Tianjin PROVINCE

Tianjin INFORMATION Chinese name Population11,200,000 Area11,303 CapitalTianjin Main Industriesheavy industry, major port GDP45,295 Foreign Trade64,462 Ethnic minorities3% Urbanization76% Data from The State of China Atlas (2009) Tianjin is the largest industrial city of northern China. Situated on the coast close to Beijing it has been the natural place for a port to thrive on trade to China since the Ming dynasty.

Tianjin ECONOMICS The total (nominal) GDP for Tianjin was 750 billion yuan (US$110 billion) in 2009, a year-on-year increase of 16.5% Tianjin is an important heavy industrial city in China's coast. It has also developed a modern industrial base that has a strong presence throughout china. It's the largest industrial city in North China and also the important commercial center and largest port city in northern China, which is rich in petroleum, natural gas and sea salt along the coastal area. Machine and electron industries are the two biggest industrial departments in Tianjin. And also there is Textile, chemistry, metallurgical industry and petroleum industry. Tianjin has been the productive and researching base of micro and mini computers. The textile products are entered the international market. Tianjin is the raw material base of inorganic chemistry.

Tianjin SOCIAL Ethnic groups in Tianjin, 2000 census EthnicityPopulationPercentage Han9,581, % Hui172, % Manchu56, % Mongols11, % Korean11, % Zhuang % Tujia %

TIANJIN and SUSTAINABILITY The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco- city is located 40 km from the Tianjin city centre and 150 km from Beijing. The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco- city aims to address the challenge of sustainable development. The concept of man living in harmony with his fellow man, with the economy and with the environment is the foot print of this project. The achievement of this ideal will come as a result of: -Energy Efficiency and Use of Clean, Renewable Energy -Green Building -Green Transportation - Ecologically Friendly -Water Management -Waste Management -Economic Vibrancy -Social Harmony -Heritage Conservation

the MASTER PLAN The idea behind the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is to give a scalable, practicable and replicable model for sustainable development for other cities in China and around the world. It was jointly developed by the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, the Tianjin Institute of Urban Planning and Design, and the Singapore planning team led by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. In the planning of the Tianjin Eco-city, one of the main aims was to design a liveable, efficient and compact city, which would be developed in an ecologically sound and environmentally sustainable manner.

The basic building block of the Eco-city Master Plan is a single cell, or "Eco-Cell", that serves to integrate the different land uses within a modular 400m by 400m grid. The ‘sells’ add up to form neighbourhoods, districts, and the urban areas. Education, commercial areas, and recreational areas are distributed throughout these areas. To minimise commuting all these would be situated close to recreational areas. the SPECIAL FEATURES The ‘Eco-valley’ runs through the Eco-city as a north-south connector and will act as the ecological green spine of the city. It will be an important part of the cities open space and will create a better environment.