Tianjin belongs to the 8th eastern international time zone. At
the center of the Bohai Sea Economic Circle along the west coast of
the Pacific Ocean, Tianjin backs onto North China, Northwest China
and Northeast China and faces Northeast Asia, and it is only 120 km
away from Beijing, capital of China. Thanks to such a favorable
location, Tianjin enjoys great advantages and provides a channel
for over a dozen provinces and cities in the north of China to
communicate with foreign friends. Tianjin is also the largest port
city in the north. (enorth.com.cn)