At the beginning of the 20th century, Tianjin developed into the second largest industrial and commercial city in China after Shanghai.

19 13 In April, Tianjin area was cancelled, and only Tianjin County was kept.

19 17, China declared war on Germany and Austria and recovered Germany and Austria.

1June, 928, the army occupied Tianjin, and the Nanjing National Government established "Tianjin".

1June, 930, Tianjin was changed to Tianjin directly under the Executive Yuan of Nanjing National Government. 165438+ 10 month, because the capital of Hebei province was moved from Beiping to Tianjin, and Tianjin municipality was changed to.

1937 At the end of July, the Japanese army occupied Tianjin. The British-French-Italian Concession became an island. On February 8, 65438, the Japanese army invaded the British Concession.

1945, the Japanese army surrendered, and at the same time, the China government officially recovered the concessions of various countries in Tianjin.

1949 65438+1October 15 After fierce fighting, the PLA captured Tianjin.

1967 65438+1October 2, Tianjin was restored as a municipality directly under the central government.

1984, Tianjin was listed as one of 14.

In 2006, Tianjin was widely regarded as the most potential city in China in the next decade, and it became the economic center of northern China.