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Where is Tianjin located in relation to Beijing and the Bo Hai?
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Tianjin
Night skyline of Tianjin, China.
Central Tianjin is located approximately 75 miles (120 km) southeast of central Beijing and about 35 miles (56 km) inland from the Bo Hai, which is a shallow inlet of the Yellow Sea.1
The city sits on a flat alluvial plain at the northeastern extremity of the North China Plain. Geographically, the municipality borders the Bo Hai to the east, while the Hai River flows eastward from the city core to discharge into the sea at the port of Tanggu.12