Tianjin

Tianjin is on China's North-Eastern coast just east of Beijing               and is one of China's most important port cities, servicing the               North and West of China. Dating back some 600 years as a strategic               port, it also more recently had a significant German presence, and               evidence of it's previous Bavarian connections can still be seen               today. With a population of 6 million, Tianjin's Tanggu is the fourth               busiest Port in China (after Shanghai, Shenzhen & Qingdao) while               it's Development Zone, TEDA, has a deserved reputation as being               one of China's best managed. Goods for the North and Far West of               China are typically handled by Tianjin - so for those Western and               Northern regions this is a city you need to get to know.