Tianjin is one of the four municipalities in China. Its name means 'the place where the emperor crossed the river'. In recent years Tianjin has received more and more attention from both tourists at home and abroad due to its numerous travel resources and rich history. It is no exaggeration to say that Tianjin bears a splendid historical background. However, it was desecrated by foreign invaders long before the foundation of People's Republic of China. Tianjin was shared by nine countries: Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Japan and Belgium. This marked an extremely hard period for Tianjin and her people because those imperialist countries left permanent marks in her body, most notable of which were thousands of villas. Today those villas provide an exotic flavor to Tianjin, enhancing the beauty of the entire city. Getting in and out of the city is convenient because of the well-planned transportation system. If you want to come by water, there are a series of international and domestic sea routes in the port of Tianjin, which is the biggest man-made port in China. If you plan to arrive by air, Tianjin Binhai International Airport offers excellent service.
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Tianjin Dagang Petrochemical Road 248, |
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| Tianjin Binjiang Avenue Express Hotel |
No.127 Bingjiang Avenue,Heping District, Tianjin (It was China Grand Theater) |
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| Tianjin Binhai New Area Jiabao shop |
Binhai New Area, Tanggu Xingang Road, 2761 No. No. |
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| Tianjin Train Station Hotel |
NO.3Qi Wei Road He Dong District Tianjin |
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| Tianjin Wuqing Development Zone Hotel |
No.10 Luyuan Road, Wuqing Development Zone, Tianjin |
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| GreenTree Inn Tianjin Hongqi Road Apartment Hotel |
No. 165, Hongqi Road, Nankai District,Tianjin. |
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| GreenTree Inn Tianjin Wuqing District Central Bohai The Market Inn Hotel |
Wuqing District Central Bohai green farm products trading center, State Road 103 West |
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| Tianjin Tianshui Temple Hotel |
No.29 Jin Rong Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin (Eastern of Dasi Town Government) |
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| GreenTree Alliance Tianjin Xigu Hotel |
The Ground floor of Fanyang Mansion, Dingzigu Yihao Road |
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| GreenTree Inn Tianjin Tanggu Hebei Road Yanghuo Market Business Hotel |
No.3_1752 Hebei Road Tanggu Binhai New Area Tianjin |
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| GreenTree Inn Tianjin West Railway Station Stage Hotel |
167 Xinhong Road. Hongqiao District, Tianjin |
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| Tianjin KeYuan Hotel |
AB-1-F XingMao and Technology Pank No.16 RorgYuan Rd.huayuan .Industry park |
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| Tianjin Beiyang Bridge Hotel |
No.288 Tiantai Road Hebei District Tianjin |
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| Tianjin Baidi Road Express Hotel |
No.42 Bai Di Road ,Nankai District,Tianjin(opposite of NO 25 school) |
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| Tianjing Guwenhua Street Express Hotel |
No.55 Tongbei Road Nankai Disetrict Tianjin |
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| Tianjin Dong Li Development Area Hotel |
Dongli District, Tianjin JinTang Road Bridge No. 5 |
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| GreenTree Inn Tianjin Haiguang Temple Business Hotel |
158 Nankai Sanma Road, Nankai District, Tianjin |
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| Green Tree Inn Tianjin Huanghe Road Hardware City Shop |
Miyun road no.39 NanKai district .Tianjin (Located in the Miyun Road and Huanghe Road Interchange) |
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| Tianjin Tanggu shop |
Hebei Road, Tanggu District, Tianjin, No. 7552 (Yizheng Jia co-Commerce at the Bottom) |
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| Tianjin Huanghe Ave Guangkai Street Hotel |
169 Yellow River Nankai District, Tianjin |
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| 天津友誼路店 |
107 Weidi Avenue. Hexi District, Tianjin |
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| Tianjing Great Mercy Temple Hotel |
Dabei Road, Tianjin, Hebei District, 290 -298 Commercial Street Hospital (near Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts) |
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| Tianjin Jixian Hotel |
No.1 West Renmin Road, Ji County, Tianjin |
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Tianjin TV Tower
The Confucius Temple in Nanjing was originally constructed in the year of 1034 in the Song Dynasty. It was a place to worship and consecrate Confucius, the great philosopher and educator of ancient China. It is also known as Fuzimiao in Chinese. A fantastic insight into how ancient Chinese governments choose officials can be gained from visiting the Jiangnan Gongyuan. It is a sight not to be missed. Now, a specialized museum on the imperial civil examination system is built here. Visitors also have the opportunity to take simulated exams and experience the joys and sorrows of the candidates. The area around the temple consists of a series of tourist shops, snack bars, restaurants and tea cafes. They all appear to be in the architectural style of the Ming and Qing style. A variety of snacks encompassing eight of the most famous flavors are available for purchase at here. Everyone's individual tastes are well catered for. They are necessary parts of food culture in Nanjing.
Tinajin Olympic Center
The Tianjin Olympic Center is situated to the southwest of the city's downtown area. Covering a total of 966,000 sq. m., the Center is divided into three sections -- the competition section, the comprehensive section, and the accommodation section -- with an investment of 880 million US dollars. The competition section, the comprehensive section, and the accommodation section occupy an area of 453,000 sq. m., 280,000 sq. m., and 233,000 sq. m., separately. The competition section consists of a grand stadium, an aquatic sports Center, an international sports exchange center, and an existing Tianjin sports indoor stadium. Serving as one of the Football venues, the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium covers 78,000 square meters, with a seating capacity of 60, 000. The project went into construction in August 2003 and is due for completion in 2006. Designed by AXS SAWTO Inc. (Japan), the project fully reflects the three Olympic concepts -- "Green Olympics," "High-tech Olympics," and "People's Olympics." The six-floor stadium, with a length, width, and height of 380, 270, and 53 meters, respectively, can meet the standards of staging international football games and athletics. Along with such affiliated facilities as big marketplace, exhibition hall, conference room, and gym, the stadium is also able to provide the public with space for entertaining, exercising, and shopping.
The Eye of Tianjin
The Tianjin Eye, a gigantic ferris wheel constructed on Yongle Bridge over the Haihe River, will have its body completed on Tuesday morning, later allowing visitors a spectacular view of more than 120 meters above the ground. Workers were still busy jointing and fixing the last sections of the rotary table on Monday. After the successful completion of the body, they will start to test the ferris wheel's loading ability by using sandbags, followed by the installation of capsules and the electronic drive. The 110 meter diameter ferris wheel will lift people 120 meters up into the air, as high as one 35-storey building, and promise a grand view of around 40 square kilometers over the surrounding city. It is reported to be the only ferris wheel in the world that's erected above a bridge. There will be 48 capsules on the ferris wheel, each of them carrying up to 8 people at a time. It will take half an hour for this slow-rotating observation wheel to complete a full circle.
Huangyaguan Great Wall
Located in the mountainous area of Tianjin's northern Ji County, the Huangyaguan Great Wall was first built during the Northern Qi Dynasty (550 - 557) and repaired in large scale with bricks during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). When appointed as the chief commanding officer in the Ji Garrison (one of the eleven garrisons of the Ming Dynasty), Qi Jiguang added watch towers and other defensive works. The Huangyaguan Great Wall comes out first in the ten most-visited sites in Tianjin. It is considered to be a miniature of the Great Wall. The entire section is built on an abrupt mountain ridge. Being endowed with both natural beauty and cultural interest, it has become famous as a natural beauty spot and a summer resort. Since 2000, Huangyaguan holds its annual marathon race. More than 1400 people from over 30 countries enthusiastically take part in this race every year. It greatly enhances the reputation of the Huangyaguan Great Wall as an indispensable section of this national monument. Every year the Huangyaguan Great Wall receives more and more tourists from all over the world.
Huangyaguan Pass
In 1984, the people of Tianjin spent three years repairing 3,308 yards of the main wall from Banlagang Mountain in the east to Wangmaoding Mountain in the west. They restored 20 terraces, the Huangyaguan Water Gate, and the Bagua Castle (the Eight Diagrams Castle). The defensive system of the wall is complete. Watch towers, frontier cities, drain holes, emplacements, barracks and other indispensable military facilities are arranged orderly along the wall. With its walls and towers built on mountain ridge with an average altitude of 738 meters, the Huangyaguan is really overwhelming. To the east there is the cliff and to the west, crags. Guarding a stronghold, it has been the north entrance of Jinxian. On the mountains with peaks rising one higher than another, the Great wall jumps its way up and down as a linkage between the cliff and crags. Since the mountain is sloppy, the steps are very high. On Huangyaguan, you will be able to enjoy both mountain scenery and waterfalls and springs.
Taipingzhai Great Wall
Six miles southeast of Huangyaguan Pass is the Taipingzhai Great Wall, another important mountain stronghold of the wall during the Ming Dynasty. It is also called Taipinganzhai, meaning "a village of peace and prosperity". Starting from Banlagang Mountain in the east and arriving at Guafu Tower (Widow Tower) in the west, it winds through the precipitous mountains for about 955 yards. There are six watch towers, one battlement, and one shortcut leading to the wall. The architectural styles of the military towers vary considerably. There are square, round, solid and hollow towers, with some inside and others outside the wall. Beside the shortcut, there is a small citadel where an 8.5-meter statue of Qi Jiguang, the chief commanding officer of Ji Garrison (one of the eleven garrisons in the Ming Dynasty) is located. To the west of the citadel, a section of the wall extends 33 yards out to where a sentry post was situated. At the western end of the wall is a square stone tower called Guafu Tower, "Widow Tower" in English, built by twelve wives whose husbands died during the construction of the wall in the Ming Dynasty. Besides these cultural points of interest, Taipingzhai Great Wall is also famous for its amazingly impressive scenery. Zigzagging along the mountain ridge for over 984 yards, the wall looks very much like a giant dragon flying through clouds.
Mt. Panshan Scenic Area
Covering an area of 106 square kilometers, Mt. Panshan Scenic Area is located in Jixian County, 110 kilometers away from Tianjin. Endowed with natural beauty and a historical heritage, Mt Panshan is known as 'The First Mountain East of Beijing' and is listed as one of the top fifteen mountains in China. The mountain acquired its present name, early in the Eastern Han (25-220). Taizong , the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), was prodigal of his praise of its scenery on his chance visit when he led the army in a campaign. Seventy-two temples, thirteen pagodas and numerous Xanadus and towers were built on the mountain in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).. In the first half of the twentieth century, the whole resort all fell to ruin due to hostilities and neglect. It has undergone a process of restoration since the 1990s and is now regaining its fame. It is famous for jade pine trees, strange and astonishing peaks, clear waters, grotesquely shaped rocks and clusters of ancient temples. On the mountaintop, numerous pines hide the sky from view and block out the sunshine. Rugged rocks in a variety of shapes, some of which resemble a toad, a general or a boa, will greet you in the middle of the mountain.
Dagu Fort
Lying 60 kilometers southeast of Tianjin City, the Dagu Fort was built in 1816 to protect Beijing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty. As a heroic symbol of China's fight against foreign invasion, the emplacement is considered one of the three treasures of Tianjin by its people. Tianjin is the gateway to Beijing, and the Dagu Fort is the gateway to Tianjin. Both the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing dynasties erected fortresses here because of its military importance. The museum was built in 1997 at the ruins of the Wei Fort. It displays the history of the emplacement with abundant pictures, illustrations, and objects. Of the six forts, the Wei Fort is the only round one. The emplacement, which is more than 20 meters (65 feet) high, is made of bricks. The cannons exhibited here are modeled on the ones used in the Second Opium War (1856-1860). The spot conveys a vivid feel for the cruel battle that took place in this area. Near this emplacement ruins, many other scenic spots such as Haimen Bridge, Dagu Beacon, and Chaoyin Temple are also worthy of visiting. A visit here is destined to be an unforgettable one.
Ancient Cultural Street
Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street is located in the Nankai District of the Tianjin Municipality and was formally opened in 1986. Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street begins at Gongbei Avenue in the north, and ends at Gongnan Avenue in the south. Although essentially a business street, Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street attracts tourists who come to see its special architectural styles, admire its classic cultural features, buy various folk crafts, and sample the delicious local Tianjin snacks. Above all, as visitors walk along the street, they will be particularly impressed by the splendid replica classical architecture in the folk style of the Qing Dynasty. Visitors who are interested in Chinese traditional handicrafts will also appreciate another Tianjin Ancient Cultural Street attraction - the hundreds of stores selling a wide variety of folk handicrafts. These include the famous Yang Liuqing New Year Paintings and Niren Zhang Painted Sculptures. Visitors who are fond of Chinese curios, such as jade items, cloisonné and potteries, will also be able to find many examples of these for sale here. The street is also a favorite place to sample the delicious Tianjin local snacks. The local delicacies include Goubuli Steamed Dumplings, Erduoyan (the Ear-hole Lane) Fried Glutinous Cakes and tea soup.