Tianjin Ancient Culture Street

The Ancient Culture Street is located in Nankai District, Tianjin, with Tianhou Palace at its center, stretching from Shuige Street in the south to Tongbei Road in the north.This is a famous area in Tianjin where traditional handicraft shops are concentrated.You can find many handicrafts such as Yangliuqing New Year paintings, Zhang Clays Figures, and Weiji Kites, as well as taste classic Tianjin delicacies.There are currently hundreds of shops in the Ancient Culture Street, most of which are traditional Tianjin shops full of rich folk characteristics.There is Qiaoxiangge, a comprehensive store selling cloisonn¹È, Suzhou embroidery, lacquerware, etc.; there are also specialty stores selling local products such as nuts, candy, and beans; and there are also famous folk art stores such as “Clay Figure Zhang,” which has lifelike painted clay sculptures, “Willow Youth Pictures,” which uses woodblock printing to paint New Year pictures, and “Kite Wei,” which makes kites in various shapes”Kite Wei” and other shops are must-visit shops for tourists to the Ancient Culture Street.While shopping, you can also enjoy Tianjin’s specialty foods, Goubuli buns, pancake fruit, Tianjin twisted dough sticks, etc., which will surely satisfy the appetite of food lovers.The shops open at around 8:30 a.m. and close at around 5:30 p.m., so you can plan your shopping time accordingly.In addition to shopping and eating, there are also many famous attractions and historical sites in the Ancient Culture Street that you can explore.Tianhou Palace is located in the center of the Ancient Culture Street and is also the core of the ancient cultural street’s historical sites. It has been dedicated to the goddess Mazu, who is worshipped for safe voyages, for more than 600 years.It is now the site of the Tianjin Folk Customs Museum, which introduces the history and folk customs of Tianjin City and displays Ming Dynasty Tianjin City bricks, Qing Dynasty canal transportation models, Qing Dynasty water wheels and other cultural relics.The opera house, also known as the “Old Tianjin Opera House”, offers performances of crosstalk and conjuring.Daxiong Hutong is the location of the former residence of Yan Fu, a modern thinker and educator. The original house is no longer there, and Tianyan Square has now been built on the site, with a bronze statue of Yan Fu.There are also Tongqing Lane, Yuhuang Pavilion and so on, each with its own characteristics.The 23rd day of the third lunar month is the birthday of the Goddess of the Sea. On this day, the Ancient Culture Street holds the Emperor’s Meeting (originally called the “Niangniang Meeting”, named after Emperor Qianlong, who visited the meeting when he went south of the Yangtze River). Performances can be seen in the square in front of the Tianhou Palace, as well as in the southern and northern areas of the palace.including dragon lantern dance, lion dance, Shaolin martial arts, stilts, Dharma drums, dry boat, local folk songs, martial arts, Beijing opera, Pingju opera, and Bangzi opera. It is one of the most lively temple fairs in Tianjin.