In the gateway city, only the best stories survive.
These hardy people were shaped by the bitter earth fro.
For Tianjin\'s inhabitants, daily life carried on.
The turn of the 20th century was a tumultuous time for the city, with the Qing dynasty on its last legs and the Boxers unleashing their ill-fated rebellion against the European trading concessions that had colonised its streets.
The port of Tianjin is where the ancient Chinese empire met the sea.
In the gateway city, only the best stories survive