Ancient Culture Street

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Ancient Culture Street is located in Nankai District, Tianjin, centered on Tianhou Temple, starting from Shuige Street in the south and ending at Tongbei Road in the north. Here is the concentration of the most famous time-honored brands and handicraft shops in Tianjin. You can find many handicrafts such as Yangliuqingnian paintings, clay figure sheets, Weiji kites, etc., and you can also taste classic Tianjin delicacies.

There are currently hundreds of shops in Ancient Culture Street, most of which are time-honored shops in Tianjin, full of strong folk characteristics. There is Qiaoxiangge, a comprehensive shop selling cloisonne, Suzhou embroidery, lacquerware, etc.; there are nut sheets, leather candy sheets, and bean sheets that sell local specialties; the most famous one is the folk handicraft shop, which has lifelike painted clay sculptures. "Clay Figurine Zhang", Yangliuqingnianhua, which uses woodblocks to print New Year pictures, and "Kite Wei", which makes kites of various shapes, are all shops that tourists must visit when they come to Ancient Culture Street. While shopping, you can also enjoy Tianjin’s special delicacies, such as Goubuli steamed buns, pancakes, Tianjin fried dough twist, etc., which will definitely satisfy the appetite of foodies. The shop opens around 8:30 in the morning and closes around 17:30 in the evening. You can pay attention to the shopping time.

In addition to shopping and eating delicious food, there are many places of interest in Ancient Culture Street, which you can take a good look at. Tianhou Palace is located in the center of Ancient Culture Street, and is also the core of the ancient culture street’s historic sites. It has a history of more than 600 years dedicated to the Queen of Heaven, who protects the safety of sea voyages. Now it is the location of Tianjin Folklore Museum, which introduces the history and folk customs of Tianjin City, and displays cultural relics such as Tianjin city bricks in Ming Dynasty, water transport models in Qing Dynasty, and water machines in Qing Dynasty. The theater building is also known as "Jinmen Old Theater Building", where you can watch cross talk and juggling performances. Dashizi Hutong is the former residence of Yan Fu, a modern thinker and educator. The original house is no longer there. Now Tianyan Square is built on the old site, and there is a bronze statue of Yan Fu. In addition, there are Tongqingli, Yuhuang Pavilion, etc., each with its own characteristics.

Every March 23rd of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Tianhou Empress. At that time, the ancient cultural street will hold the Huanghui (originally called "Niangnianghui", because Qianlong visited this meeting when he went to the south of the Yangtze River, so it was named "Huanghui"). Performances can be seen in the square, south of the palace, and north of the palace. There are dragon lantern dance, lion dance, Shaolin club, stilts, Dharma drum, dry boat, ground Yangko, martial arts, Beijing opera, Pingju, bangzi, etc. It is one of the most lively temple fairs in Tianjin. one.

opening hours

09:00-17:00 all year round

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