The Tianjin Ancient Culture Street Tourist Area is located in Nankai District, Tianjin, with Tianhou Palace as the center, starting from Shuige Street in the south and ending at Tongbei Road in the north. This is a famous gathering place for traditional and handicraft shops in Tianjin. You can find numerous handicrafts such as Yangliuqing paintings, clay figurine Zhang, Weiji kites, and taste classic Tianjin cuisine. There are currently over a hundred shops in the Tianjin Ancient Culture Street Tourist Area, most of which are traditional Tianjin shops full of rich folk characteristics. There is a comprehensive store called Qiao Xiangge that sells cloisonn é, Suzhou embroidery, lacquerware, and more; Selling local specialties such as nuts, candies, and broken beans; Renowned folk handicraft shops, such as "Mud Man Zhang" with lifelike painted clay sculptures, "Willow Youth Painting" using wooden boards to print New Year's paintings, and "Kite Wei" making kites of various shapes, are all must visit shops for tourists visiting the Tianjin Ancient Culture Street tourist area. While shopping, you can also enjoy Tianjin's special food, such as Goubuli steamed bun, Pancake Fruit, Fried Dough Twists, etc., which will definitely satisfy your appetite for food. The store opens around 8:30 in the morning and closes around 5:30 in the evening, so you can pay attention to your shopping time. In addition to shopping and eating delicious food, Tianjin Ancient Culture Street Tourist Area also has many famous scenic spots and historical sites that you can take a good look at. The Tianhou Palace is located in the center of the Tianjin Ancient Culture Street tourist area and is also the core of the ancient relics in the Tianjin Ancient Culture Street tourist area. It worships and blesses the goddess Tianhou, who sailed safely at sea, and has a history of more than 600 years. Now it is the location of Tianjin Folk Museum, which introduces the history and folk customs of Tianjin city, and displays cultural relics such as Ming Dynasty Tianjin bricks, Qing Dynasty transport models, and Qing Dynasty water machines. The theater, also known as the "Jinmen Old Theater", can perform cross-talk and magic tricks. Da Shi Zi Hutong is the former residence of the modern philosopher and educator Yan Fu. The original house is no longer there, and now a Tianyan Square has been built on the site, with a bronze statue of Yan Fu cast. In addition, there are Tongqing Village, Yuhuang Pavilion, and so on, each with its own characteristics. Every year on the 23rd day of the third lunar month, it is the birthday of Empress Dowager Tianhou. At that time, the Ancient Culture Street will hold the Huanghui (originally called "Niangniang Hui", named after Emperor Qianlong's visit to Jiangnan). Performances can be seen in the square in front of Tianhou Palace, in the south and north of the palace, including dragon lantern dance, lion dance, Shaolin Festival, stilts, drums, dry boats, earth yangko, martial arts, as well as Beijing Opera, Pingju, Bangzi, etc. It is one of the lively temple fairs in Tianjin.
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Address: Ancient Culture Street, Nankai District, Tianjin
Phone: 022-27356128022-27339666
Opening hours: Open all day
Ticket: Free