Tanggu is located at the intersection of Beijing-Tianjin cities and the urban belt around Bohai Sea. The total area of the whole region is 859 square kilometers, and the permanent resident population is 450,000. Tanggu is located in the middle of the northern golden coast of China, adjacent to the capital Beijing. It is the outlet to the vast areas of North China and Northwest China. In addition, the Beijing-Shanhaiguan Railway runs through the whole region, and the road network extends in all directions.
The Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway, Jinbin Expressway, Danla Expressway, and Jintang Highway greatly facilitate the transportation between Tanggu and Beijing, Tianjin and the three northern regions. Tanggu has a history of more than 800 years since it emerged. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the south bank belonged to Qingchi County, Hebei North Road of the Song Dynasty, and the north bank belonged to Wuqing County, Nanjing Road of Liao Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, the north bank belonged to Baodi County, and the south bank belonged to Jinghai County, Hejian Prefecture. In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the south bank belonged to Jinghai County, Hejian Prefecture, and the north bank followed the Yuan Dynasty system. In the ninth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the area north of the Haihe River belonged to Ninghe County, and the area south of the Haihe River belonged to Tianjin County. In 1922, a neighborhood office was established. In 1930, a sub-office was established. On the eve of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Tanggu City was established. In 1949, it was changed to Tanggu District. In 1952, it was renamed Tanggu District and has remained so ever since. Tanggu is located in the northeast of the North China Plain and straddles both banks of the Haihe River. In history, it is known as the ‘gateway to Beijing and Tianjin by sea’. The terrain is low and flat. The coastline is in the shape of a bow, with a length of 64.2 kilometers and tidal flats of about 116 square kilometers. The average annual precipitation is 637 millimeters, and the average annual temperature is 12 degrees Celsius. The Haihe River, Yongding New River, Chaobai New River, Jiyun River, and Duliujian River flow into the sea here. There are many salt pans in the south of the territory, and many saline-alkali wastelands in the central and northern parts. The Beijing-Shanhaiguan Railway passes through the territory, and the Jintang Highway and Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway run across the region. The municipal economic and technological development zone and the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone, one of the earliest established free trade zones in China, are both located within the territory. Open all year round and all day.Tanggu
Tanggu is located at the intersection of Beijing-Tianjin cities and the urban belt around Bohai Sea.[...]
