Well-known Tianjin Fifth Avenue, which is filled with hundreds of historical architectural buildings, is now home to the coastal city's leisure and culture center.
Ranking the seventh on the Forbes list of most developed tourism cities on the Chinese mainland in 2013 - actually ahead of famed destination Suzhou - Tianjin is showing an increasing appeal to domestic and foreign tourists.
Mayview Maersk, the world's largest and most advanced container ship, arrived at the Pacific International Container Terminal in Tianjin Port in July.
"We have learned a lot of things through hosting Summer Davos. The participants have felt the development in China and we have promoted economic globalization through more communications with them."
Editor's note: Statistics showed Tianjin's eight pillar industries registered a total revenue of 2.36 trillion yuan ($380 billion) in 2013, up 12.7 percent from 2012.