Tianjin

As one of the first batch of excellent tourism cities in China, Tianjin takes pride in its rich natural resources and humanistic resources which reflect the modern history and civilization. In the modern history of China, many foreign buildings of various styles were constructed and preserved here, especially in Wudadao Foreign-style Tourist Area, Italian Style Area. The tourism resources of modern history and culture have made Tianjin the best choice to develop a better understanding of modern China, hence the kernel tourism brand-Understanding Modern China through Tianjin.

To draw on the beautiful scenery along the 72km-long Haihe River, a series of tourism lines have been developed; the tour along Haihe River has become a new highlight of Tianjin tourism. In Tianjin Binhai Tourist Area, there are such attractive tourism resources as Tianjin Pavilion of Expo 2010 Shanghai China, the International Cruise Home Port. In Jixian County in the northern part of Tianjin, there are many tourism sites, including Panshan Mountain, which is known as the first mountain east of Beijing, Huangyaguan Great Wall, and Dule Temple. In Qilihai, Ninghe County, the ancient coast and Wetland National Nature Reserve attract thousands of tourists with their rare ancient ruins and wetland ecosystems. Tianjin also has rich tourism resources of folk culture. Yangliuqing Town is one of the four famous towns in Chinese history. The Shi’s Grand Courtyard is one of the best preserved and largest civil building complexes in Qing Dynasty in the north of China. Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Paintings has been listed among the first batch of state-level intangible cultural heritages, ranking first in the category of fine arts.