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Land Resources: The city of Tianjin has a total land area of approximately 1.2 million hectares, including cultivated lands of half a million hectares (42%), parks of 33,000 hectares (2.75%), forest lands of 21,000 hectares (1.76%), pastures of 670 hectares (0.06%), residential houses and industrial facilities of 210,000 hectares (17.6%), roads of 33,000 hectares (2.74%), water catchments of 320,000 hectares (26.49%), and unutilized lands of 80,000 hectares (7.03%). In addition, the wastelands and shoals of over 120 square kilometers in the coastal regions are ideal for projects of petrochemical and marine chemical industries.


Mineral Resources: Tianjin possesses proven reserves of over 30 kinds of metallic minerals, nonmetallic minerals, geothermal energy and fuels. Metallic minerals mainly include manganese, tungsten, molybdenum, copper, zinc, iron, etc. Nonmetallic minerals mainly include limestone, barite, stromatolite, marble, etc. The proven reserve of petroleum is 450 million tons and that of natural gas is 14 billion cubic meters. Rich in geothermal energy, Tianjin now boasts 10 areas of geothermal anomaly. Their total hot water reserves of 110.36 billion cubic meters make them the biggest geothermal field ever discovered in China.


Maritime Resources: Tianjin abounds with maritime resources, mainly including sea salt, petroleum and fish. Here, Changlu Saltern, the biggest of its kind in China, produces salt of over 2 million tons each year. The seabed of Bohai has rich reserves of petroleum and natural gas. These reserves are extensions of the oil fields of Shengli, Dagang and Liaohe in the North China Basin. Bohai Oilfield, jointly run by China and Japan, now has a daily production of over 10 million tons. The long coastline gives Tianjin rich aquatic resources, including over 70 species of fish. Tianjin is located where Haihe River flows into Bohai Sea. The estuary area full of many water catchments is a home to over 60 kinds of freshwater fish.


Water Resources: The water resources in Tianjin include surface water and ground water. The diversion works, which was completed in 1983, introduces water from Panjiakou Reservoir into Tianjin, with a yearly water supply capacity of 1 billion cubic meters. The yearly ground water supply is 1.63 billion cubic meters.

 

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