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Contents 1 Translation 2 Zhigu (直沽) 3 Blacksmith Report about pollution 4 Pollution 5 Map 6 Vandalism

[edit] Translation

Tianjin literally means the emperor's ford (天子的渡口) as i know.

Yep, that's already in the article. -- [[User:Ran|ran (talk)]] 16:31, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC)

I am pretty sure 泥人常 is also based in Tianjin. He is on the same level of 泥人张 in terms of both fame and skills. I saw collections of the two masters' work in the Tianjin Art Museum 20 years ago.

[edit] Zhigu (直沽)

The sentence " Until 1404 Tianjin was called "Zhigu" (直沽), or "Straight Port". " is not 100% true. 1) There were (and still are) two places of inhabitants with the name 直沽. One is 大直沽 (Da Zhigu, Big Zhigu) which continues until to present day, and the other is 小直沽 (Xiao Zhigu, Small Zhigu) which is where present day 天后宫 (Tianhou Temple) is located. Note that there used to be a much bigger and older 天后宫 at Dazhigu. 2) In Yuan Dynasty Tianjin was called 海津 (Hai Jin, Sea Ford). 3) The Tianjin Old Town was built to the south of the places of inhabitants in 1404, which were along the Grand Canal, particularly the old 三岔口 (San Cha Kou, the Three Meeting Points) region to the north-east of Old Town.

Karolus

[edit] Blacksmith Report about pollution

One anonymous user added a pollution section into the article, based on a PDF version of the blacksmith report, from Green Cross, Switzerland. However, the city it actually refers to was Tianying in Anhui. It mistook it for Tianjin. The website has a correct list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zhengjp (talk • contribs) 22:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Zhengjp 22:08, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Another user cited Financial Times as the source of this misidentified pollution again. However, the Blacksmith web page clearly says that the city is Tianying. As mentioned above, this is probably due to reference to the PDF report from Green Cross (as quoted by FT at the bottom of the article). As a matter of fact, the PDF report states that "Tianjin in Anhui province is one of the largest lead production bases in China, with an output accounting for half of the country’s total production.", which clearly is a factual error. First, Tianjin is a municipality under direct administration of the central government, instead of Anhui Province. Second, if it were the largest lead production base, producing half of China's lead, it should have been reported in this Wikipedia entry by some other users.

Zhengjp 22:18, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pollution

Could someone who is more expert than I say something about pollution in Tianjin? It has been in the news lately because of the Women's FIFA tournament. Here's a quote from USA Today from one of its own reporters who is there covering the event: Tianjin has air pollution that could strip the varnish off a coffee table. A sprawling mélange of fume-belching factories, Chernobyl-like power plants and skies the color of skim milk, this city of 12 million fits all the stereotypes about China in the 21st Century... Source: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2007-09-21-ruibal-moments_N.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.22.180.246 (talk) 02:24, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

Article needs two maps: 1) a map showing the city close-up, with administrative divisions; and 2) a map showing the city in relation to the surrounding provinces. Badagnani 22:17, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

There was some vandalism on this page. I changed it back to how it was. I only changed text in the introduction and in the column marked Population. Thanks. Odaesu (talk) 06:15, 3 March 2008 (UTC)