Italian concession of Tianjin

The Italian concession of Tianjin (Chinese: 天津意租界; pinyin: Tiānjīn Yì Zūjiè, Italian: Concessione italiana di Tientsin) was a small territory (concession) in central Tianjin (formerly romanized as Tientsin), China, controlled by the Kingdom of Italy between 1901 and 1943, officially ceded to China in 1947. == Characteristics == On 7 September 1901, Italy was granted a concession of 46 hectares (114 acres) in Tientsin from the Chinese government.

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