Travel to Tianjin Old City & Dabei Buddhist Temple
July 21, 2009Tianjin Old City
Guangdong Assembly Hall, built during the 33rd year of the Guangxi Emperor’s ruling period (1907), sits near the south gate of Tianjin Old City. An Islamism Mosque, built in the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor’s ruling period (1703), sits in the northwest corner. A Queen of Heaven Palace sits on the northeast corner of the city, built in the Yuantaiding third year (1326) and used for sacrificing navigation eudemon. A Jade Emperor Pavilion was built in the second year of the Xuande Emperor’s ruling period (1427) during the Ming Dynasty. Beside the Lion Forest Bridge is a Zion and a church built during the 30th year of the Guangxu Emperor’s ruling period during the Qing Dynasty (1904). The Laoxi Kai Church at Dushan Road and Binjing Avenue in the Heping District is open to foreigners; however, non-Christians are not allowed to enter.
Dabei Buddhist Temple (Great Compassion Buddhist Temple)
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Travel to Huangyaguan Great Wall in Tianjin of China
Huangya, means “yellow cliff”. The pass takes this name from the yellowish hills and rocks nearby. Originally built in Tianbao 7th of Beiqi (557 A D), the Huangyanguan was repaired for the first time in Ming Dynasty with bricks and for the second time in 1985. In 1986 it was listed as a key relics protection target of Tianjin city.
Now it is also chosen as a patriotic education and national defense education base of Tianjin. Besides, starting form 1999, there is going to be a special tourism activity there-International Field Marathon.With various forms of water towers presented along the walls, and the largest tower of the Great Wall “PhoenixTower” and the most unique “BaguaguanCastle”, Huangyaguan Great Wall is like a library of the Great Wall. By now 3025 meters of the Huangyaguan Great Wall, 20 water towers and a water pass have been repaired. This section has several featues:
Strong: With its walls and towers built on mountain ridge with an average altitude of 738 meters, (more…)
Travel to Tianjin of China
July 20, 2009Tianjin, once abbreviated as Jin, Jingu, Gushang, Zhigu, Dinggu, Jin Gate, Sanjin and Yingjin in history, is one of the 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government of the People’s Republic of China. Tianjin is the third largest city in China next to Beijing and Shanghai.
Tianjin is not appealing at first glance: a large metropolis filled with concrete steel structures. However,the city remains a sizable areas of wonderful colonial architecture which illustrates its past.
Top attractions in Tianjin are the Huangyaguan Great Wall(Yellow Cliff Great Wall), concession-era architecture, Tianjin Old City, Dabei Buddhist Monastery.
Kites and New Year pictures of Tianjin are very famous. One of the specialties of the place is the two day kite-flying festival held in early April or late September. (more…)
