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Tianjin Museum has modern exhibition halls with an area of 11,000 square meters as well as cultural and leisure facilities with multiple functions. It looks like a swan spreading its wings to fly from the lake surface. It possesses cultural relics of almost 200,000 items, including calligraphy, painting, bronze, ceramics, jade article, stamp of ruler’s seal, carapace bone, coin, historical document, relics of modern times, folk craftwork and so on. Among them, there are nearly 1000 grade one cultural relics of the state. Appointments to visit the museum can be made on the museum's WeChat account (see website for QR code).
The Tianjin Museum is the largest museum in Tianjin, China, exhibiting a range of cultural and historical relics significant to Tianjin. The museum lies in Yinhe Plaza in the Hexi District of Tianjin and covers an area of about 50,000 sq metres. The unique architectural style of the museum, whose appearance resembles that of a swan spreading its wings, has meant that it is quickly becoming one of the city's iconic buildings. The museum was designed by the Japanese architect Mamoru Kawaguchi and constructed by Shin Takamatsu Architect and Associates.
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天津美术馆
Visitors are expected to make a booking before visiting the museum. Bookings can be made on WeChat (see here for QQ code).
天津自然博物馆, 天津自然历史博物馆
Since 2020 all visitors have been required to make an appointment before visiting the museum. Visitor numbers are capped at 4500 on ordinary days and 7500 on public holidays. Appointments can be made on the museum's website (which is in Chinese only) and also on the museum's WeChat account (see website for QR code).
天津科技馆, 天津科学技术馆
Visitors are advised to make an appointment before visiting the museum, but it's possible to visit without a prior appointment as long as the daily limit on the number of visitors has not been exceeded.
人民公园
One of the oldest parks in Tianjin. It was established in 1863 as a private garden and handed over to the state in 1951.
天津广播电视塔 Tiānjīn Guǎngbōdiànshìtǎ, 天塔 Tiāntǎ; Tianjin Tower
The eighth tallest freestanding tower in the world. But this one might be one of the most spectacular as it is surrounded by water.
意大利风情旅游区 (yìdàlìfēngqínglǚyóuqū)
Tianjin Italian Town is the former Italian Concession that was built in 1902. It covers the area from Coast area to the Victory Road. Across the river from Italian Town lies the Ancient Culture Street, Peace Shopping and Pedestrian Street, Tianjin Financial Road, Little White CBD (小白楼) and Tianjin Municipal Government. Owning the unique location, the Italian Town is merged with different cultures. Here you can find the celebrities’ residences, chic bars, international restaurants, western art deco, etc. Among those buildings, the most famous are Liang Qichao’s Yinbin Room, Residence of Feng Guozhang, Residence of Cao Yu, Residence of Hua Shikui, First Worker Cultural Palace and Italian Military Camp. The center of the town is the Marco Polo Plaza. The layout of the street is shaped like a chess board. Both sides of the street are decorated with lamp lights and green trees. In addition, the well preserved fences and other ancient buildings make the town full of Italian aroma. The Free Path is the only pedestrian street in the Italian Town and most of the buildings are restaurants and bars which attracts many tourists. Most restaurateurs are from Apennines Peninsula. Here one can not only taste the real pizza, Italian pasta and other Italian aperitives, besides, he can also enjoy the Italian performances and other Italian clothes and handicraft exhibitions. There are 24-hour bars, cafés, restaurants, art museum and cinemas, attracting tourists from all over the world.