Tientsin-Fort Bayart

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Région administrative spéciale de Tientsin-Fort Bayart (fr)
天津炮台勇敢 特别行政区 (cn)

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Liberté, Egalité, Progrès" "Liberty, Equality, Progress"
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Capital	Tientsin-Fort Bayart (天津炮台勇敢)
Largest city	Tientsin-Fort Bayart
Official language(s)	French, Chinese , English
Government Prefect-Governor	parliament democracy Robert Lee
Republic Foundation Convention of Tientsin Transfert of Sovereignty	circa 900 1831 1998
Area  • Total  • Water (%)	nc km²  nc
Population  • 2007 est.  • nc census  • Density	3,000,000 () nc /km² ()
GDP (PPP)  • Total  • Per capita	$100.00billion $41,000
HDI	0.931
Currency	Franc-Tientsin (FrT)
Time zone  • Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (UTC+8) +8 (UTC+8)
Internet TLD	.ti1
Calling code	+654
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Tientsin-Fort Bayart, sometimes just called Tientsin or Fort Bayart, is one of the three special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The territory lies near the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east and south. The territory begun as a trading port at the eve of the XIXth century and with the asian economic boost of the 60s, started to be a leading financial center, like Hong Kong or Singapur.

Tientsin-Fort Bayart was a French Concession from 1831 to 1946. After the WWII, it has became a overseas Territory of France until the transfer of its sovereignty in 1998. The Sino-French Joint Declaration and the Basic law of Tientsin-Fort Bayart stipulate that the territory should stay a SAR until at least 2048. Whereas Hong Kong, Tientsin is fully sovereign on it Foreign Affairs.

History

Human settlement in the location now known as Tientsin dates back from the Paleolitic area. The proper city of Tientsin was first mentioned circa 250 BC. Tientsin was a independant state since its vasalisation by Ming Dinasty in 1745. The Tientsin Dinasty reign over a small plot a land that is aproximatly was is today Tientsin- Fort Bayart SAR.

During the Dinastic Area, how historians called the period where Tientsin Dinasty rule the region, a quire properous city has emerged on Tientsin Island. Under the reign (1570-1599) of Li Hongzhang (李鴻章), the walls of the Old Town has been built, and the Winter Castle, located at the middle of the Old Town has been largely rebuilt. The Reign of Li Hongzhand is the start of Tientsin golden period. Many Temples have been rebuilt, a summer castle has been created on Tientsin Mainland. This period will stop in 1730 and will followed by the vasalization of Tientsin by the Ming Dinasty and the incorporation to Imperial China in 1700 during the Qing Dinasty.