612 Years Later, Time Has Gone and Tianjin Has Changed!

With sunrise and sunset on Tianjin city and ebb and flow of Haihe River, the 612 years old Tianjin city is actually the epitome of China’s modern history. It is the 612 years historical accumulation bringing us the modern Tianjin, the city of glory.

Majestic Ancient Styles of Tianjin
 

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Ancient Cultural Street is National 5A Class Tourists Attraction insisting with features of “Chinese, Tianjinese, Cultural and Ancient”.

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Drum Tower is one of the “Three Treasures” of Tianjin in old times. Located in central area of old town Tianjin and next to Guangdong Guild Hall, the tower forms rich local cultural atmosphere together with surrounding famous Ancient Cultural Street, Tianhou Temple and Lv's Ancestral Temple.

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Located in the south of downtown Tianjin, Five Main Street area is made up with five streets juxtaposing from east to west named after five famous cities of Southwest China, Chongqing, Dali, Changde, Munan and Machang. It is the most completely reserved western-style architectural complex so far in China.

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Located in Hebei District, Tianjin Italian Style Area is a square area surrounded by Wujing Road, Boai Street, Shengli Road and Jianguo Street. There are nearly 200 completely reserved century old European style architectures in the area.

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Shi Family Grand Courtyard is honored as “No.1 Residence of North China”. The simple architecture style is full of great originality to show the residence features of Han nationality in Qing Dynasty.

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Astor Hotel Museum is the oldest hotel museum of China and also the classic representative of world-renowned “western style buildings of Tianjin”. From precious photos here of first Peking and Tientsin Times newspaper, the establishment history of nine concessions Tianjin can be perfectly described.

Harmonious Modern Style of Tianjin
 

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Tianjin Eye, full name Tianjin Yongle Bridge Ferris Wheel, is the world only ferris wheel built on a bridge and also one of the landmarks of Tianjin.

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“Tianta” is the Chinese abbreviation of Tianjin TV Tower. As the world only “tower in water”, it is one of the landmarks of Tianjin like a sword pointing the sky.

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Since late 1920s, with the blooming business around Quanye Chang, merchants from home and abroad also gathered on Binjiang Street to carry out all kinds of business like clothing and silk, gold and silver jewellery, watches and glasses, photograph, washing and dying as well as hotels, etc.

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Located on Haihe River between Tianjin East Railway Station and Jiefang North Road, Jiefang Bridge is an iron bridge built from 1923-1927. On July 22nd, 2008, the bridge was rebuilt according to original appearance after 33 years and open to public after 33 year to be a new scenic of Haihe River.

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“Tianjin Tower” is a 336.9m office building with the shape of sail. “Tianjin Gate” is the super five-star St Regis Hotel with the implied meaning of open city. The building cluster constituting both of them and some other buildings is one of the important completed project of Tianjin.