Editing Tianjin (section)

==Culture==
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People from Tianjin speak the [[Tianjin dialect]] of [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], from which it is derived. Despite its proximity to Beijing, the Tianjin dialect sounds different from the [[Beijing dialect]], which provides the basis for [[Putonghua]] (Standard Chinese).

Tianjin is considered to be a "home base" of [[Beijing opera]], which is a form of [[Chinese opera]].
[[File:Tinajin railway station ceiling 0857.JPG|thumb|left|[[Tianjin railway station#Dome mural|''Jingwei Tries to Fill the Sea'']], the dome mural of [[Tianjin railway station]]]]
Tianjin is known for its stand-up comedy and comedians, including [[Guo Degang]] and [[Ma Sanli]]. [[Ma Sanli]] (1914–2003), an ethnic [[Hui people|Hui]] person and longtime resident of Tianjin, was known for his ''[[xiangsheng]]'', a form of Chinese entertainment akin to stand-up comedy. Ma Sanli delivered some of his ''xiangsheng'' in the [[Tianjin dialect]]. Tianjin, along with Beijing, is a center for the art of ''xiangsheng''. Tianjin's general style of stand-up also includes the use of rhythmic bamboo clappers (''kuaiban'').<ref>{{cite book|last=McDougall|first=Bonnie S.|title=Popular Chinese literature and performing arts in the People's Republic of China, 1949–1979|year=1984|publisher=University of California Press|page=84}}</ref>

[[Yangliuqing]] ({{Translation|Green Willows}}), a town about {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} west of Tianjin's urban area and the seat of [[Xiqing District]], is known for its [[Chinese New Year]]-themed, traditional, and colorful [[wash (visual arts)|wash paintings]] ({{lang|zh-hans|杨柳青年画}}). Tianjin is also known for the [[Clay Figure Zhang|Zhang clay figurine]], a type of colorful figurine depicting a variety of characters, and Tianjin's Wei's kites, which can be folded to a fraction of their full sizes and are noted for portability.

On September 28, 2015, the [[Juilliard School]] in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Manhattan]], [[Chinese in New York City|New York City]] announced an expansion into Tianjin during a visit by China's first lady, [[Peng Liyuan]]. At the time, the school had plans to offer a [[master's degree]] program. The visit was the institution's first full-scale foray outside the United States .<ref name=JuillardTianjin>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/juilliards-china-plans-move-forward/|title=Juilliard's China Plans Move Forward|author=Michael Cooper|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928185723/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/juilliards-china-plans-move-forward/|archive-date=September 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>