Tianjin

Tianjin ([tʰjɛ́ntɕín]; Chinese: 天津; Tianjinese: /tʰiɛn˨˩tɕin˨˩/~[tʰjɛ̃̀ɦɪ̀ŋ]; postal: Tientsin) is a metropolis in coastal northeastern China and one of the five national central cities of China, with a total municipal population of 15,200,000. It is governed as one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the PRC and is thus under direct administration of the central government. Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded to the east by the Bohai Gulf portion of the Yellow Sea. Part of the Bohai Economic Rim, it is the largest coastal city in northern China.

In terms of urban population, Tianjin is the fourth largest in China, after Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. In terms of administrative area population, Tianjin ranks fifth in Mainland China. The walled city of Tianjin was built in 1404. As a treaty port since 1860, Tianjin has been a major seaport and gateway to the nation's capital. During the Boxer Rebellion the city was the seat of the Tianjin Provisional Government. In the period of late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China, Tianjin became one of the largest cities in China. At that time, numerous western-style buildings and mansions were constructed in concessions, many of which are well-preserved today. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tianjin suffered a depression due to the policy of the central government and Tangshan earthquake, but recovered from 1990s. Nowadays Tianjin is a dual-core city, with its main urban area (including the old city) located along the Hai River, which connects to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers via the Grand Canal; and Binhai, a New Area urban core located east of the old city, on the coast of Bohai Sea. As of the end of 2010, around 285 Fortune 500 companies have set up base in Binhai, which is a new growth pole in China and is a hub of advanced industry and financial activity.

Nike Air Max

Nike Air Max is a line of shoes first released by Nike, Inc. in 1987. The shoe was originally designed by Tinker Hatfield, who started out working for Nike as an architect designing shops; he also designed many of the Air Jordan models.

Overview

The Nike Air Max shoe uses a large air cushioning unit at the heel which is visible from the side of the midsole in most models. Types of Air Max cushioning include:

History

Models include:

China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of over 1.35 billion. The PRC is a one-party state governed by the Communist Party, with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces; five autonomous regions; four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing); two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau); and claims sovereignty over Taiwan.

Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, China is the world's second-largest country by land area, and either the third or fourth-largest by total area, depending on the method of measurement. China's landscape is vast and diverse, ranging from forest steppes and the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts in the arid north to subtropical forests in the wetter south. The Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain ranges separate China from South and Central Asia. The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the third- and sixth-longest in the world, run from the Tibetan Plateau to the densely populated eastern seaboard. China's coastline along the Pacific Ocean is 14,500 kilometres (9,000 mi) long, and is bounded by the Bohai, Yellow, East and South China Seas.

Hisamitsu Springs

Hisamitsu Seiyaku Springs (久光製薬スプリングス) is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.Premier League. The club was founded in 1948.

Hisamitsu Springs won the V.Premier League final for the second time on April 15, 2007, beating JT Marvelous.

The owner of the team is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical.

Honours

League Results

Current squad

As of October 2015

Coach - Kumi Nakada

1    Miyu Nagaoka

2    Chizuru Kotō

3    Risa Shinnabe

4    Nana Iwasaka

5    Yumi Mizuta

6    Yuki Ishii

7    Tatjana Bokan

8    Rika Nomoto

10 Kotoki Zayasu (Captain)

11 Erika Sakae

14 Fumika Moriya

17 Miku Namba

18 Mana Toe

19 Akane Ukishima

20 Sayaka Tsutsui (Rental to Le Cannet)

21 Haruka Kanamori

22 Hitomi Kodama

23 Risa Ishibashi

24 Ayano Nakaoji

Former players

Nataša Osmokrović (1996/97)

Francien Huurman (2002/03)

Kenia Carcaces (2005/06)

Ana Paula Lopes Ferreira (2006/07, 2011/12)

Yelena Pavlova (2007/08)

Logan Tom (2008/09)

Elisângela Oliveira(2009/11)

AVC Club Volleyball Championship

The AVC Club Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for club volleyball teams, currently held annually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation. From the year of 2004, the names of AVC Club Tournaments changed from "AVC Cup Men's/Women's Club Tournaments" to "Asian Men's/Women's Club Volleyball Championship". 2003 AVC Men's and Women's Club Tournaments were cancelled due to the outbreak of SARS.

Peace Cup

The competition started as the Peace Cup back in 1989 and the tournament was held annually until 1998. The first six editions hosted by Hiroshima, Japan.

Men

Titles by country

Women

Titles by country

References