Tianjin Municipality

Translation "Heaven's Crossing"

The city of Tianjin, 50 miles southeast of Beijing, is the largest industrial center in north China. It has substantial mineral reserves of coal, iron ore, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, barite, dolomite, manganese, china clay, and marble. It produces one-third of the country's sea-salt. The Tianjin Auto Works produces 150,000 cars a year. Tianjin is a commercial and financial center. It boasts lower land, labor and operating costs than Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong.