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Tianjin (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 08 32 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.1422 decimal degrees |
| Long: 117 10 36 E degrees minutes |
Long: 117.1767 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was a garrison town until 1782; here treaty was signed opening this and 10 other Chinese ports to foreign trade in 1858; occupied by British and French 1858 and 1860; scene of fighting in Boxer Rebellion, which led to strict control by international commission. |
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| Tianjin (Tianjin) (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| T'ienching (C,V)
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| T'ien-chin (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tianjing (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tianjin Shi (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'ien-ching (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'ien-ching-shih (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 天津 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| Tientsin (H,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Tianjin (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a medieval center |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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since 1958 |
| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| treaty port (H) |
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