Tianjin's eco-city is a model for Beijing

People's Daily Online, 26 Jul 2010Despite being one of China's four provincial level cities, Tianjin has always been in Beijing's shadow. Residents of the capital often look down upon their neighbor city, viewing it as a hick town. Indeed, my Chinese friends in Beijing often say that Tianjin is the Middle Kingdom's "biggest village".However, thanks to the new Tianjin "Eco-city," Beijing's smaller