Port and industrial and commercial city in
Hubei province, central China; population
(1986) 5,380,000. The special municipality of
Tianjin has an area of 4,000 sq km/1,544 sq
mi and a population of 8,190,000. Its
handmade silk and wool carpets are renowned.
Dagan oilfield is nearby. Tianjin was opened
to foreign trade 1860 and occupied by the
Japanese 1937.