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2025.08.14 13:33 GMT+8

Tianjin: Where history meets tomorrow

Updated 2025.08.14 13:33 GMT+8
CGTN

From the birthplace of China's first foreign hotel in 1863 to the factory that produced the nation's first watch. From Mei Lanfang's opera innovations to a smart port connected to over 20 European cities, this is Tianjin – the host city of the SCO Summit 2025! Join CGTN's Xiao Mo as she explores a 160-year-old hotel that witnessed diplomatic flux, and the timely global market debut of the "Seagull" watch in 1973. Watch robots loading ships at one of the world's top 10 ports, and learn how this former "Gateway to the Empire" became a bridge to Eurasia.

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