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 PAGE 18 天津简况 Tianjin General Information 天津， 中央直辖市， 中国首批实行对外开放的沿海城市之一， 一座充满活力、极具开放性和包容性的海滨城市。 天津城市发展的定位： 国际港口城市，北方经济中心和生态城市。 Tianjin, a municipality directly under the central government of China, one of the first coastal Chinese cities opened to the outside world, is full of vigor, openness and generousness. Tianjin strives to become an international port city, economic center of North China, and eco-city. 目录 Contents 历史沿革 History地理与资源 Geography and Resources环境保护 Environment Protection人口、就业与生活 Population, Employment and Living经济与金融 Economy and Finance城市规划与建设 City Planning and Construction滨海新区 Binhai New Area交通 Traffic and Transport旅游 Tourism科技与教育 Science, Technology and Education文化、艺术与体育 Culture, Arts and Sports交流与合作 Exchanges and Cooperation服务型政府 Service-oriented Government发展愿景 Development Prospects 历史沿革 History 天津简称“津”，别名津沽、津门等。“天津”这个名称最早出现在明朝永乐初年，意为天子经过的渡口，永乐二年（1404年），天津筑城设卫，称“天津卫”。 1860 年被辟为通商口岸后，天津成为近代中国北方开放的前沿和“洋务运动”的基地。由天津开始的军事近代化以及铁路、电报、电话、邮政、采矿、近代教育、司法等方面建设均开全国之先河，天津成为当时中国第二大工商业城市和北方最大的金融商贸中心。 新中国成立后，天津作为中央直辖市，经济建设和社会事业全面发展。1978年中国实行改革开放政策以后，天津成为首批实行对外开放的沿海城市之一。改革开放30多年来，天津经济一直保持健康、快速增长，显示出强大的发展活力。 Tianjin, called Jin for short, is also known as Jin’gu and Jinmen. The name Tianjin, which means Emperor’s port, was adopted in the first year of Yongle Reign in Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Yongle Reign (1404), Tianjin became a walled garrison and began to be known as Tianjin Wei. After it was opened as a trading port in 1860, Tianjin became a pioneer in opening in the north of China and a base of the Westernization Movement in modern China. Tianjin took the first step in the whole country in military modernization, railway construction, telegraph, telephone, post, mining, modern education and administration of justice. Tianjin was the second largest industrial and commercial city as well as the largest financial and trade center in North China at that time. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of