year.

"It is a difficult mission, but we will try our utmost," She said.

In the next five years the city will invest 52 billion yuan to build 20 projects and boost Tianjin's leisure and vacation tours. Among them is an ocean park and Panshan Mountain Cultural City.

As the Binhai New Area of Tianjin further develops, the number of business and exhibition visitors is also expected to grow "to become a core component of Tianjin's economic structure", She said.

The tourism authority is also developing a range of tourism urban spots, including 12 new attractions, eight of which are already completed.

Large projects in the Binhai New Area, such as the Airbus A320 assembly line, a factory for next-generation rockets and a new shipbuilding facility, will attract talents from all over the country and the world and also serve as tourism sites.

"Economic development in the Binhai New Area and Tianjin as a whole will fuel the local tourism industry, and vice versa," She said. "Through promoting Tianjin as a tourism destination, we want to market its overall resources and promote its image."

Tianjin's tour slogan

"If a tourist wants to know more about China in the past century, then he or she cannot miss the chance of touring Tianjin, just an hour's drive southeast of Beijing."

She said it has been difficult to formulate a tourism slogan that describes Tianjin's attractions in a single sentence.

"The city is truly multiple-faceted. What we are trying to do is to integrate all Tianjin's tourism treasures, disclose the city's charm and promote Tianjin's image worldwide."

If Xi'an is well-known for its historical heritage over the past 5,000 years and Beijing is famous for its past millennium, then Tianjin can be proud to declare its many cultural, social and economic highlights over the past century, She said.

Over the past 100 years, the city has witnessed the introduction of Western education, technology, architecture and financial systems, which are all worth touring and seeing, She stressed.

With the Binhai New Area of Tianjin on the track to become the next growth engine of China, its significance and weight as a tourism destination increase further.

In his report to the Tianjin People's Congress earlier this year, Mayor Huang Xingguo endorsed She's efforts and said the city should further develop modern services, including the tourism sector.

In 2008, important work by the Tianjin tourism authority is integrating the city's tourism resources to further develop urban, leisure, business and exhibition-related tours, Tianjin mayor Huang said at this year's Tianjin People's Congress.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/01/content_8890754.htm

^^I highly doubt 1.5 million foreign tourists go to Tianjin each year, so far I've only seen 5 non-Asians (some tourists might be japanese or korean though; anyway, this is much more than the 1 or 2 I see each year) in the entire time here. Sorry, but Tianjin really is not for tourists, almost nothing to see; this news has to be exaggerated. Maybe there's 100,000 per year at most, and that's really stretching it.

^^ why not ?

Tianjin is quite close to Beijing, the capital of China and as far as I know a lot of tourists come to Beijing though so I think the number sounds reasonable enough to me.

Or unless the tourism bureau of Tianjin counts Chinese from other provinces as tourists as well. I dunno.

^^I just have a hard time believing that 1.3 million foreign tourists visit Tianjin when I've barely seen any foreigners on the streets (yesterday I saw a few more though, I went to Ancient Culture Street, and there were 5 or so foreigners).

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Some nice photographs there.

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^^I just have a hard time believing that 1.3 million foreign tourists visit Tianjin when I've barely seen any foreigners on the streets (yesterday I saw a few more though, I went to Ancient Culture Street, and there were 5 or so foreigners).

same

i went in 2005 i rarely see any foreigner people there or maybe i didnt go to places on our own but with dao you

hahahah i still remember me my mum and her friend keep getting busted by the dao you for being late on bus everyday

That's true, Tianjin doesn't have much going for it to be a tourist designation, no do I see it getting there. Particularly next to Beijing and particularly for foreign visitors.

^^ Tianjin is better known for its delicious special food and hawkers food, i.e

Goubuli dumpling 狗不理包子
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You can find them in the famous eating place like The Food Street (南市食品街) or Binjiang Road (滨江道).

The new Tianjin Binhai International Airport

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Tianjin to invest 16.5 billion yuan, 149 new projects to build eco-friendly city.

Stage I will be finished in 3 years.

天津投资165亿元、149项工程建设生态城市

人民网·天津视窗11月11日电（记者陈杰）天津环保系统学习实践科学发展观，着力解决群众最关心的环境质量问题，近日经市政府批准，启动2008-2010年生态市建设行动计划，从现在起用三年时间实施总投资约165亿元、149项重点工程，建设生态城市。

2006年7月，国务院批复修编的《天津市城市总体规划（2005年-2020年）》，增加天津城市发展目标之一是“生态城市”，这是全国大城市中唯一将“生态城市”写入国家的定位。2007年9月，天津市人大常委会通过《天津生态市建设规划纲要》。于今启动的三年生态市建设行动计划，包括生态区县建设，改善水、空气、生态环境质量，提升固体废物综合利用水平，加强农村环境污染防治，发展循环经济7个方面，完成24项硬指标。到2010年，中心城区周边地区基本消除黑臭水体，改善水环境质量；中心城区杜绝客运车辆冒黑烟现象，有效控制扬尘和机动车尾气污染，全市环境空气质量达到二级或好于二级标准天数的比例达到85%；全面实现固体废物的资源化、减量化、无害化；逐步恢复湿地生态系统的生态特性和基本功能，初步形成布局合理、功能齐全、城乡一体化的绿化系统；改善农村环境质量。

今年9月底中新天津生态城已经开工建设，到2010年建成3平方公里的起步区。中心城区周边地区黑臭水体治理、燃煤锅炉烟气脱硫及小锅炉并网改造等项目也相继动工。
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Tianjin

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They need to build more super skyscrapers in Tianjin! It's a port city--Got potentials!

^^ Tianjin has a lot of potentials to unleash. It should be far better than what is now. Actually I'm quite disappointed with its recent development speed compared to other smaller cities. It's crucial time the next decade for Tianjin.

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天津 的城建 还要加把力！

A panorama I took this weekend:
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One photo was a bit blurry, which screwed up the shot a bit, unfortunately.

Thanks for posting new photos. Tianjin looks very spread out. I like the old neighborhoods.

Haha this is like the Baltimore of Asia

Damn, I didn't know there was that little construction happening now (the project on the far left is on hold). Tianjin really needs to pick up the pace to catch up with even deep inland cities. According to the Western theory coastal Tianjin should be first for FDI, so why does even Chengdu look better?

Most of the construction is happening north of the tower I took it from, (Chengji Center). This photo was all looking south, over Wu Da Dao, which is a historic neighborhood that will be (mostly) preserved, hence the lack of the construction there. If I took pictures from the other side of the building, (and I will take more from there later), it would look a lot different. I just pieced that one together because I thought it was an angle that was rarely shown.

I'm just a little spoiled from having to pass through Beijing every time during my stays in Tianjin...it has achieved much more in the same amount of time! All this while Tianjin is merely a little cleaner, with a few more skyscrapers, and a few less slums, since 2000. Now the pace is picking up slightly with TJWFC and the other developments around Hai He, but that only covers one district and the general pace of development is still slower than the huge scale city renewals of cities such as even Shijiazhuang, Dalian, and Wuhan. I want more, more, more!

I'm just a little spoiled from having to pass through Beijing every time during my stays in Tianjin...it has achieved much more in the same amount of time! All this while Tianjin is merely a little cleaner, with a few more skyscrapers, and a few less slums, since 2000. Now the pace is picking up slightly with TJWFC and the other developments around Hai He, but that only covers one district and the general pace of development is still slower than the huge scale city renewals of cities such as even Shijiazhuang, Dalian, and Wuhan. I want more, more, more!

Wanting more is good, but at the same time, I think Tianjin at 2000 was starting out even more backward than Wuhan and Dalian. It's interesting because, from what I've read, Tianjin was the envy of Beijing and Shanghai in the late 80's/Early 90's. From about 1990-2004, however, was a pretty dark period for the city. I'm reading the Tiananmen papers right now, and if you read it carefully, you can see that the 89 protests and crackdown actually had a big impact on Tianjin's development during the 1990's. When the reform-minded Zhao Ziyang was stripped of power for sympathizing with the students, there was a debate over who would succeed him as General Secretary of the Communist Party. Some favored Jiang Zemin from Shanghai, and some favored Li Ruihuan, who was the mayor of Tianjin and seen as a reformer who'd helped turn Tianjin's economy around. In the end both men were promoted, but Li Ruihuan was kind of relegated to the sidelines and didn't have as much influence. From there, Tianjin started to take a back seat to Shanghai, and it wasn't really until Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, (also from Tianjin) came to power that some momentum for Tianjin started to build. Ironically, Wen Jiabao was one of two people to accompany Zhao Ziyang to Tiananmen to talk with the students in his last speech before he was stripped of power and placed under house arrest.

Anyways, just goes to show you that here things can change rather quickly, and Tianjin's momentum is still just starting to build. Hopefully the global financial meltdown doesn't ruin everything for the city.

I stayed in Tianjin in early 1990s. Then I went back to Tianjin once every two years. Tianjin's city road system has improved dramatically, many skyscrapers are erecting. i agree with that.

but its economic development couldn't match with its political status. People's income level is lower than some small cities. Tianjin is pretty isolated from other areas in last two decades (partially thanks to Beijing) and not many talents are absorbed to help boost its economy. Tianjin needs new entrepreneurship blood and new investment from other areas.

In this sense, Tianjin is not developed as expected for its own reason. That's pretty much why Binhai New District, where entrepreneurship is more encouraged, is growing much faster and looks from every aspect the new hope of Tianjin.

天津是一個最大的城市。

I stayed in Tianjin in early 1990s. Then I went back to Tianjin once every two years. Tianjin's city road system has improved dramatically, many skyscrapers are erecting. i agree with that.

but its economic development couldn't match with its political status. People's income level is lower than some small cities. Tianjin is pretty isolated from other areas in last two decades (partially thanks to Beijing) and not many talents are absorbed to help boost its economy. Tianjin needs new entrepreneurship blood and new investment from other areas.

In this sense, Tianjin is not developed as expected for its own reason. That's pretty much why Binhai New District, where entrepreneurship is more encouraged, is growing much faster and looks from every aspect the new hope of Tianjin.

Agreed. Tanggu cleared all slums early, and as the heart of Binhai New Area, looks very modern and is a very pleasant place to be in. However, Tianjin city seems (at least according to my China road atlas) to be the biggest Chinese city without a city expressway system. I understand that the core is too dense to build an above-ground expressway in, but even the outer ring road isn't an expressway!

The biggest change I saw in recent years was from 2007-2008, there was major spruce-up for the Olympics, less pollution, better paved roads and better street signs, and more parks. Clashman, have these improvements held? Because I was fearing that they would be neglected after the foreign attention decreases after the Olympics.

However imo future prospects for Tianjin are looking good, the only problem I see now is probably a temporary slowdown in launching new projects because of the financial crisis. A new Tianjin is rising, I hope faster than before :cheers:

Clashman, have these improvements held?

I would say in fact that they have probably even increased since the Olympics. I don't have a lot of time to take pictures much anymore, but take a look at this:

http://www.tianjinexpats.com/index.php/Blogs/204-Revitalization-Of-Tianjins-Former-Italian-Concession.html

For me, seeing these kinds of changes is encouraging, because it shows that there is more happening than just building skyscrapers. After years of tearing everything in the city down, there is finally some effort being made to bring some life to the ground floor of the city, and I think that has done a lot to make Tianjin a more interesting place. 5 years ago, who in their right mind would label Tianjin as a tourist destination? However, today, I'm actually hearing a lot of Beijing people list Tianjin as a nice place to escape for the weekend, (although some of that certainly has to do with the "convenient, half hour bullet train ride" to the city, which really isn't convenient at all, IMO).

Although, would it kill the city to land a decent Italian restaurant? :bash: The pizza-to-suckage ratio is far too high here.

^^ever try JPT pizza on Binjiang Dao, about 2-3 blocks north of Nanjing Lu? It's the best Chinese pizza I've ever tried, it's almost as good as Pizza Hut imo (plus they have the 10RMB personal pizza promotions once in a while).

Of course, many normal Chinese restaurants try to sell "pizza," and it's terrible, but since around maybe 2003, I've never found difficulty finding good pizza in Tianjin.

^^ why try "pizza" in Tianjin? Tianjin has got its own "pizza" brand, "Jian Bing Guo Zi pancake" 煎饼果子. :D

I've never had enough of it every time I visit Tianjin.

Beijing also has 煎饼果子
I have had enough of it in our school :)

Both JPT and Pizza Hut are pretty terrible, IMO, along with the Korean chains like Pizza Hill and Red Pepper Pizza. Air-puffed, frozen pizza crusts and cheese that tastes like plastic. The only pizzas I will eat in Tianjin I would consider paying money for in the west are from the Pizza Box, (and even then, I'd only pay for the thin crust cheese), and maybe Papa John's. Compare JPT to something like the Kro's Nest in Beijing and you'll see why I'm not happy about the pizza situation, (I've been lobbying for them to set up shop in Tianjin, but no luck so far).

As for Jianbingguozi, Tianjin's are way better than Beijing's. It's not even close. Also, Tianjin does Da Bing Ji Dan, Chao Bing, and Shao Bing. In general, for dirty street food, Tianjin does an awesome job.

^^ why try "pizza" in Tianjin? Tianjin has got its own "pizza" brand, "Jian Bing Guo Zi pancake" 煎饼果子. :D

I've never had enough of it every time I visit Tianjin.

Usually I don't have enough money for pizza, I eat it only about once a month :D While I love 煎饼果子 and can never get enough of it, I eat it every day in Tianjin and now I'm craving it every day, even though I'm more than 10,000km away from it... The combination of flavors is just perfect, it is food heaven!

My pizza tastes aren't very sophisticated; I find Pizza Hut in China extremely good quality, better than in any other country and sometimes I would want a change of food from the routine, and Pizza Hut provides that very well.

Here's some more pictures I took today:

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^^ Thank you for bring us the latest update.

Tianjin's skyline is growing really fast, it's like Shanghai in 1990s.

Wow, Tianjin east railway station is still a construction site. I haven't been there for 10 years. I will visit it when the subway/HSR construction is done.

cheers.

The construction is mostly going on across the river from the train station. The area immediately around the station itself is actually starting to look pretty nice.

I took these from the 53rd floor of Hisense plaza. I could only really see from this angle, but it was pretty nice.

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The sky looked clearer than that, but the glass kind of messed the pictures up a bit.

You seem to have n access to many of the towers along Nanjing Road, may I ask how?
I'm coming to TJ in about a month would be great to be able to see same live... ;-)

????

The sky looked clearer than that, but the glass kind of messed the pictures up a bit.

and you need to upgrade your camera.

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awesome pics, I've been there for quite some time but never seen some of the scenes in the pics. Tianjin is changing so fast in recent years.

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不错不错 顶啊

come on ~~~~~~ TJ will be better ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Wonderful bridge at Tianjin... I don't know the name...

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I've never been to Tianjin, but a little 'investigation' on Google Earth seemed to tell me Tianjin is pretty nice. There are whole areas of well preserved good-quality old buildings in and around the centre, not polluted by random modern skyscrapers that dwarf and destroy the traditional streetscape. Throughout the built-up area there is a dense network of public roads, unlike Shanghai where there are massive plots of enclosed estates. Ultra-wide roads and expressways are few and far between. The best thing about Tianjin is that it's probably the only city with the main railway station in the right place, i.e. right next to the centre.

More of Tianjin Awesome Heritage Structures...

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Last November - about same place:

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Since it seem very quiet in this thread (as opposed of those for Beijing, Shanghai or even ChongQing) I'll try to do my best to present the face of Tianjin with my own shots. Meaning made by me and not of my(beautiful)self...

And I'll start with a view from our balcony/terrace:

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Location - south-west of Nankai District next to the Tianjin HiTech Development Zone

Excellent!!! I will wait your photos.

View toward the same direction, but from a greater distance - overview of sow-east of Nankai district:

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Wow, so many small houses looking very new

Those are new... everything you can see in that picture is no more then 10 years old.

These smaller (typically 6 floor tall) buildings are grouped into residential estates/complexes. From outside they look rather similar and major difference is due to the time of construction. Price of the estate more visible on the inside of the estates by how lush, well kept are landscape gardens and presence of additional infrastructure, like swimming pools and some such.

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Repairs are virtually non-stop in these complexes, people move in or out, update their kitchens and bathrooms, but try to keep place tidy. Of course army of rubbish collectors and resellers hep in this endeavor. those are truly invaluable members of Chinese urban scene

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As time goes these estates become home to increasing number of stray cants and sometimes dogs. Those often are sort of adopted by residents who feed and even bath animals:

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Signs with instructions; often quite irrelevant (as this one is warning against dangers of stepping into the river) are omnipresent:

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Yards/gardens are getting filled with time with many fruit trees residents plant on their own. Most common are pomegranates red and white

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and persimmons:

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From each other these complexes are separated by quiet back streets:

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back anything in china is not best kept though...

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yet they are charming in their own way and filled with slow passed relaxed life

My favourite place in Tianjin...

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^^
yea Nanjin Lu at that spot had really turned into the image of a truly impressive metropolis
here are couple of my takes on that spot:

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and 180 (about) degrees from that:

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I do have some problems with the bridge and the Arch... State Grid building, on the other hand is also one of my personal favorites...

SimFox мне кажется или в правой полосе первый ряд третья снизу машина-лада приора???О_о

^^
да вроде нет, у Приоры багажник более или менее плоский, а тот сильно скруглённый/покатый, эт вроде Geely какая-то, хотя врать не буду, не особо китайские машины различаю (кроме GreatWall CoolBear, конечно).

Вот 100% кроп. Правда учитывая темноту, большой зум - шевелёка довольно сильная..ю

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да-ошибся я немного:)

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New residential complex ("1902 street") by Haihe river in central Tianjin

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still under construction tallest tower rise to the height of 39 floors

^^ I love your photos, High quality and nice view :D

My favourite place in Tianjin...


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good....is the river covered by snow???

good....is the river covered by snow???

Thanks... The river is covered with snow... So if you're in Tianjin now, you should better go there and take some picture since the river is still frozen... That area all throughout starting in front of the train station is the most beautiful place for me in Tianjin... The view is remarkable specially in the evening... I'm sure many will agree with me...

:-)

OK and HaiHe river it is. Btw I believe that some people are still swimming in it when it is frozen. They cut the ice, naturally...

Anyway I haven't got any shots of that but here is some of the swimmers in more mild conditions:

http://s001.radikal.ru/i194/1001/f1/6fdb3b00dc3c.jpg

Chinese love to swim in a cold river... I don't know what the reason for this... Maybe it will make them strong... I love the part of HaiHe river above...

It is near my flat in Tianjin...

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^^
really??

I guess we are sort of neighbors then...
Are you in TJ at the moment?

Although I would recommend not to ruin images with such a HDR like effects... You're much better by taking time and learning how to improve them in Photoshop. Better still learning manual controls of your camera, they'll help you in some challenging situations getting better exposure in crucial areas.

^^
really??

I guess we are sort of neighbors then...
Are you in TJ at the moment?

Although I would recommend not to ruin images with such a HDR like effects... You're much better by taking time and learning how to improve them in Photoshop. Better still learning manual controls of your camera, they'll help you in some challenging situations getting better exposure in crucial areas.

I'm sure we are neighbours... I relocate from Chang Chun to Tianjin... I've been here in Tianjin for a month... I live in Qi Hua Li... 10 minutes walk from Ren Ren Li... Bout you? Are you a Chinese or foreigner?

It's good to meet somebody here in Tianjin who is a lover of skyscrappers. Thanks for the advice by the way... Hope I could improve the quality of my pictures through your advice...

I'm sure we are neighbours... I relocate from Chang Chun to Tianjin... I've been here in Tianjin for a month... I live in Qi Hua Li... 10 minutes walk from Ren Ren Li... Bout you? Are you a Chinese or foreigner?

It's good to meet somebody here in Tianjin who is a lover of skyscrappers. Thanks for the advice by the way... Hope I could improve the quality of my pictures through your advice...

Good news if you have neighbour in TJ who active in SSC....you can gathering with him/her.
Anyway...how long duration for winter season with heavy snow in TJ???

Good news if you have neighbour in TJ who active in SSC....you can gathering with him/her.
Anyway...how long duration for winter season with heavy snow in TJ???

Yah... It's great to know somebody who is active in skyscraper which is from Tianjin... I'm sure about this since I'm just new here in Tianjin... I came from much colder place in China... Probably November to December but I'm not sure with this...

Sorry (sort of - cause winter in TJ could be rough) I'm not in China at the moment and for the most of the year. But when I am I'm a lot in TJ.

Hope your place is warm, as I know some houses around the area were constructed in such a way that apartments on top floors are very hot, while those at the bottom are cold... At least knowing that you come from much colder place makes me sure you are clothed properly, not like one silly friend of mine who came to TJ on the middle of Winter in a light jacket. TJ weather cold be very deceptive - strong harp winds could add a lot to Chill Factor.

Since you came to the city only a month ago it means you've missed thee scenes at RenRenLi:

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TJ cabbage and leak selling season :-)

And more to the point:

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@#184
Wow, tons of vegetables. It looks China agriculture industry is developed well. And the vegetables are huge.

Well, there is not shortage of food in China today...
Such life scenes inho are very much part of the cityscape too...


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@#184
Wow, tons of vegetables. It looks China agriculture industry is developed well. And the vegetables are huge.

Never ate this vegetable before? In cantonese, its called "shiu choy". The korean uses them to make "kim chi".

Tianjin TV tower. China's 2nd tallest.

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Nanjing Lu by the Tianjin stock exchange

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http://s006.radikal.ru/i215/1002/a0/d05eb07fe752.jpg

btw the tower on the very left of this shot is Jin Mao. Tianjin variety of course

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/fccDaniel/020710%20bohaibbs%20update/2.jpg

little mosque in a big city

http://s006.radikal.ru/i214/1002/90/deea44316548.jpg


Interesting picture, little mosque but good looking (good architect)

few of the night views along HaiHe river south-south-East of Tianjin Central Railways station

http://s59.radikal.ru/i166/1002/a2/1b736a3f2402.jpg
fellow photographer :-)
Anyone from this forum or Bohai BBS?

http://s003.radikal.ru/i204/1002/5e/70d107eace91.jpg

http://s001.radikal.ru/i194/1002/5d/1b4814adbc4e.jpg

http://s003.radikal.ru/i203/1002/47/1be747385684.jpg

http://s59.radikal.ru/i164/1002/3a/1264fcacb351.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/20100212089_resize.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/20100212094_resize.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/20100212096_resize.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx216/davidwei01/20100212097_resize.jpg

^^
How did you get to the city? Have you been met by friends/family?

My brother picked me up, above pics were taken on his car. TJ changed a lot adding much more high rises!

TJ has fastest growing economy of all major cities in a country for second year in a row! in 2009 it was 16.5% - 2 times national level.

City 2008 2009
Tianjin 16% 16,5%
Chongqing 14.3% 14.9%
Guangzhou 12.3% 11%
Shenzhen 12% 10.7%
Beijing 9% 10.1%
Hangzhou 11% 10%
Shanghai 9.7% 8.2%

wow, what is the name of that golden building, it looks really nice

wow, what is the name of that golden building, it looks really nice

Golden Emperor Building:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/8/7971925_4c678b3922.jpg?v=0

And another portion of TJ shots from me:

http://i070.radikal.ru/1002/88/f8dd04709957.jpg

http://s15.radikal.ru/i188/1002/ed/d7743038482c.jpg

http://i073.radikal.ru/1002/99/e22dc7f7209c.jpg

http://s005.radikal.ru/i210/1002/52/68e8743863b3.jpg

http://s006.radikal.ru/i214/1002/2d/1a6d80e101e4.jpg

when crossing street one supposed to look left (given this is right hand side driving country):

http://s003.radikal.ru/i201/1002/fb/57ca7fadfb18.jpg

and then right:

http://s002.radikal.ru/i200/1002/da/48a32d16abd8.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/babysgp/Yanlord1-1.jpg


http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/babysgp/IFC1.jpg


http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/babysgp/IFC2.jpg


http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/babysgp/IFC3.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss66/wiljamesc1979/IMG_0305copy.jpg


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http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss66/wiljamesc1979/IMG_0298.jpg


http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss66/wiljamesc1979/IMG_0331copy.jpg


http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss66/wiljamesc1979/IMG_0337copy.jpg


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http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss66/wiljamesc1979/IMG_0371copy.jpg

Hi I am from Hungary, a very tiny country, in Europe. Almost all the Hungarians has never heard of former Tianjin concessions, but as far as I
Know there was a little Austro-Hungarian
concession in that city. Could anyone translate into English what is written below. According to a chinese-english magazine article this building is among the only Austro-Hungarian buildings outside central Europe. Does anyone know anything about it? I'm so fascinated how hard-working and precise the Chinese are. they are proud of their historical heritage and they have preserved and renovated perfectly this masterpiece. Thanks for that. it's your treasure. Thanks for keeping it. I wish I had a possibility to visit it once.

袁世凯旧居
袁世凯，字慰庭，河南项城人，生于咸丰九年(一八五九)，出身世家，自从在天津小站训练新军，官运亨通，李鸿章之后任直隶总督兼北洋大臣。辛亥革命后出任中华民国第一任大总统，是北洋军阀的领袖。袁氏虽未在天津作寓公，死于北京，但他的妻妾甚多，在津有多处住宅。
奥租界金汤二马路(今天津市河北区海河东路三十九号)，是他在光绪三十四年间(一九○八)廉价买得的一块地皮，计五点七亩，建造了一所富丽堂皇的大型住宅，委托英、德建筑师设计成欧洲古典式建筑。高三层，砖木结构，共有房五十四间，建筑面积两千零八十九平方米。这所楼房设计特点是：有所谓『隐身处』与『脱身处』。『隐身处』是在二楼右侧有个小门，门内建钢筋混凝土楼梯，铁栏杆，可上至楼顶间，下至地下室，如果关上小门便找不到上下楼的去处。『脱身处』是在三楼凉亭设有铁楼梯，直通后花园余门，由此可脱身逃走。此外，在这所楼的二三层之间还专门设计了一间八角形房屋，几面窗户都朝海河，无论潮涨潮落，河水都好似往八角楼里流，象征无数财源流入袁家
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Hi I am from Hungary, a very tiny country, in Europe. Almost all the Hungarians has never heard of former Tianjin concessions, but as far as I
Know there was a little Austro-Hungarian
concession in that city. Could anyone translate into English what is written below. According to a chinese-english magazine article this building is among the only Austro-Hungarian buildings outside central Europe. Does anyone know anything about it? I'm so fascinated how hard-working and precise the Chinese are. they are proud of their historical heritage and they have preserved and renovated perfectly this masterpiece. Thanks for that. it's your treasure. Thanks for keeping it. I wish I had a possibility to visit it once.

Courtesy of BabelFish....translation is not perfect but at least it might give you and idea :)

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Yuan Shikai old home Yuan Shikai, the character consoles the courtyard, the Henan Xiangcheng person, was born in the Xianfeng nine years (1859), the family background aristocratic family, since trains the new armed forces in the Tianjin minor stop, has a very successful official career, after Li Hongzhang, is appointed Chihli governor concurrently beiyang minister. After 1911 Revolution, takes the post of the Republic of China first president, is Beiyang warlords' leader. Although yuanophyllum has not been the government official residing away from home in Tianjin, dies in Beijing, but his wife and concubines very many, has many place housing in Tianjin. The Austria foreign settlement impenetrable fortress two streets (today Jinshishi Hebei area Haihe river east road 39), are he (1908) buys inexpensive in Guangxu during 34 a land for building, counts 5.7 Chinese acres, has constructed a splendid large-scale housing, entrusts British, the German architects to design the European classical -like construction. High three, the post and panel structure, altogether has room 54, the floor space 2089 square meters. This building design feature is: Has so-called 'hidden to place' and 'withdraws place'. 'hidden places' has a door right flank two buildings, in the gate constructs the reinforced concrete staircase, the metal rails, but on to the roof, gets down to the basement, if closes the destination which the door then could not find on goes downstairs. 'withdraws place' is equipped with the iron stairs in three building pavilions, goes nonstop to back garden -odd, from this may withdraw runs away. In addition, specially has also designed an octagon house between this building's during 23, several windows toward Haihe river, regardless of the tide rises the ebb tide, the river water seems toward eight watchtowers in flows, the symbolic innumerable sources of wealth flow in Yuan Jia

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http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8049/95053404.jpg

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Lovely photos. I want to visit Tianjin because that is where my grandparents were from before they immigrated to Hong Kong. Hopefully I can go there soon :)

SimFox, you took some really nice pictures of Tianjin. Actually these might be the best Tianjin pictures I've ever seen. Bravo!

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04ADB5EA.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04ADB671.002C

^^the new concert hall, underground shopping mall, subway station, and above-ground shopping street (to the right) all in the last pic has transformed it into one of Tianjin's best areas imo :)

I love tianjing !!!!!!!!

The Eye of Tianijn ...

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04B2AF69.002C

SimFox, you took some really nice pictures of Tianjin. Actually these might be the best Tianjin pictures I've ever seen. Bravo!

Oh, thank you! I fully intend to continue... :-)

and here we go...

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http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4F16.002Cv

by bohai bbs

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4F67.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA5082.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA50C5.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA50FF.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA50E4.002C

from bohai bbs

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4FF9.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4FC6.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4FB5.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4F74.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4F71.002Cv

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA5093.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA5041.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4F8C.002C

from bohai bbs

Love this city! Look like Western city not Asian anymore

my own
http://i014.radikal.ru/1011/76/83a7d6b4fdb4.jpg

http://s58.radikal.ru/i159/1011/5e/09674aead07d.jpg

http://i063.radikal.ru/1011/76/16df32433bf5.jpg

^^ Nice photography.

Feb 13 2011 after snow

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E577.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E5FF.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E833.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E87D.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E8AC.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E8D5.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E91A.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E957.002F

by boybegentle, home.news.cn

continued

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EA4B.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EA69.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EA78.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EAAE.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EAD1.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EAE2.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EBC4.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EC1D.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EC88.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EC8A.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4ECB4.002F

by boybegentle, home.news.cn

Night pics

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EE3D.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EE43.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EE53.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EE57.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EE61.002F

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4EE7E.002F

by boybegentle, home.news.cn

bird view

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E1E72D.002C

by 异度至高无上, home.news.cn

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04DA4F67.002C


from bohai bbs

The antenna along with the topping on that building is an eyesore.:gaah:

Tianjin river ( Hai-He 海河) at night 1-5 2011
http://dcbbs.zol.com.cn/1/20_5018.html

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/tianjin.jpg

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/tianjin2.jpg

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http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/tianjin4.jpg

Tianjin update 1-5-2011
http://dcbbs.zol.com.cn/56/14_558050.html

Tianjin river ( Hai-He )

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/tianjinriver.jpg

Jinwan Plaza beside the Hai He river 津湾广场

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/jinwanplazatianjin.jpg

Dagu bridge on Hai He river 大沽桥

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/dagubridgetianjin.jpg

Jiefang bridge 解放桥

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/jiefangbridgetianjin.jpg

Chifeng bridge 赤峰桥

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h409/Lhasaguy-5/chinese%20cities/chifengbridgetianjin.jpg

Feb 13 2011 after snow



http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04E4E957.002F

by boybegentle, home.news.cn

I really like seeing tradition Chinese writings in China. Keep it up. Im supprised they haven't changed it since Tianjin is an important city in China and so is bank of China being an important bank

I must say the waterfront in the pictures is abso-bloomin-lutely stunning!

Tianjin Panoramas by 576395856 (http://www.youtube.com/user/576395856#g/u)
11 videos of Tianjin Panorama. Uploaded and playlisted by 576395856 (Thanks 576395856!!!).
Each video is around 10 minutes and the quality is very good! Highly recommended!

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