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	Tianjin dialect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tianjin dialect (Chinese: 天津话; pinyin: Tiānjīnhuà) is a Mandarin dialect spoken in the urban area of Tianjin, China.
		Tianjin dialect is classified under Ji Lu Mandarin, a subdivision of Mandarin also spoken in the provinces of Hebei and Shandong.
		The most striking difference between the dialects of Tianjin and Beijing is the first tone: where it is high and level in Beijing, it is low and dipping in Tianjin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tianjin_dialect (448 words)

	Tianjin, China
		Tianjin Municipality borders Hebei province to the north, south, and west; the municipality of Beijing in a small portion to the northwest; and Bohai Gulf to the east.
		Tianjin was established as a municipality of China in 1927.
		Tianjin's climate is characterized by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and dry, cold winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone.
	www.creekin.net /c2778-n40-tianjin-china.html (2535 words)

	Tianjin dialect - Definition, explanation
		Tianjin dialect (天津话, pinyin: Tiānjīnhuà) is the dialect of Mandarin spoken in the urban area of Tianjin, China.
		Tianjin dialect is classified under Ji Lu Mandarin, a subdivision of Mandarin that's also spoken in the provinces of Hebei and Shandong.
		All words with the first tone, including the word "Tianjin", are affected as a result, giving the Tianjin dialect a downward and nasal feel to speakers of Beijing dialect and/or Standard Mandarin.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/ti/tianjin_dialect.php (211 words)

	Tianjin Summary
		During the turmoil of the Boxer Uprising (1899–1900), Tianjin sustained heavy damage at the hands of the international army that was sent to rescue the besieged foreign community in Beijing.
		In that year, the Emperor Yongle renamed the city "Tianjin", literally "Heaven Ford", to mean that the emperor (son of heaven) forded the river at that point.
		Tianjin is also a respected home base of Beijing opera, one of the most prestigious forms of Chinese opera.
	www.bookrags.com /Tianjin (3177 words)

	Tianjin - China Tour - Travel to China
		Tianjin is at the northern end of the Grand Canal of China, which connects with the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers.
		Tianjin borders Hebei province to the north, south, and west; the municipality of Beijing in a small portion to the northwest; and the Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea to the east.
		Tianjin is generally flat, and swampy near the coast, but hilly in the far north, where the Yanshan Mountains pass through the tip of northern Tianjin.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Tianjin (1708 words)

	Tianjin
		In that year, the Emperor Yongle renamed the city "Tianjin", literally "Heaven Ford", to mean that the emperor (son of heaven) forded the river at that point.
		This is because he had indeed forded the river at Tianjin while on a campaign to wrest the throne from his nephew.
		The Hai He River forms within Tianjin Municipality at the confluence of the Ziya River, Daqing River, Yongding River, North Grand Canal, and South Grand Canal; and enters the Pacific Ocean at Tianjin Municipality as well, in Dagu District.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tianjin
		Tianjin Municipality is generally flat, and swampy near the coast, but hilly in the far north, where the Yanshan Mountains pass through the tip of northern Tianjin.
		Yangliuqing, a town about 15 km west of Tianjin's urban area and the seat of Tianjin's Xiqing District, is famous for its popular Chinese New Year-themed, traditional-style, colourful wash paintings.
		Tianjin is also famous for Zhang's clay figurines (S: 泥人张 / T: 泥人張) which are a type of colourful figurine depicting a variety of vivid characters, and Tianjin's Wei's kites (S: 风筝魏 / T: 風箏魏), which can be folded to a fraction of their full sizes, are noted for portability.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tianjin (2780 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Regional : Asia : China : Tianjin
		The nominal GDP for Tianjin was 293.2 billion Renminbi in 2004, and per capita was 31600 Renminbi.
		Tianjin is also famous for Zhang's clay figurines (S: 泥人张 / T: 泥人張) which are a type of colourful figurine depicting a variety of vivid characters; while Tianjin's Wei's kites (S: 风筝魏 / T: 風箏魏), which can be folded to a fraction of their full sizes, are noted for portability.
		People from Tianjin are stereotyped to be eloquent, humorous, open, and unfettered, but also loud, verbose, lazy, and prone to arguing / fighting.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Asia/China-Tianjin.shtml (2752 words)

	China Tourist Cities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Tianjin is the cradle of North China modern drama, and the birthplace of Li Shutong (Rabbi Hongyi), the one who laid the foundation of Chinese modern drama.
		Tianjin Acrobatics Troupe is one of the famous Chinese troupes of the kind.
		The Tianjin Kuaiban was a new tune that came into being in the 50s and it is created and developed by the masses.
	www.asia-planet.net /china/tianjin1.htm (3500 words)

	Discover Tianjin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Tianjin used to be the Concessions of nine western countries between 1860 and 1940.
		Tianjin has rich tourism resources and three scenic spots have been set up and continuously perfected the downtown sightseeing spot along the Haihe River, the Tanggu seaside recreational area characterized by the Port of Tianjin and the Bohai Gulf, and the Jixian County sightseeing district famous for its mountains and historic relics.
		The local food of Tianjin is characterized by a variety of sea food combines special features of Sichuan, Shandong, Huaiyang and Zhejiang food to form a unique style of its own.
	www.wayabroad.com /tianjin (414 words)

	Tianjin Shidiao
		Tianjin Shidiao is a unique local art genre in Tianjin and has been popular in the lowest social stratum of the city since the late Ming Dynasty and early Republic (early 20
		The majority of Tianjin Shidiao are sung by one performer, major accompanying instruments are Dasanxian (a three-stringed instrument), Sihu (traditional Chinese four-stringed fiddle) and Jieziban (plates that can beat time) and lyrics are mainly seven-character lines.
		The art is performed in Tianjin dialect and is full of local flavor.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artqa/2003-09/24/content_40169.htm (228 words)

	Tianjin Travel Information, Maps, Tourist guide and China Hotels.
		Tianjin also is a very important railway junction terminal for the two main lines: Tianjin to Shandong and Tianjin to Shanghai.
		Tianjin lies in a temperate zone and it enjoys four distinct seasons a year.
		The best periods to visit Tianjin are spring and autumn when pleasant temperatures can be expected.
	www.hotel4stay.com /China/tianjin.html (299 words)

	Chinese and its Dialects
		Other than Mandarin, the Cantonese dialect is the one most likely to be known by Westerners, largely because for 200 years the people of Canton (Guangdong) province and Hong Kong have been the Chinese most actively trading with the West.
		One dialect (called Mandarin”; in English) is the dialect of the region around China's capital, Beijing, and thus has become the common dialect for oral communication among the Chinese people.
		The term Mandarin”; is a Western term for the main Chinese dialect that has nothing to do with terms in Chinese for the language; “Cantonese” is a bit more descriptive in that it’s named after the Chinese province (using the Wade-Giles transcription) where it is found.
	www.cob.sjsu.edu /west_j/Asia/Dialects.html (795 words)

	China Travel Guide, China Tour Packages, China Hotel Reservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Chongqing natives speak a dialect of Southern Mandarin Chinese, which is said to be "quite intelligible" to speakers of Northern (Standard) Mandarin.
		Because of their rough tones, people speaking the Chongqing dialect are said to talk like baby boys, while the softer sounding dialect in nearby Chengdu is compared to the speech of young girls.
		Tianjin is 130 kilometers southeast of Beijing, serving as Beijing's gateway to the Bohai Sea.
	www.beijingholidays.net /blog (2376 words)

	DIALECT DIFFERENCES IN PRONUNCIATION
		The most obvious differences that one notices between the ‘dialects’ of Chinese lie in the area of pronunciation.
		Pronunciation differences exist not only between the major dialect families such as Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese and Min but also among the sub-varieties within the same family.
		Dialects with the same number of tones as Mandarin can nonetheless differ from Mandarin in the contours of the individual tones.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /dept/chinese/aspect/dialectpronunciation.HTM (345 words)

	Beijing Travel Guide, Beijing Tours, Beijing Vacation, City Map, Climate, China Trip Beijing
		It has been the heart and soul of politics and society throughout its long history and consequently there is an unparalleled wealth of discovery to delight and intrigue travelers as they explore Beijing's ancient past and enjoy its exciting modern development.
		As the capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is located in northern China, close to Tianjin Municipality and partially surrounded by Hebei Province.
		The people was so nice and smiling to meet americans I could not wait to get to my hotel and get back out into the city, to get to the sites without rest but a lot of jet lage --- How big and beautiful Beijing was.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/beijing.htm (1325 words)

	Four Classic Plays Restage to Memorize Cao Yu
		Tianjin People's Art Theatre joined hands to restage four of Cao's plays in Beijing.
		The two troupes have joined hands not only because of Cao's achievements in drama, but also because Cao was from Tianjin and used to be president of Beijing People's Art Theatre.
		In the new version of "Sunrise" by Tianjin People's Art Theatre, director Ren asked the actors to speak in Tianjin dialect for part of the performance.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_artists/2006-12/04/content_90708.htm (247 words)

	[Tianjin] Climate
		Tianjin falls within the temperate zone, and, being a port city in northern China, it is frequently affected by tidal air currents.
		The annual precipitation of the city is not much, although occasionally plagued by monsoon weather in summer time.
		Despite the fact that there are cloudless skies almost two-fifths of the year here, it is suggested that travelers visit Tianjin either in spring or in autumn, when it is neither to hot nor too cold.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /725/2005/12/23/202@38420.htm (238 words)

	Red Tourism in Tianjin
		The position as an important port of China and the location near the capital city of Beijing has given Tianjin a significant role to play in the revolutionary history.
		The museum occupies 47,000 square metres of ground and was completed and opened to the public in 1997.
		Owing to efforts to win them over and as a result of negotiations, the defending enemy forces in Beiping, commanded by Fu Zuoyi, commander-in-chief of the enemy's North China "Bandit Suppression" Headquarters, accepted reorganization by the PLA, and Beiping was liberated peacefully.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /725/2005/12/22/202@38262.htm (562 words)

	Discover Tianjin » 2006 » June (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		The Concessions in Tianjin were concession territories ceded by the Qing Dynasty to the imperial powers in Tianjin (then romanized in Postal System Pinyin as Tientsin), China.
		At Tianjin, through the Grand Canal, the Hai connects with the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
		Like the Yellow River, the Hai is exceedingly muddy because of the powdery soil through which it flows.
	www.discovertianjin.com /2006/06 (398 words)

	Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Chinese/Cantonese/Mandarin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Aug 15 2005, 03:56 PM Chinese consists of many dialects and Cantonese and Mandarin are just two of these dialects.
		However, Mandarin is the dialect that the majority of people speak in China since Beijing is the capital.
		Although it is true that chinese is full of local dialects, Mandarin is konw as "puton hua" or the language the whole country would know.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t40878.html (2285 words)

	Tianjin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		As it's very close to Beijing, and the price of housing is much cheaper there, a lot of foreign companies chose Tianjin as there headquater in China.
		I went there in the spring of 1998 to visit a good friend.
		Their unique dialect sounds so funny, and the people I met are all very friendly.
	www.nd.edu /~xliu6/Places/China/Tianjin.htm (94 words)

	Marjorie Chan's C785. Modern Chinese Dialects (Au 2005)
		Students should, at the end of the course, gain a deeper understanding of both the linguistic structure of some modern Chinese dialects and the relationship between the standard language and the dialects of Chinese in modern Chinese culture and society.
		"Hanyu fangyande fenqu" (汉语方言的分区) [Classification of the Chinese dialects].
		The Chinese Dialects database is based on William S-Y Wang and Chin-Chuan Cheng's DOC (Dialects of China) (a.k.a.
	people.cohums.ohio-state.edu /chan9/c785.htm (2723 words)

	Tianjin dialect - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Tianjin dialect - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		This gives the Tianjin dialect a downward and nasal feel to speakers of Beijing dialect and/or Standard Mandarin.
		Other than this, however, the Tianjin dialect is relatively easy for speakers of Beijing dialect or Standard Mandarin to understand.
	www.music.us /education/T/Tianjin-dialect.htm (377 words)

	Beijing Scene - Comrade Language
		is when someone from someplace like Tianjin says to you: "Your Mandarin is pretty good, but if I were to speak to you in Tianjin dialect, you wouldn't understand." Of course, Tianjin dialect is as different from Mandarin as Canadian English is from American English.
		While you're there, you speak Chinese to the locals and they tell you that your [nonexistent] Nanjing dialect is "not bad" - bucuo.
		Let's say you live in a dormitory and your phone number is ridiculously long and complicated like this: (8610) 6342-5612 extension 4369 room 5782.
	www.beijingscene.com /v07i012/comrade.html (924 words)

	Journal V.1-27
		Robert A. Juhl: The literary dialect of Xie Zhuang
		Tsu-lin Mei: The etymology of the aspect marker tsi in the Wu dialect
		Chinfa Lien: Tone merger in the dialects of Northern Chinese
	socrates.berkeley.edu /~jcl/IndexArticles.html (2252 words)

	Tianjin Travel Guide: Nightlife Activities, Tianjin Nightlife, Entertainment in Tianjin
		A long history endows Tianjin with deep cultural connotations which have inspired some famous recreational art forms, such as cross-talk, Jingyun Dagu, and Tianjin Kuaiban being the most famous.
		Generally speaking Tianjin Kuaiban is performed in the Tianjin dialect.
		Of course there are various modern entertainment centers for your convenience as well, such as Huana Golf Club (No.1, Huanghai Lu, Tanggu Economic and Technical Development Zone), International Golf Club (Guanzhuang, Dongli District), along with many pubs, cafes and bars waiting for your patronage as well.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/tianjin/nightlife.htm (342 words)

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