Hongqiao District
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Hongqiao District is a district in the city of Tianjin
, China. The name of the district derives from the name of a bridge - Dahong Bridge (大红桥, lit. big red bridge) - on the Ziya River, a tributary of Hai River
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Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
, China. The name of the district derives from the name of a bridge - Dahong Bridge (大红桥, lit. big red bridge) - on the Ziya River, a tributary of Hai River
Hai River
The Hai River , previously called Bai He , is a river in the People's Republic of China which flows through Beijing and Tianjin before emptying into the Yellow Sea at the Bohai Gulf.The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five rivers, the Southern Canal, Ziya...
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