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| Residents | 13.245.000 (2016) | |
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Tianjin(Chinese: 天津) is a province in the north of China. The legend of the postal administration is still widely known: Tientsin. The city of the same name forms its core (Chinese: 天津市) which due to the Chinese practice of creating huge regions through territorial reform here as city directly under the government to be considered congruent with the 12,000 km² region.
background
Historically, Tianjin was the capital of the directly imperial-ruled Zhili Province (直隸) under its own viceroy. After the unequal treaty that was imposed on China as a result of the second opium war in 1860, foreign merchants were largely kept away from the capital, they settled here. First, France and Great Britain received concessions, i.e. extra-territorial city quarters. Up until 1895, there were those for the Tsarist Empire, Austria-Hungary, Japan and the German Empire. The architecture of the buildings erected at that time still bear witness to this era today.
The population grew from a good 4 to over 9 million between 1990 and 2010 and is a good 12.5 million in 2019. About half of them live in the city center.
language
In most of Tianjin, the Ji-Lu dialect, also called Hebei-Shandong dialect (冀鲁 方言 / 冀魯 方言 or 冀鲁 话 / 冀魯 話) second hand. It is also spoken in Hebei ("Ji", 冀) and Shandong ("Lu", 鲁).
getting there
By plane
Most foreign visitors come through one of the Beijing airports at.
2 terminals. Mainly domestic Chinese flights, but many of them. International connections (sometimes only seasonal) to Korea, Ulan Bator and few Japanese places with low cost airlines.By train
- 2 Tiānjīn Zhān (天津 站, Main or Ostbahnhof) (Bus stations on the forecourt. Metro lines 2, 3 and 9). Complete renovation by 2018 after the opening of the high-speed lines. About 70 trains run daily on the high-speed rail line Beijing South, at peak times there is a departure every five minutes. Trains to Manchuria run from here to Shenyang North Railway Station.
- 3 Tiānjīnxī (天津 西, Westbahnhof) (Metro: 1, 6 (4 under construction). Complete renovation for the opening of the high-speed lines between Beijing and Shanghai. The old normal railway line remains in operation, but the cheaper service has been thinned out. Another route leads to Baoding (158 km). The opening of a direct connection to Beijing-Daxing Airport is under construction for 2022.
- 4 Tiānjīn Běi (天津 北, North Station) (Metro 3: Beizhan 北 站 站). Trains to Shanhaiguan (303 km) over the end of the Great Wall of China by the sea Qinhuangdao. Regional trains to Jizhou District (薊州 區, approx. 120 km).
A 5 Railway booking office is in the old town.
By boat
From the Korean Incheon usually drives Jinchon Ferry 2-3 times a week. A single journey from there in 2020 costs kostet 115,000 in a dormitory and ￦ 130,000 in a 4 or 6-bed cabin. Arrival is at the terminal 6 Tianjin passenger port (天津 港 客運站, Tel. 022-25708344) where tickets to Korea are also available.
mobility
The metro has been massively expanded since 2010. Lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9 were in operation by 2018. There are 159 stations.
Tourist Attractions
Where there are information boards in the city center, the text is also in English.
- In the area of the former walled, rectangular old city, not far from the drum tower and the shopping streets:
- 1 Old Town Museum (天津 老城 博物館)
- 2 Theater museum (天津 广东 会馆) (Not far from the drum tower).
Since opening in 1986 it has been housed in the old hall of the Guandong Merchants' Guild, which is a theater for merchants from there. In the old theater hall, there were mainly games Canton operas, with its 70 m² stage there is a great dome-shaped ceiling construction, which ensures excellent acoustics. - 3 Confucian city temple (天津 文廟)
- In the "street of old culture" (古 文化 街), a new tourist trap with numerous shops
- Folklore museum (天津 民俗 博物館)
- Chinese Shoe Tradition Museum (天津 華夏 鞋 文化 博物館). This is where the (un) custom of the Foot binding illuminated.
- 4 "Palace of the Queen of Heaven" (天津 天 后宮 Tiānjīntiān hòugōng)
- In the district of Hépíng (和平 区) you will find the quarter of the "five great avenues" (south of the main business district)五大 道). At the time of the concessions, this was the residential area of wealthy merchants. It is still a preferred residential area today. Many of the old houses, which are kept in the most varied of European styles, are listed as historical monuments. Can relax in 5 Munnan Park (睦 南 公園).
- The most striking building is the one built in yellow and red brick by French Catholic missionaries in 1912/3 6 St. Joseph's Cathedral (聖 若瑟 主教 座 堂). This church has long been the tallest building in the city.
- Here is that too 1 Astor Hotel (33 Tai'er Zhuang Rd .; today 152 5 * rooms), which was one of the most luxurious in Asia when it opened in 1910 and today also houses a museum.
- The most striking building is the one built in yellow and red brick by French Catholic missionaries in 1912/3 6 St. Joseph's Cathedral
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- In the vicinity of the train station, in the area of the former Italian concession, a “street of Italian style” has been laid out. There is also a Marco Polo field and the one designed for 1000 men 7 Italian barracks, a brick building from 1925.
- 8 Tianjin Radio and TV Tower, 415 meters high. Viewing platform at 253 m. The best view is on a clear day at sunset.
- The 9 Park on the water was still on the outskirts when it was laid out after the liberation. His "West Lake" is supposed to evoke echoes of the famous one in Hangzhou. In the southern part is the zoo. It closes to the north 10 Zhōu Ēnlái and Dèng Yǐngchāo Memorial Museum (周恩來 鄧穎超 紀念館; Tue-Sun 9.00-16.00). The Ilyushin Il-14 used by the Prime Minister is also on display.
Museums
- part of 11 Cultural center complex (天津市 文化 中心) are:
- 12 Tianjin Museum (天津 博物館), 62, Pingjiang Road, Hexi District.New building which, as part of the new cultural center, has housed the now merged houses of the art museum and the natural history museum since 2012. 31400 m² of exhibition space. One department is devoted to exquisite art objects from ancient China, bronze mirrors and jade, while another houses a collection blue and white porcelain. 2600 m² is dedicated to the history of the city between the Opium War in 1860 and the liberation in 1949.Open: Tue-Sun 9.00-16.30.Price: free, but tickets must be reserved in advance.
- 13 naturehistorical Museum (天津 自然博物館).With 380,000 items in its magazines from all phases of the earth's history, the house is considered the most important museum of its kind in China. At the current location since 2013.
- 14 Science and Technology Museum (天津 科學 技術 館)
- gallery
- Library
- Chinese theater 中華 劇院
- At the intersection of Youyi / Binshui Rd. An artificial lake has been created, which is elongated into an oval, as if the route of the former English horse racing track has been dug up.
- Porcelain house (瓷 房子).A colonial building was clad on the outside with porcelain and ceramic objects from 2002-07. Inside is a corresponding museum. The facade alone is worth seeing.
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temple
- 15 Dàbēi Yuàn (大悲 院, Temple of Great Compassion).The western part was founded in 1699, the eastern monastery in 1940. Both were damaged in the 1976 earthquake. In the base of the main Buddha statue, 9999 small statuettes are carved, so that there are a total of “10,000”, which is synonymous with “infinite many” in Chinese tradition. The complex was a pilgrimage destination in the post-war years, as one of the 12 fragments of the relic of the frontal bone found near Nanking in 1941 Hsuan-tsang was kept. In January 1957, the Dalai Lama brought it to India as a gift from the Chinese people to the Memorial of Nalanda. The temple is still on the national list of Buddhist focus temples.
activities
- On the bank of the river, not far from the Dàbēi Yuàn temple, it is 120 m high Ferris wheel (天津 之 眼). At peak times (summer nights, public holidays) it is quickly booked out, but you can pre-order tickets online. The promenade is lively in the evening. A little further along the river is the quay for excursion boat trips.
- 1 Happy Valley Adventure Park (天津 歡樂谷 主題 公園 Tiānjīn Huānlè Gŭ), Dongli-qu. Multiple roller coasters. With a swimming pool, non-swimmers receive a life jacket before they are allowed into the knee-deep end of the pool.Open: 9.30am-6pm; very busy on holidays.Price: Each attraction has to be paid individually, approx. 50-80 元.
kitchen
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The food in Tianjin hardly differs from the rest of northern China, at best you eat more fish and lamb.
Mahua (麻花), plaits of dough fried in peanut oil, are considered a traditional dessert. The nationally known manufacturer 1 Guìfāxiáng from 18th Street桂發祥 十八 街 麻花, founded in 1927, also has a company museum. There are five branches in the city center.
- 1 Restaurant Kiessling (起 士林 饭店; 33 Zhejian Lu 浙江 路 33 号)
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- 2 Gǒubùlǐ (狗 不理, English: "Dogs don't eat it") is a restaurant chain that traces its origins back to a restaurant that opened in Tianjin in 1858. Her most important specialty is the steamed dumplings of the same name 狗 不理 包子. There are several branches in the city center.
- In the central block of 3 Nanshi Cuisine Street南市 食品 街 About 100 restaurants and grocers crowd on four hectares.
- 4 Dongfeng donkey meat (東方 驢肉 Dōngfāng lǘròu), Pingjiang Sth Rd, Hexi-qu (About 300 m from the Tianjin Museum). The name eats [sic] Program.
- Anyone who then needs a real wheat beer is in the right place 5 Bavaria beer bar (巴伐利亞 啤酒 坊, 41 Ziyou Rd., In the Italian Quarter).
nightlife
accommodation
- At the station
- 2 Shuanghe Hotel (雙 和 旅館), 49 Jianguo Rd.
- 3 Holiday Inn Express Tianjin City Center, 288, Zhongshan Rd., Hebei-qu (hard-to-miss 29 floors). Tel.: 862226288888. Price: high.
Practical advice
- Consulates
The consular contacts for visitors in trouble are all in the Beijing embassy district. For Germans, the emergency number is 86- (0) 10-8532-9000 during office hours, outside ... 9202. Italians and French should note that their "consulates" in Tianjin are the preserved buildings from colonial times that no longer house any offices.
climate
Frost only occurs in December and January. It can get muggy in midsummer.
trips
Binhai District
The "New Binhai District" 滨海 新区 was created by merging the districts of Hàngū, Tánggū and Dàgǎng in 2010. Here is the port, which was massively expanded after the liberation, and numerous newly created commercial areas that are part of the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area天津 經濟 技術 開發區 be expanded rapidly. A good three million people will live here in 2020. Two highways and a railway line connect TEDA with the center of Tianjin.
The city's only tram runs from the terminus of Tianjin Metro 9 (泰达) to the university district. What is unusual is that it rolls on hard rubber wheels.
- 2 Dongjian Beach (東 疆 灣 景區). Heaped sandy beach, protected by moles, on a headland at the harbor. At the parking lot is a Gǒubùlǐ restaurant and that Gangdong Jiangwan-Hotel (港 東 疆 灣 賓館, Tel. 862225606777).Open: 8.30 a.m.-7.30 p.m.Price: 50 元 / day.
- Part of Taifeng Park is the 16 Taida Redai Botanical Garden (泰達 熱帶 植物園). Two connected glass pyramids as a greenhouse.Price: with costs.
- 17 Haichang Polar Ocean World (極地 海洋 世界). Aquarium. Child-friendly with a dolphin show and penguins. Part of a chain that has branches all over China.Open: 9 am-4pm / 5.30pm.Price: adults 245, children 150 元.
- 3 Langda hot springs and aqua park (龍 達 溫泉 洗浴 中心), Tianjin Lu. Hot springs but also paddling pools suitable for children.
- 18 TEDA aircraft carrier park (天津 濱海 新區 航母 旅遊 區, Naval Museum) (Beitang bus station, line 127; Binhai North Express Train Station, Bus 939). The central exhibit is the former Soviet one, which was retired in 1993 Flight deck cruiser Kiev. In addition, there is a submarine, destroyer, coast guard boat, etc. Only a certain number of visitors are allowed on the ships, so it is advisable not to come on holidays or weekends if you want to avoid queues. The parades on the "Russian Street", where there is also vodka, black bread and borscht, are more kitschy in the Disney sense.Price: Adults 220 元.
- Accommodations
International luxury class chains, close to each other and not far from Warner International Golf Club:
- 4 Holiday Inn Binhai Tianjin, Citizens Plaza, 86 1st Avenue.
- Teda Tianjin Marriott Executive Apartments, 29 2nd St, Binhai. Tel.: 862266218888.
Taku forts
The defenses of the Taku forts 大沽 砲台 when they were stormed in the Second Opium War in 1858 and again in 1860, consisted of six large and a good fifty smaller forts. They were built at the beginning of the 20th century after the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion, mostly looped. Two forts still exist today, one on the south bank and the other on the north bank of Hai He. The one to the south 19 Taku fort has been restored since 1988 and opened to the public. The facilities are located around 55 kilometers southeast of Tianjin city center.
Jizhou District
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Jizhou District, north of Tianjin 薊州 區 was formerly part of Hebei Province. The main attraction is the ridge of the 20 Pan-Shan. Since the region is actually closer to Beijing (80 km), it can get very crowded here on public holidays and during the holiday season. In the short winter you can ski here.
Between 1 Huangyaguan and Taipingzhai can be hiked a good five kilometers along a well-restored piece of the Great Wall of China.
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Im easy to reach by train 7 Place of Jizhou is the Buddhist 21 Dúlè temple (獨樂寺) with its old halls built of wood is worth seeing. The Guanyin Pavilion is 23 meters high. It is one of the oldest surviving wooden structures in China. It houses a 16 m high eleven-headed Guanyin statue (十 一面 观音 塑像), a rare clay sculpture.
Also worth seeing is the white pagoda (alte), the old drum tower in a historically restored old town district and the 22 Confucian temple (薊州 文廟). All of these are not far from each other.
- Accommodation in the center of Jizhou
literature
- Cook's handbook for tourists to Peking, Tientsin, Shan-Hai-Kwan, Mukden, Dalny, Port Arthur, and Seoul; 1910
- State Office for Tourism of the People's Republic of China; Tianjin: Map of Tianjin proper; 2006; 1: 33000; 12 suffix. - With explanation in German language and illustration on d. Back - legend in English language
Web links
- http://www.tj.gov.cn - Tianjin Official Website
