Talk:Tianjin

Latest comment: 5 months ago by Muzzleflash in topic District discussion

Recent edits

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An anonymus user has recently edited extensively, but some of the added material appears to be taken from a university page, making it a copyright violation and other parts from Wikipedia which is contrary to our policy. I very nearly reverted the lot.

Does anyone else, in particular the anonymous contributor, care to comment? There is some good stuuf in the additions; is there anyone who knows both WT policies and Tianjin that would care to volunteer to do an edit? (WT-en) Pashley 21:28, 31 May 2012 (EDT)

It should also be pointed out that most of the images have been uploaded (from commons) without attribution. To the uploader: wts:How to upload files#Examples of source-specific template use provides info on how to provide correct attribution for images from commons. -- (WT-en) Ryan • (talk) • 00:33, 1 June 2012 (EDT)

Learn

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The following listings apparently do not offer anything for the short-term (<3 mo.) traveller, so I'm putting them here. Texugo (talk) 22:14, 16 April 2013 (UTC)Reply


Under the National Ministry of Education:

  • Nankai University (南开大学) (founded 1919,one of the most prestigious universities in China)
  • Tianjin University (天津大学) (founded 1895, oldest university in China)

Under the municipal government:

  • Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (天津美术学院)
  • Tianjin Agricultural College (天津农学院)
  • Tianjin Conservatory of Music (天津音乐学院)
  • Tianjin Foreign Studies University (天津外国语大学)
  • Tianjin Institute of Physical Education (天津体育学院)
  • Tianjin Medical University (天津医科大学)
  • Tianjin Normal University (天津师范大学)
  • Tianjin Polytechnic University (天津理工大学)
  • Tianjin University of Commerce (天津商业大学)
  • Tianjin University of Finance & Economics (天津财经大学)
  • Tianjin University of Science & Technology (天津科技大学)
  • Tianjin University of Technology (天津工业大学)
  • Tianjin University of Technology and Education (天津职业技术师范学院)
  • Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (天津中医药大学)
  • Tianjin Urban Construction Institute (天津城市建设学院)

Under the government of Hebei Province:

  • Hebei University of Technology (河北工业大学) (founded 1903, the earliest institute of technology in China)

Under the national Civil Aviation Authority:

  • Civil Aviation University of China (中国民航大学)

Foreign institutions:

  • The Florida International University Tianjin Center, opened in 2006 as a cooperative venture between the municipal government and the Miami-based university.
  • The Great Wall MBA Program, Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business, established in 1986 on the campus of Tianjin University of Finance & Economics.

Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.

Alternative banner for this article?

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In the Hebrew Wikivoyage we are currently using this banner instead of the one which is currently used here. Do you think too that this banner would would better than the existing one? ויקיג'אנקי (talk) 07:02, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

Yes. Jjtkk (talk) 07:25, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply
Absolutely. Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:37, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

Style?

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This is a big article that looks like a merge between a typical WV article and a Wikipedia article. Are there any specific issues that need addressing in order to start removing the 'manual of style' template? Andrewssi2 (talk) 01:30, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Specifically it looks like someone has gone to the efforts to define districts (Divisions) along with red links, but not yet moved content down there. I'll look into seeing if we can at least create those district articles with some of the main article listings. The results will likely be 'outline' articles for the time being. Andrewssi2 (talk) 01:32, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply
The map shows four main areas for the city, whereas the district list shows 13 (red linked) articles.
Tianjin is China's fourth largest city (by some measures), but I feel to make this useful to the traveler now we should just break it down into the four areas on the map.
Any thoughts on this? --Andrewssi2 (talk) 03:22, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply


Hospitals

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I guess Microsoft FrontPage lives :) I found some really crazy HTML tables embedded in this article. I simplified the 'emergency numbers' table to a few bullet points, and moved hospitals to this page for discussion: Andrewssi2 (talk) 04:43, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hospitals

·Electric shock

24461100

·Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

27816110

Anshan Road 154, Heping District 和平区鞍山道154

Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University

88329536

Ping Shan Road, Hexi District河西区平山道

Tianjin  Second Central Hospital

27351901

North Road 354, Hongqiao District 红桥区北马路354

Tianjin Third Central Hospital

24315660

Jintang Road 83, Hedong District 河东区津塘路83

Tianjin Fourth Central Hospital

26181897

Zhongshan Road 3, Hebei District河北区中山路3

Tianjin Medical University Eye Center

23346434

Tong'an Dao 64, Heping District 和平区同安道64

Tianjin Children's Hospital 

23519248

Machang Dao 225, Hexi District 河西区马场道225

Tianjin Hospital

28266773

Liberation South Road 406, Hexi District 河西区解放南路406

Tianjin Cancer Hospital

23349957

North Lake West Road, the Sports Institute, Hexi District 河西区体院北环湖西路

Tianjin Infectious Diseases Hospital 

23004416

Sudi Road 75, Nankai District 南开区苏堤路75

Beichen Chinese Medicine Hospital

26390067

Intersection between Beichen Beijing-Tianjin Highway and Jixian Dao

Tianjin Sino-US hospital

23387762

Heiniu Cheng Dao 169, Hexi District 河西区黑牛城道169

Tianjin Women and Children Health Center

23281740

Machang Dao 136, Heping District 和平区马场道136

Highways connecting Tianjin

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There were a lot of listings of highways through China that I felt probably did not help the traveler too much. Yes, roads are important, but the east coast of China has a very well developed highway system so it shouldn't be very important to say how each major city connects to Tianjin. I have included the removed text below: Andrewssi2 (talk) 06:28, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply


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Inner Ring Road (neihuan)

Middle Ring Road (zhonghuan)

Outer Ring Road (waihuan)

Tianjin's roads often finish in dao (道 avenue), xian (线) line, more used for highways and through routes) and lu (路 road). Jie (街 street) is rare. As Tianjin's roads are rarely in a cardinal compass direction, jing (经) roads and wei (纬) roads often appear, which attempt to run more directly north-south and east-west, respectively.

The following seven expressways of China run in or through Tianjin:

Jingjintang Expressway, from Beijing, through Tianjin's urban area, to Tanggu District / TEDA

Jinghu Expressway, from Jinjing Gonglu Bridge to Shanghai (together with Jingjintang Expressway, this is the expressway from Beijing to Shanghai)

Jingshen Expressway, through Baodi District on its way from Beijing to Shenyang

Tangjin Expressway, from Tanggu District, Tianjin, to Tangshan, Hebei—known in Tianjin as the Jintang Expressway

Baojin Expressway, from Beichen District, Tianjin, to Baoding, Hebei—known in Tianjin as the Jinbao Expressway

Jinbin Expressway, from Zhangguizhuang Bridge to Hujiayuan Bridge, both within Tianjin

Jinji Expressway, from central Tianjin to Jixian County

The following six China National Highways pass through Tianjin:

China National Highway 102, through Ji County, Tianjin on its way from Beijing to Harbin

China National Highway 103, from Beijing, through Tianjin's urban area, to Tanggu District

China National Highway 104, from Beijing, through Tianjin Municipality, to Fuzhou

China National Highway 105, from Beijing, through Tianjin Municipality, to Macau

China National Highway 112, circular highway around Beijing, passes through Tianjin Municipality

China National Highway 205, from Shanhaiguan, Hebei, through Tianjin Municipality, to Guangzhou

The expressways are sometimes closed due to dense fog particularly in the Autumn and Spring.

The expressways to Beijing are sometimes closed due to dense smog in the autumn and spring so allow extra time if planning on using them during this period.

Group-share taxis from Tianjin (to Beijing, or vice-versa) run ¥50-60 per seat (4 seats in total), but these may be illegal taxis.

Car rental information is available via +86 13102107700 or [1]].

Bars and restaurants with no descriptions

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There are a large amount of listings for bars and restaurants with names and addresses, but with no descriptions whatsoever.

Is it OK to remove these? I don't see what value they are currently adding and makes the article very long. Andrewssi2 (talk) 06:39, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

I moved listings to this talk page, since someone has put the thought into adding addresses and contact details. If someone has knowledge of any of these establishments and want to add back then please do so! Andrewssi2 (talk) 23:18, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Restuarents

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  • Guifaxiang Mahua, Limin Daokou, Dagu Nanlu 566, Hexi (河西区大沽南路566号利民道口).
  • Erduoyan Zhagao, Yuanyin Dao 24, Wangdingdi, Nankai (南开区王顶堤园荫道24号).
  • Xianfu Hui, Jinwan Plaza Building 3 Door A 1/F, Jiefang North Road 48, Heping District (和平区解放北路48号津湾广场3号楼A门1楼), +86 22 23219090. ¥194
  • Yimin Restaurant, Harbin Road 120, Heping District (和平区哈尔滨道120号), +86 22 27117218. ¥28
  • Biyuan Restaurant, within Tianjin Polytechnic University, Hedong District (河东区天津工业大学院内). ¥69
  • Huibin Restaurant, Wei Jin Road 219, Heping District (和平区卫津路219号). ¥45
  • Wei Ding Xuan, Drum Tower North Street 36, Chengxiang Middle Road, Nankai District (南开区城厢中路鼓楼北街36号), +86 22 27280123. ¥174
  • Yiguo Chu Restaurant, Xinhua Road 148, Heping District (和平区新华路148号). ¥31
  • Tianjinese Collection, Tian Wei Lu 22, Hebei District (河北区天纬路22号底商), +86 22 26223333. ¥164
  • Fu Baba, Street No.1 79 MSD-C1 District, near Xincheng Donglu, Binhai New Area (滨海新区第一大街79号MSD-C1区近新城东路). ¥44
  • Miao King's Kitchen, Ling Ao Shops 11, Binling Lu, Nankai District, opposite the Shuishang Primary School (Renai campus) (南开区凌宾路凌奥商铺11号, 水上小学仁爱校区对面). ¥65
  • Zhiwei Japanese Restaurant, Qiongzhou Road 52, Hexi District (河西区琼州道52号), +86 22 23890168. ¥18
  • Ding Tai Feng, Binshui Dao 18, Hexi District (河西区宾水道18号), +86 22 28138138. ¥132
  • Spicy Temptation, Isetan Department Store 8/F, New Town, Area C, Nanjing Road 108, Heping District (和平区南京路108号现代城C区伊势丹百货8楼), +86 22 27188585. ¥75
  • Sea fishing pot (Geely Tower), European Department Store 6/F, Geely Building, Nanjing Street 209, Heping District (和平区南京路209号吉利大厦米来欧百货6楼), +86 22 27212300. ¥78
  • Sea fishing pot (Geely Tower), Renren Le Shopping Plaza 3rd Floor, Xihu Dao 78, Nankai District (南开区西湖道78号人人乐购物广场3楼), +86 22 85685886. ¥78
  • Vista Qian City (Gulou), Drum Tower North Street 25, Nankai District (南开区鼓楼北街25号), +86 22 27255798. ¥100
  • Lucky Dumplings, Hedong Wanda Plaza 3/F, Jinbin Road 53, Hedong District (河东区津滨大道53号河东万达广场3楼). ¥70
  • Villa Dollar House, Chongqing Road 2, Heping District, junction with Hong Kong Road (和平区重庆道2号 香港路口), +86 22 23138188. ¥130
  • Yixiang Chun bamboo seafood ​​(Long Serene Garden Hotel), Long Serene Garden 4th shop house(ground floor), Xianyang Road, South Canal Road, Hongqiao District (红桥区南运河北路咸阳路龙悦花园第4底商), +86 22 27721888. ¥187
  • Li's Dish, Ao Cheng Hotel Apartment 17-18 Building 2/F, West Binshui Road, Nankai District (南开区宾水西道时代奥城酒店公寓17-18号楼2楼). ¥500
  • Cade Long Park, Binshui Dao 9 Annex 1, Hexi District, near Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (河西区宾水道9号增1号 上海浦发银行旁), +86 22 88353635. ¥205
  • Liangqian Ping Seafood Restaurant, Xiang Wei Lu 283, Hebei District, near Jianguo Road (河北区翔纬路283号 近建国道), +86 22 24461777. ¥328
  • Liangqian Ping Seafood Restaurant, South Side to the Main Entrance of the Water Park, Shuishang Donglu, Nankai District (南开区水上东路水上公园正门南侧), +86 22 23419888. ¥438
  • Jiangtai Wuer, COFCO Joy City 4/F-1, Area B, Nanmen Wai Dajie 2-6, Heping District (和平区南门外大街2-6号中粮大悦城B区4F-1室), +86 22 58100318.
  • Two Fan Cook Pub, Yingkou Road 106, Heping District (和平区营口道106号), +86 22 27124772. ¥86
  • Fanwu Qiaochang, Isetan 7/F, Nanjing Road 108, Heping District (和平区南京路108号伊势丹7楼), +86 22 27188385. ¥169
  • CoCo Banya, Lifestyle Plaza 219, 804, Heping District, near Shanxi Road (和平区滨江道219号利福广场8楼804号 近山西路), +86 22 27129193. ¥47
  • Chopsticks Grapefruit, Xinda Plaza 7th Floor, Jiefang North Road 188, Heping District (和平区解放北路188号信达广场7楼), +86 22 23135777. ¥47
  • Chitose World, Ning Tai Plaza 2nd Floor, Xiaguang Dao, Nankai District, near Weijin Nanlu (南开区霞光道1号宁泰广场2楼 近卫津南路), +86 22 23925786. ¥289
  • Zhengyiwei Korean Restaurant (Hedong Wanda Plaza), Hedong Wanda Plaza 3/F, Jinbin Avenue 53, Hedong District (河东区津滨大道53号万达广场3楼). ¥30
  • Wally stylish main restaurant, Hoi An Garden, 9-30 (Stadium Road East), Xianshuigu, Jinnan District (津南区咸水沽体育场路东惠安花园9-30号), +86 13752021367.
  • Seine French Restaurant, Liberty Avenue 50, Hebei District, near Victory Road (河北区自由道50号 近胜利路), +86 22 24460388. ¥197
  • Paelleta, European style street 50-52, Kaifeng Road Xiaobailou 1902, Heping District (和平区开封道小白楼1902欧式风情街50-52号), +86 13752021367.
  • Fook House, French Cuisine, Guangfu Road 37, The Italian Style Street, Hebei District (河北区意式风情街光复道37号), +86 22 26626688-11.
  • Seine France Restaurant (Liberty Avenue, Ziyou Road), Liberty Avenue 50, Hebei District (河北区自由道50号), +86 22 24460388. ¥194
  • Wang´s Steak, Kingstown Hotel 1st Floor, Binshui Dao 18, Hexi District (河西区宾水道18号帝城大酒店1楼), +86 22 88293180. ¥350
  • Pizza Bianca, Somerset Olympic Tower 107-108, Chengdu Road 126, Heping District, near People´s Stadium (和平区成都道126号盛捷奥林匹克大厦107-108室 近人民体育馆), +86 22 23512887. ¥88
  • B.B.Q Earth (Valley Commercial Center), Valley Business Centre, Block A, 1-23, south side of Tianta Lu, Nankai District (南开区天塔道南侧上谷商业中心A座1-23号), +86 22 23418760. ¥175
  • B.B.Q Earth (Yamada), Yamada Home Electronics 5th Floor Food City, Tianjin Centre Mall, Nanjing Road 219, Heping District (和平区南京路219号天津中心商城亚玛达电器5楼美食城 近滨江道), +86 22 58352090. ¥149
  • Paris Baguette (Block A1 Ao Cheng Commercial Plaza, Binshui Dao, Nankai District (南开区宾水道时代奥城商业广场A1座)), +86 22 23933070.
  • 85ºC (New World Department Store 1st floor, Dong Malu 138, Nankai District (Gulou Dongjiekou) 南开区东马路138号新世界百货1楼(鼓楼东街口)), +86 22 23933070.

Bars

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  • LE PROCOPE LOUNGE, Chengde Road, Heping District, intersection with Shandong Road (和平区承德道 山东路口), +86 22 27119858. ¥83
  • Bavaria Brauhaus, Liberty Avenue 41, Hebei District, near Yigong turntable of Italian Town (河北区自由道41号 意式风情街一宫转盘旁), +86 22 24456112. ¥127
  • Babi Club, Qiongzhou Road 83, Hexi District, intersection with Taku South Road (河西区琼州道83号 大沽南路口), +86 22 83816006. ¥149


  • Q Bar, Westin Hotel 2nd Floor, Nanjing Road 101, Heping District, intersection with Shanxi Road (和平区南京路101号威斯汀酒店2楼 山西路口), +86 22 23890088. ¥100
  • Le-Nest, Qiongzhou Road 103, Hexi District, next to Hexi Stadium (河西区琼州道103号河西体育馆旁), +86 22 83816666. ¥133
  • China Blue, Raffles Hotel 49th Floor, Nanjing Road 219, Heping District, near Binjiang Dao (和平区南京路219号海航莱佛士酒店49楼 近滨江道), +86 22 23215888-5293. ¥58
  • Berkley Bar, Chongqing Road 17, Heping District, near Hong Kong Road (和平区重庆道17号 近香港路), +86 22 23130678. ¥40
  • 83 Manor, Qiongzhou Road 83, Hexi District, Metro Line 1, Xiawafang Station, Exit C (河西区琼州道83号 地铁1号线下瓦房站C出口), +86 22 23130678. ¥479
  • Mayflower, Meteorological Observatory Road 93, Nankai Road, near Purple Mountain Road (南开区气象台路93号 近紫金山路), +86 22 58599898. ¥108
  • Venice Bar, Liberty Avenue 48, Italian Town, Hebei District, near Yigong Turntable (河北区新意街自由道48号 一宫转盘附近), +86 22 87613413. ¥113
  • Barbie Bar, Tsuiheng Square, the Third Avenue 39, Binhai New Area, intersection with Xin Cheng Xi (滨海新区第三大街39号翠亨广场内 新城西路口). ¥162
  • Hawthorn Club, Nanjing Road 349, Nankai District, opposite to Evening News Building (南开区南京路349号 今晚报大厦斜对面), +86 22 23312888. ¥131

Buy listings with no descriptions

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Again, listings with no descriptions so why go visit? Andrewssi2 (talk) 01:28, 12 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

  • Quanye Chang (劝业场).
  • The Five Avenues (五大道).
  • Tianjin Old Town (老城厢).
  • Heping Lu Business District (和平路).
  • Little White Building (小白楼).
  • Binshui Dao (宾水道).
  • Weidi Dao (围堤道).
  • Nanshi, South Market (南市).
  • Baidi Lu (白堤路).
  • Haiguang Monastery (海光寺).
  • Tianjin Book Centre (图书大厦).
  • Wangdingdi (王顶堤).
  • Dazhi Gu (大直沽).

District discussion

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I have moved the district content to the talk page since it is not ready yet.

Can anyone with good knowledge of Tianjin please comment on the items below? Andrewssi2 (talk) 01:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

I'm not exactly an expert on Tianjin, but I did a little research online and I would like to make a few comments:
There are three districts not included in the list below. Those districts include Ninghe District, Jinghai District and Jizhou District.
The districts in rural Tianjin are not totally rural. They generally include a mixture of urban and rural areas. In fact, in some of those outer districts (e.g. Beichen, Dongli, Jinnan and Xiqing), the majority of the population are living in urban areas (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin#Administrative_divisions).
I personally don't see any problem with districtifying based on administrative divisions. If we assume that each district should have a minimum of about a dozen attractions, then each district would appear to have enough attractions to justify having its own article. I imagine, however, that some people might argue that some of the districts with relatively small numbers of attractions should be merged. Districts in Tianjin with a relatively small number of attractions include Baodi, Beichen, Dongli, Hedong, Ninghe, Jinghai and Jinnan (see below for some statistics).
At the present time (July 2021) it's probably too early to begin the districtification process. That being said, I'll certainly be doing some more work on this article in the future. In fact I'll be visiting Tianjin next month, so I'll be able to add some firsthand data later (I've been to Tianjin once before, but that was more than two decades ago and I didn't do any sightseeing at the time).
Below are some figures on the number of attractions in each administrative district according to Boya Travel (博雅旅游):
* Heping District: 200 attractions
* Hedong District: 16 attractions
* Hexi District: 60 attractions
* Nankai District: 55 attractions
* Hebei District: 71 attractions
* Hongqiao District: 32 attractions
* Binhai District: 93 attractions
* Jinnan District: 20 attractions
* Dongli District: 19 attractions
* Xiqing District: 40 attractions
* Beichen District: 20 attractions
* Baodi District: 19 attractions
* Wuqing District: 32 attractions
* Ninghe District: 20 attractions
* Jinghai District: 20 attractions
* Jizhou District: 80 attractions

(I use the Boya Travel website as a source mainly because the interface makes it easy to count the number of attractions in each district. I'm aware that the site isn't completely accurate and that there are a few attractions missing from their lists - one example being the National Maritime Museum in Binhai. It should also be noted that the figures include a lot of minor attractions such as historical buildings that can only be viewed from the outside). STW932 (talk) 13:44, 18 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

The page is difficult to navigate due to the numerous sites spread over a large area. I suggest splitting it into three separate pages: (1) Central Districts, (2) Suburbs and Rural Areas, and (3) Binhai New Area. This division will be stable because the Suburbs and Rural Areas are unlikely to see much additional content, reducing the need for further division in the near future. The Central Districts have many sites, so a dedicated page will help improve map navigation. Muzzleflash (talk) 23:06, 9 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

I strongly believe that Jizhou District should get its only article. Jizhou District is not only further from the city centre than any other district, it also has more to see than most of the other outer districts (apart from Binhai). STW932 (talk) 07:45, 10 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
That sounds like a good idea because Jizhou is the northernmost district and home to sections of the Great Wall and skiing. It is a day trip tourism destination from Beijing separate from Tianjin city making a standalone page useful. I think we should go ahead and divide things up into 4 pages in 3 groups: (1) Central Districts, (2) Suburbs and Rural Areas + (3) Jizhou District and (4) Binhai New Area. Muzzleflash (talk) 15:17, 10 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
This is roughly what the map would look like if we implemented your proposal:
  Central Districts (Hebei, Hedong, Heping, Hexi, Hongqiao, Nankai)
  Suburbs and Rural Areas (Baodi, Beichen, Dongli, Jinghai, Jinnan, Ninghe, Wuqing, Xiqing)
  Jizhou (Jizhou)
  Binhai New Area (Binhai New Area)

STW932 (talk) 10:00, 13 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Sorry, that looks very messy. I didn’t intend for the map to appear next to the older map. And I’m not sure why some districts such as Nankai are not coloured correctly. Perhaps someone with more experience editing maps can help to fix the problems. STW932 (talk) 10:14, 13 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
I also included a district list, but you can’t see it unless you look at the source code. STW932 (talk) 10:23, 13 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Based just on the number of currently listed See and Do sites with geo coordinates, we would see 22 listings in Central Districts, 4 listings in Suburbs and Rural Areas, 5 listings in Jizhou District and 8 listings in Binhai New Area. STW932 (talk) 11:44, 14 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Based on the stats it looks like a good way to divide because roughly half of listings are transferred to other pages and the divided district map will remain stable for years unless there is a huge surge in editing of the Central Districts in which case another discussion should be held on further division. The one revision that I would suggest is changing Suburbs and Rural Areas to Suburban and Rural Districts to make the naming parallel to Central Districts. I'm not good with the technical aspects of wikivoyage so if I may ask could you please start the district division of Tianjin. Muzzleflash (talk) 14:41, 14 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Sure, I would be happy to do that. I’ll be embarking on a 1-month trip next week, but I’ll try to at least prepare the initial drafts before I leave. STW932 (talk) 05:23, 15 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
We may want to consider abbreviating the titles for Binhai New Area and Jizhou District. In most district articles, including those for Beijing, we don’t tend to include words like ‘District’ in the title. Also, we should take note of the fact that there is currently a discussion in the Traveller’s Pub about whether to change the naming conventions for district articles (See Wikivoyage:Travellers' pub#RFC: When should we use Huge city templates?). If the naming conventions are changed, then Tianjin/Central Districts would have to be changed to either Central Districts (Tianjin) or Central Tianjin. Likewise, Tianjin/Suburban and Rural Districts would have to be changed to Suburban and Rural Districts (Tianjin) or Suburban and Rural Tianjin. Personally I prefer the latter in both cases. STW932 (talk) 05:42, 15 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think either way works. The latter does sound better to my ears also. Muzzleflash (talk) 08:41, 15 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

Districts

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The 7 districts in urban Tianjin are:

 
Tianjin regions - Color-coded map
  Heping (Urban district)
It comprises an area of 10 km².
  Hedong (Urban district)
As the district lies east of the Hai River, its name literally means "District east of the river". Parts of the district were once part of the Russian Concession during the colonial period in the early 20th Century. Hedong District hosts Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin Customs House and General Mail Office of Tianjin. It also hosts Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Tianjin Polytechnic University.
  Hexi (Urban district)
(Literally: "West of the (Hai He) River") is a district in the south-western corner of urban Tianjin, China. It is bordered by Heping District in the north-west, Hedong District to the north-east and Nankai District to the west. During the Yongping period [58-75 CE], the Northern Scoundrels [Northern Xiongnu] forced several counties to help them plunder the commanderies and districts of Hexi.
  Nankai (Urban district)
Nankai District borders the Haihe River in the east and Chentangzhuang Railway in the west and south. A number of important Tianjin landmarks lie in the district including the Tianjin Museum, Tianjin Radio and Television Tower, Tianjin Water Park, Tianjin Zoo and Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium. Nankai is also home to the city's most prestigious educational institutions including Tianjin University and Nankai University. The Tianjin New Technology Industrial Area, a 12 km² precinct, is also located in Nankai.

Historically, northern parts of Nankai District were located inside ancient Tianjin. The Tianfei Palace or Palace of the Queen of Heaven of the Yuan Dynasty was built in north-eastern Nankai in the year 1326. In the Ming Dynasty, the heart of the city of Tianjin was set up in Nankai. Nankai became part of the military garrisons during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the city wall served as a major defense system against foreign invasion in the late 19th century.

Nankai District is located in the south-west corner of the urban Tianjin, bordered by Hongqiao District to the north, Hebei and Heping Districts to the north-east, Hexi District to the east and Xiqing District to the south-west. It occupies an area of 40.64 square kilometres. The natural topography is characterised by higher elevation in the north of the district and a lower elevation in the south, with the average altitude being 3 metres. Nankai District has been one of the fastest growing districts in Tianjin since the formation of the People's Republic of China. The majority of people in Nankai District are Han Chinese. Small populations of ethnic minorities such as the Hui, Manchu and Mongol peoples also exist.

  Hebei (Urban district)
Its name literally means "District north of the River", as the district is located on the northern shore of the of the Hai River, part of the Grand Canal. Tianjin's famous Zhongshan Park lies within the district. Tianjin's North Train Station and many other train structures are also located in Hebei District. The district administers ten streets in total.
  Hongqiao (Urban district)
The name of the district derives from the name of a bridge - Dahong Bridge (大红桥, lit. big red bridge) - on the Ziya River, a tributary of Hai River.
  Tianjin/Binhai New Area (Urban district)
Binhai New Area is located on the coast, east of Tianjin, and is centered on the Circum-Bohai-Sea Region. Binhai New Area is a new growth area in China.

The 6 districts in rural Tianjin are:

  Jinnan (Rural district)
The name of the district literally means "South Tianjin" or "South of Tianjin", explained by its location relative to the urban core of Tianjin.
  Dongli (Rural district)
a district direct of Tianjin Municipality.
  Xiqing (Rural district)
Xiqing District is located in the southwest of Tianjin City, on the east bordering Hongqiao District, Nankai District, Hexi District, and Jinnan District, to the south across the Duliujian River facing Jinghai District, on the west bordering Wuqing District and Bazhou, Hebei Province, to the north sharing Ziya River with Beichen District.
  Beichen (Rural district)
  Baodi (Urban district)
A rural district of Tianjin, China.
  Wuqing (Urban district)
A rural district.

Suggestion a separate page for Binhai

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Binhai is a separate city and should have its own page. The distance from Tianjin railway station to TEDA, the economic center of Binhai, is about 45km. But it doesn't look like there is a page for Binhai. Muzzleflash (talk) 11:28, 2 December 2017 (UTC)Reply

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