Tianjin belongs to the 8th eastern international time zone. At the center of the Bohai Sea Economic Circle along the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, Tianjin backs onto North China, Northwest China and Northeast China and faces Northeast Asia, and it is only 120 km away from Beijing, capital of China. Thanks to such a favorable location, Tianjin enjoys great advantages and provides a channel for over a dozen provinces and cities in the north of China to communicate with foreign friends. Tianjin is also the largest port city in the north. (enorth.com.cn)