Attractions in Tianjin

Located in Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, Jingyuan Garden is an elegant Western-style residence and is the former residence of the last Emperor Puyi. This can help you understand Puyi’s life and see the office and residence of his time. Jingyuan Garden is divided into two main courtyards, the main courtyard and the West Crossing Courtyard. The main building, Aisin Gioro Yuyi Exhibition Hall, Jingyuan Restoration Exhibition Hall and the Visitor Center are located in the courtyard.

The Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang is located on Chifeng Road in Heping District. It is a three-story building of mixed Western and Chinese style. Zhang Xueliang lived here together with Zhao Si. The residence has been restored with furnishings typical of the era and features photos and text on the life of Marshal Zhang Xueliang. The music, decorations, clothing, furniture and panoramic figures are all accurate reproductions of what the house might have looked like when Zhang lived in Tianjin's French Concession. While there, visitors can take the opportunity to sample delicious snacks made from ingredients and cooked in a style that would have been familiar to Marshal Zhang, as well as gain a further understanding and experience many aspects of Zhang Xueliang's life and living environment.

The Former Residence of Liang Qichao is located in Minzu Road, Hebei District, Tianjin. It was built in 1914. The restored Former Residence of Liang Qichao is divided into twelve exhibition rooms, including the study room, living room and family memorial room. Reproduces the environment in which Liang Qichao lived in the past, and introduced the life stories of Liang Qichao in detail. His nine children are very well educated and admirable.

Cao Yu's Former Residence is located on the east side of Democracy Road in Hebei District, Tianjin, where youth Cao Yu lived. The play Thunderstorm was completed at 25 Democracy Road. The residence started to be built in the early years of the Warlord Era as an Italian-styled architecture, with the brick and wooden structure for both the front and the back buildings. In front of the residence there is a bronze bust of Mr. Cao Yu. Inside the residence, there are restorative furnishings and objects, a great deal of historical materials, and a number of collection photographs.

Former Residence of Li Shutong is located at No. 62, Liangdian Street, Hebei District. It is a courtyard house. This Qing Dynasty building with the shape of “Tian” is divided into two parts, the north and the south. It has a garden and western-style “foreign study” for Li Shutong rests and learns to draw and receive visitors. The courtyard has a verandah and a small garden. The interior is exquisitely furnished and the environment is elegant. The reconstructed former residence garden landscape consists of Taihu stone rockery, artificial lake, memorial pavilion and pavilion, without losing its exquisiteness.

The town of Yangliuqing in Tianjin is an ancient one with a strong and profound folk culture. There are some ancient buildings worth visiting in Zhenshan, namely a theatre, a memorial archway and a Wenchang Pavilion. Shi Family Residence in the ancient town is a typical traditional residence in northern China, with many beautiful stone carvings in the courtyard. Every year during the Spring Festival, Yangliuqing Town will hold a large lantern temple fair. This town is also quite famous for their local New Year's pictures, which are pretty good souvenirs to take home.