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'''Tianjin''' ([[Chinese]]: 天津; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Tiānjīn; [[Wade-Giles]]: Tientsin) is a major port city and municipality of northern [[China]]; it is the port for [[Beijing]]. The population of the municipality is 15.1681 million.<ref name="tjgov">http://www.tj.gov.cn/zjtj/qurk/rkgk/201503/t20150326_263363.htm</ref> Tianjin is a direct-controlled municipality, therefore the Chinese Central Government directly governs it.