The city of Tianjin has a history of 610 years, from 1404, the 2nd year of Yongle Emperor’s reign in the Ming Dynasty, to 2014. Tianjin is the largest coastal open city in north China, and also the center of the Bohai Economic Circle with a mixture of Chinese and Western as well as ancient and modern elements.
It boasts the Ancient Culture Street, a treasured place with rich historical associations and cultural characteristics, where you can enjoy three unique cultural products of Tianjin, painted clay figurines, Yangliuqing New Year Pictures, and Wei’s kites. It has an Italian-style architectural complex, the only one in Asia, where you may have a special feeling of the blending of Eastern and Western cultures. There are also the “Five Great Avenues”, an architectural complex of foreign Western-style architectures best preserved in China. In these avenues there are more than 2,000 garden houses of various styles of different countries built in the 1920s and1930s, including the Renaissance, classical, eclectic, baroque, courtyard architectures and architectures of Chinese and Western styles combined. Hence this area is called the world architecture exposition, and the people who love art must enjoy themselves so much here as to forget to go home.
It boasts the Ancient Culture Street, a treasured place with rich historical associations and cultural characteristics, where you can enjoy three unique cultural products of Tianjin, painted clay figurines, Yangliuqing New Year Pictures, and Wei’s kites. It has an Italian-style architectural complex, the only one in Asia, where you may have a special feeling of the blending of Eastern and Western cultures. There are also the “Five Great Avenues”, an architectural complex of foreign Western-style architectures best preserved in China. In these avenues there are more than 2,000 garden houses of various styles of different countries built in the 1920s and1930s, including the Renaissance, classical, eclectic, baroque, courtyard architectures and architectures of Chinese and Western styles combined. Hence this area is called the world architecture exposition, and the people who love art must enjoy themselves so much here as to forget to go home.
Weather
Tianjin, near the Bohai Bay, has obvious marine climate. It enjoys four distinct seasons a year. It is windy and arid with little rain in spring, hot and rainy in summer, full of fresh air and moderate in temperature in autumn, and cold and arid with little snow in winter. It is hottest in July, and coldest in January. So, traveling is suitable in any season in Tianjin, and late spring, early summer and autumn are the best periods, with a genial climate, and cool and comfortable.
Food
Tianjin was named as the happiest city in China in 2008. Walking in the streets in Tianjin, you will have different feelings. Meanwhile, Tianjin is also famous for its various foods. You can surely find your favorite food when you are in Tianjin. Tianjin abounds with fish, shrimps, and crabs. “Eight Great Bowls”, “Four Great Stews”, “Four Winter Delicacies” and other necessary dishes in a banquet may contribute to a lively and uninhibited atmosphere. There are many kinds of snacks in Tianjin, but the most popular are still the three unique foods in Tianjin, Go Believe Steamed Stuffed Bun, Erduoyan Fried Cake, and Shibajie Fried Dough Twist. Regardless of reputation, the most important thing is the delicious taste.
Traffic
As one of the leading coastal cities in China, Tianjin has a very convenient transportation system. At present, Tianjin has four types of transportation: by railway, by highway, by waterway, and by air. Tianjin Airport has 81 international and domestic airlines, and 62 reachable cities. There are over six arrival and departure flights a day in the airlines to Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Dalian, Seoul, etc. There are four railway stations in Tianjin: Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin West Railway Station, Tianjin South Railway Station and Tianjin North Railway Station. South Railway Station is a high-speed railway station. After its reconstruction was completed, the West Railway Station has already been put into use. There are comparatively few passengers in North Railway Station. Tianjin Port has two domestic passenger lines: Tianjin to Yantai and Tianjin to Dalian. In addition, it has two international passenger lines: Tianjin to Kobe, Japan, and Tianjin to Incheon, South Korea.
Tips:
1. It is arid and windy in Tianjin in winter. In that season, please prepare a mask to prevent against wind and dust, and other items to protect your face.
2. It is hot and dry in Tianjin in summer. In that season, please pay attention to sunburn protection. As a short rain often comes down in torrents, please pay attention to the weather and bring an umbrella with you if necessary.
3. People of Tianjin have an honest and straightforward disposition. They are outspoken, lively and playful, and that is an embodiment of their cordial, magnanimous and humorous character.
