high rose apartments stretch into the
sky traffic lights flash with no traffic
in sight
these are china's ghost cities if you
build it they don't always come
tracy shelton abc news
welcome to tenjin the city that china
forgot
or did they
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tianjin nicknamed the shanghai of the
north
is a modern financial epicenter of china
considered one of the top cities in the
nation
after shanghai and beijing it is the
third largest municipality
of china it is also the most important
manufacturing center
and the leading port of north china with
a population of 16 million people
and colonial history this city is still
little known
to the west only 125 kilometers from
beijing
tangent is one of the largest harbor
cities in northern china
and is the industrial and transport hub
for the capital
this is a powerful hub in the shadows of
beijing
tangent expects its gdp growth to reach
6.5 percent
in 2021 compared to 1.5 percent in 2020.
the service industry is the largest and
fastest growing sector
of tianjin's economy and major
industries include
equipment and high-tech manufacturing
crude oil production
petrochemical industries textiles car
manufacturing
mechanical industries and metalworking
this
is a powerhouse of china
this city was once the colony of many
western countries
in the 19th century thousands of
colonial buildings
are either still intact or have been
recreated
here at the former italian concession
you can find authentic italian food
and european fine dining nightclubs and
boutique shops this multifunctional area
integrates tourism commerce leisure
entertainment and culture
which makes you feel as if you're in the
old town of marco polo's hometown
more than 200 european buildings
preserved
intact tangents catholic church or
saint joseph cathedral is a 45 meter
high
roman style building and is the largest
church
in tangent built in 1917 by the french
catholic church
is one of tangent's protected historical
relics and
landmarks
there are more than seven train stations
in tangent they operate high-speed
bullet trains and normal trains too
to mega cities such as beijing shanghai
and other provincial cities like
chengdu wuhan harbin and many other
chinese cities
this is the principal railway station
that was established in 1888 and
restructured in 2008
and this century clock stands 40 meters
high representing the beginning of the
chinese modern industry
in tangent and welcoming the new century
and this bridge is the only inclined
pylon double plane harp
cable state bridge in china with a
unique shape and complex twist and turns
its tangent landmark and this is just
one of the city's complex overpasses
layers of roads and ramps connecting
bridges and
exits which eases the flow of traffic
within
this busy city welcome to the ujapu
financial district
its cbd which is modeled loosely on
manhattan
is comprised of around 100 new buildings
set across an area of 3.8 million square
meters
yujaibu is being billed as the future
center
of global finance yet if the media
reports are to be believed
this is one of china's infamous go
cities china has invested a massive 30
billion us dollars
and turned marshland into an ambitious
new urban development project
never underestimate the chinese
and this is a super tall skyscraper
completed in 2019
and a striking new landmark this 530
meter tall skyscraper
houses offices 300 service apartments
and a five-star hotel the seventh
tallest building in the world and the
third tallest in china
this is indeed a modern design marvel at
an estimated cost
of three quarters of a billion dollars
one of the major icons in the city
a 120 meter tall ferris wheel built
on top of a bridge the ferris wheel has
a diameter
of 120 meters you can enjoy the view
within 40 kilometers that's like being
on the 35th floor
of a building
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a skyline that is impossible to miss
when the city lights up at night
tianjin is more than meets the eye
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this forgotten city is waiting for you
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