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A city of northeast
China near the Gulf of Bo Hai southeast of Beijing. It developed rapidly after becoming a
treaty port in 1860 but was badly damaged (1900) during the Boxer Rebellion. Today it is a
major industrial center. Population, 5,380,000.  Tianjin, also known
as the diamond of the Bohai Gulf and the gateway to the capital of the People's Republic
of China, is one of the biggest industrial and port cities in China. The city has a long
and illustrious history, and the marks that the past has imprinted upon the place can
still be seen today, albeit in diminished, and diminishing, form. For the visitor today,
this legacy can still be glimpsed, in the varied and beautiful architecture of the old
concessionary areas, amongst the foibles and antiques to be found in the winding streets
of the antique market, and with visits to the profusion of religious buildings that litter
the city.
Tianjing Opera Museum
The Museum is housed in the building formerly known as the Guangdong Guildhall, which was
built in 1907 and was frequented by Sun Yatsen and other Guangdong revolutionaries. The
former guildhall has an elaborate and luxurious central hall where opera is performed
during March and April. The traditional Guangdong style courtyard now houses displays and
exhibitions relating to the history of operatic performances and performers in Tianjin.
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Tainjin