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Transformation in tianjin

Regional center, more integration

Tianjin will host a successful Summer Davos meeting with "global vision", said Sun Chunlan, Party chief of the coastal city and also a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, when she met Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, last year.

Growing fast and going global

"The Summer Davos meeting lends an international vibe to the business environment of Tianjin and helps the city further open up to the world," said Huang Xingguo, mayor of the northern port city.

Revitalized stadium to boost culture and tourism

Well-known Tianjin Fifth Avenue, which is filled with hundreds of historical architectural buildings, is now home to the coastal city's leisure and culture center.

Klaus Schwab: The visionary professor

"Previously when people met me at the airport, they would say, 'Professor, I've met you at Davos' - but now they say, 'I've met you in Tianjin'."

History and industry help fuel tourism

Ranking the seventh on the Forbes list of most developed tourism cities on the Chinese mainland in 2013 - actually ahead of famed destination Suzhou - Tianjin is showing an increasing appeal to domestic and foreign tourists.

What they say

"We have learned a lot of things through hosting Summer Davos. The participants have felt the development in China and we have promoted economic globalization through more communications with them."

Robust range as industry thrives

Editor's note: Statistics showed Tianjin's eight pillar industries registered a total revenue of 2.36 trillion yuan ($380 billion) in 2013, up 12.7 percent from 2012.

Growing into a green and ecological city

Local authorities are putting great efforts into making Tianjin an "ecological livable city" and notable results have been achieved in recent years.

Dongjiang the choice for leasing

China's leading energy and environmental protection service company, CECEP Group, announced to operate its leasing business from a regional headquarters in the Dongjiang Free Trade Port Zone in Tianjin.

Streamlined customs clearance takes effect

As the central government calls for closer regional integration between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, customs in the three regions have set up the country's first coordinated and unified clearance system.