On December 3, 2021, North China's port city of Tianjin released a notice on 
the pre-qualification of the urban design bidding project for the core hub of 
Tianjin South Railway Station and the station's surrounding areas, marking the 
official start of the global bidding of design schemes. Competent planning and 
design institutions at home and abroad are welcome to participate. (For more 
details, please visit http://www.cebpubservice.com/ and http://www.ccgp.gov.cn/ 
)

The topics of global bidding of design schemes cover two aspects: one is to 
carry out detailed design of the 30-hectares' core area of the Tianjin South 
Railway Station; the other is to carry out overall urban design planning based 
on the whole station area of 486 hectares. The bidding process includes 
application, pre-qualification, site visit, scheme design and scheme review, 
with the result expected to be unveiled in June 2022, according to the 
Publicity Department of Xiqing District.

Tianjin South Railway Station is located in Tianjin's Xiqing District. Xiqing 
District has always highlighted a global vision, international standards, 
Chinese characteristics and high-level positioning. The district is integrating 
into the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, and 
leveraging the role of Tianjin South Railway Station as a regional core 
comprehensive transportation hub.

The design scheme bidding is committed to building the science and technology 
commercial zone of Tianjin South Railway Station into a micro center of Tianjin 
featuring the integrated development of station, industry and city. Further 
efforts will be made to facilitate exchanges among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei 
via railway and promote the development of Xiqing District as a city of 
entrepreneurship, diligence and vitality.

Source: The Publicity Department of Xiqing District