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Beichen, Tianjin

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Beichen District(北辰区) was orignally a suburban district of Tianjin city. Before Jun 1992, the district was named Beijiao District(北郊区) which means North Suburb. As the city expands, it was generally regarded as new metropolitan area. Hence the change of name. Beichen, is a formal name for cynosure.

The district occupies approximately 478.5 km, with a population of 320,000. China National Highway 103 goes through the district right in the middle. Beichen District also hosts the North Canal(北运河), a branch of Hai He

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