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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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