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Landmarks & Monuments
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- Tianjin TV & Radio Tower
Located near Nankai University, the tower is the fourth highest TV tower in the world after Toronto TV tower in Canada, Moscow Tower in Russian and Oriental Pearl in Shanghai, China. It has a viewing hall and a rotating restaurant and can be seen for miles and its spectator level provides some of the best views possible over the cityscape. The best time to go up the Radio and TV Tower is in the morning.
Address: 1 Jinzi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300000, China
Open daily - 08:30 to 22:00
Admission charge applies
- Dule Temple
About 90-minutes drive from the city of Tianjin brings you to the Dule Temple, a structure dating back over 1,000 years and presenting some of the most interesting architectural features of any temple within the region. A central pavilion consecrated in honour of Guanyin, the Chinese goddess of mercy, is of note and features a 16-metre / 52-foot high clay statue of the deity, which was erected during the Liao Dynasty (916 AD to 1125). The temple, one of China's oldest wooden constructions, has managed to survive an impressive 28 major earthquakes.
Address: Xidajie Street, Tianjin, China
Open daily - dawn to dusk
Free Admission
- Confucian Temple
Located close to the popular Ancient Culture Street, the Confucian Temple of Tianjin, or Wenmiao as it is otherwise known, is the largest shrine area of its kind in the city and dates back to the 15th century.
Address: Shuishang Park Road, Tianjin, 300000, China
Open Tuesday to Sunday - 09:00 to 17:00
Free Admission
- Great Wall of China at Huangya Pass
Situated outside of Tianjin city but within the same municipality, the Great Wall at Huangya Pass deserves a mention for its great historical significance, with scholars dating the original construction of the Great Wall of China back to 556 AD. The wall was later redesigned and reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty, and the 41-km / 25-mile long portion at Huangya Pass dates from the period. Features, such as terraces and turrets, make for interesting viewing, while a museum houses a collection of carved stone slabs relating to the wall.
Address: 160 km / 100 miles north of Tianjin, Jixian, China
Open daily
Admission Fee applies
- Temple of Great Compassion
Located in the Hebei district and just a short walk from the main Tianjin train station, the Temple of Great Compassion is a splendid Buddhist temple, dating back to the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1643 to 1661). This temple is an important local landmark and was previously famous for housing the skull of the famous Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang. The skull was donated to Patna Museum in India during the 1950s.
Address: 40 Tianwei Lu, Tianjin, China
Open daily - 09:00 to 16:30
Free Admission
- Guwenhua Jie (Ancient Cultural Street)
The Ancient Culture Street is in fact a collection of streets offering traditional Qing-style architecture and décor of a typically Tianjin style. Shops on the streets feature delicately carved bricks and watercolour paintings and should you venture in, you will find unique attractions such as fine artworks, handicraft tools, calligraphy brushes and kites. Nearby is the Tianhougong Temple, often referred to as the Heavenly Empress Temple and dating back to the time of the Yuan Dynasty (1279 to 1368). A Confucius temple, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), is also nearby.
Address: Beima Road, Tianjin, 300010, China
Open daily - 09:00 to 23:00
Free Admission
(Source - http://www.tianjin.world-guides.com/, http://www.tj.gov.cn/)
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