# Tianjin: research and seven compositions Preparation date: 4 October 2026. The original regional map was reviewed visually; its painterly conventions are not considered geographical evidence. ## Inventory of the source map Haihe and the seaport with cranes/boats, Jiefang Bridge, Tianjin Eye; railway station, Italian Town, Wudadao and Astor Hotel, Xikai Cathedral. Ancient Culture Street, Tianhou Palace, Drum Tower, Dabei Temple, Yueya Tower; Jixian Mountains and Beitang Ancient Town. Scenes of Yangliuqing printer, Niren Zhang figurine molding, Goubuli cook and Quyi/Xiangsheng two artists. Modern Grand Theatre and the signed Binhai Library are drawn as conventional volumes; "Tea Warehouse" is an artistic warehouse without confirmed identification of a specific museum. Tanggu and Bohai Sea. The whole map is a city collage, not an exact plan. ## Confirmed tea base Tianjin is a northern tea-trade and tea-drinking city, not a tea-growing province. Its established jasmine-tea merchants obtained and processed supplies in southern tea regions before bringing tea to Tianjin. Zhengxingde is documented evidence of this merchant culture, but no brand logo is needed. Qianxiangyi is a documented teahouse performance venue, supporting the combination of xiangsheng, tea tables and social listening. The Haihe, merchant architecture and port identify the city. Any tea stockroom in the artwork is an interpretive trade scene, not an invented named tea museum. Do not invent local tea fields, a special Hakka sweet tea or export-market statistics. ## Limitations and interpretation Do not carry over erroneous/unconfirmed details from tea.travel: “30% of China's exports”, a specific tea museum/warehouse, local Hakka sweet tea, the vessel's route/duration, and mandatory refilling every 20 minutes. Do not copy the Binhai Library map as exact architecture. All warehouse and trade action scenes are artistic interpretation of the city's confirmed trade role, not archaeological reconstruction. ## Sources - [tea.travel — Tianjin](https://tea.travel/en/region/tianjin/) — Reviewed the trade-port and theatrical concept; unverified historical figures and the specific Tea Warehouse are not used. - [Tianjin Culture/Tourism — Zhengxingde](https://whly.tj.gov.cn/tjswlzxw/lytj/lgjg/202407/t20240718_6678009.html) — Tea trade, southern origin of raw material, jasmine tea. - [Tianjin Government — Qianxiangyi](https://www.tj.gov.cn/sq/yztj/mswh/202005/t20200520_2467999.html) — Theater teahouse and xiangsheng performances. - [Ministry of Commerce — historic tea merchant](https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/f98b7ac7d1434560b95d02a84fce418b) — Primary catalog of old trading houses. ## Seven independent solutions ### C1: Tea and listening A large cup and human gestures unite trade and scene. The shop counter becomes the near edge of the shared teahouse room, its roof opens toward a thin riverside contour. The large kettle and small stage establish the scale contrast. Title sits in a high quiet pocket between roof and branch. Metal, paper and timber receive distinct restrained line texture. ### C2: A word on the embankment The city name gathers the counter, tea tables and river trade. A low shop-and-stage roofline binds the letter bases, with one near tea packet and kettle projecting forward. Preserve the narrow I letters and the entire J descender. Five specified inks divide brass scale, roof, clothing and leaf accents; lettering must remain plain and readable rather than photographic architecture fills. ### C3: The City as a Tea House One cohesive block shows how tea reaches the viewer. The quarter wraps around one open court with clear floor space, using shared eaves and serving gestures to connect scenes. Large front kettle and merchant hands are the visual heroes; performers are a lively midground counterweight. Condensed TIANJIN rests at the lower room edge without a filled label panel. ### C4: River arcades and tea A quiet tea scene meets the unusual architecture of Tianjin. The open wheel and bridge arches provide actual transparent spaces. A low riverbank-and-arcade rhythm links distant architecture to the close human tea table. Title in elegant serif occupies a clear saddle, never wraps around the wheel. Keep crafts readable in simple silhouettes rather than rows of tiny ornaments. ### C5: Teapot and a funny conversation A friendly city procession around a tea scene. Double-contour TIANJIN sits over the lower tea-and-stage centre. Building heights rise and fall, with the wheel set farther back and smaller than a full skyline monument. Use relaxed rounded outlines, a few three-ink flat patches and clean open interiors; avoid dense tiny city windows. ### C6: From the pier to the stage The path of tea through the river, the counter and the theatrical evening. Slanted TIANJIN is placed above the inward bend. Angular line direction links cart, bridge and kettle spout but all three remain realistic objects. Keep the river clear and architecture line-based. Complete the projecting hand and kettle far inside the safe margins, never clipping to create drama. ### C7: Port tea in outlines Nine simple city episodes with tea life. The single upper serif TIANJIN balances the open wheel and upright house. Kettle and merchant are near and large, boat is far and small. Let two adjacent pairs approach each other and leave irregular clear glaze around the rest. No filled harbour panorama, symmetric badge layout or tiny window grid. ## Production format Generation: 3840 × 1280 px, PNG RGBA, true transparency. Drawing and letters fully within x60–3780 / y110–1170. Final print spread: 3840 × 1152 px, 250 × 75 mm. English only, no microtext or Chinese. C7 contains only the region name. C1 — two colors; C2/C3 — five; C4–C7 — three. The palette is individual for each region. Visual verification and the fact of generation are not implied by the presence of this study.