Tianjin Boxer Rebellion Memorial Hall

Tianjin Boxer Rebellion Memorial Hall

Tianjin Boxer Rebellion Memorial Hall is a national AA-level tourist attraction, a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level, and a patriotic education base.

The site of the Boxer Rebellion’s Lüzu Hall Altar is located at No. 18 Hejia Hutong, Ruyi’an Street, Hongqiao District, Tianjin.

The buildings at the site were constructed in 1719 as a Taoist temple dedicated to Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. It has undergone multiple renovations over time and mainly consists of the Mountain Gate, Front Hall, Rear Hall, and Five Immortals Hall.

In 1900, the Boxer Rebellion—a movement against imperialism—broke out. In May, Boxer leader Cao Futian led thousands of followers into Tianjin and chose Lüzu Hall as the movement’s operational base, establishing its main altar there to resist the Eight-Nation Alliance. Later, other Boxer leaders such as Liu Chengxiang, Lin He’er, and Zhang Decheng, head of the “No.1 Regiment Under Heaven” from Duliuzhen, frequently came here to hold altars, gather, and strategize their resistance against the foreign invaders and direct Boxer military operations. During the months of fierce fighting between the Boxers and the imperialist forces, the Lüzu Hall altar became one of the central hubs of Boxer activity in Tianjin. (National Cultural Heritage Administration)