The Calligraphy Stone Forest of One Hundred Generals is located within the Bagua City in Tianjin. On white marble slabs are engraved calligraphic works by 107 generals and marshals of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, including two marshals, two senior generals, 22 lieutenant generals, 74 major generals, and seven brigadier generals. The majority of these inscriptions were created specifically for the Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall. Among them are —'s “Impenetrable Fortress,” Nie Rongzhen’s “We stand firm amidst the Wutai, Taihang, Heng, and Yan Mountains, our banners pointing toward Changbai; we gallop along the Hutuo, Yongding, Chao, and Luan Rivers, our victory songs echoing across the Yalu,” Xiao Jingguang’s “Majestic as the Mountains and Rivers,” and Tan Zheng’s “Adorning these mountain passes, today they look even better.”
The original Tianjin U.S. Military Barracks were located on No. 5 Street in the former German Concession of Tianjin (now No. 1 Guangdong Road, Hexi District). This building is currently a historically protected architectural landmark of special significance and now houses Tianjin Medical University. Initially, the original Tianjin U.S. Military Barracks were built in 1910 and situated at the intersection of Boro Road and Hai Road in the British Concession of Tianjin...
The former residence of Wu Yulin is located at No. 292, Jiefang South Road, Hexi District. Built in 1931, the site originally had three brick-and-wood buildings: two northern structures and one southern structure. Both front and rear northern buildings are three stories high and interconnected. The smaller southern building has two stories. There are over ten auxiliary rooms surrounding the main buildings. A courtyard garden lies between the north and south buildings…
The former residence of the Xu family is located at No. 11 Munan Road. Built in 1926 and designed by Shen Liyuan of the Huaxin Engineering Firm, the main building is a three-story brick-and-wood structure with 27 rooms, covering a construction area of 984 square meters. The interior features exquisite decoration and is fully equipped with sanitation and heating facilities. The courtyard includes 24 single-story brick-and-wood structures, with a total built-up area of 527 square meters. …
The former residence of Zhu Qiqian is located at No. 164 Machang Road, Hexi District. After retiring to Tianjin, due to his wife's illness requiring a quiet environment for recovery, he purchased a plot of land opposite Nijiayuan Garden (the private garden of warlord Ni Sichong, now the Tianjin Children's Hospital) in 1922 and built a courtyard-style villa there. It is a three...
The 18th Street Twist Cultural Museum is located at No. 32 Dongting Road, Hexi District, Tianjin. It is the first national cultural museum themed around twists, built and invested in by Tianjin Guifaxiang 18th Street Twist Food Co., Ltd. The museum aims to promote traditional Chinese food culture and preserve the heritage of Tianjin’s time-honored brands, showcasing the origins, rise…
Beijiang Museum (French name: Musee HongHo PaiHo – Yellow River and White River Museum), the predecessor of Tianjin Natural History Museum, was founded by French Catholic Jesuit priest and naturalist Paul Émile Licent (1876–1952) when he came to China in 1914…
Era of Liu Guanxiong's Former Residence: Republican Era Address: No. 123 Machang Road, Hexi District Category: Important Modern Historical Site and Representative Architecture Originally built in 1923, it served as the residence of Liu Guanxiong, the first Minister of the Navy, and his son before liberation. After liberation, it was taken over by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government and used by Tianjin No. 22 Middle School. It is now used by a branch campus of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics...
The former Haihe River Engineering Bureau was located in Building 2 at No. 41 Taierzhuang Road. It is a historically protected building of key significance and a cultural heritage site under the protection of Tianjin Municipality. Built in 1911 as an office building, it is a two-story brick-and-wood structure. The exterior features red brick exposed walls, with a canopy and stone steps at the entrance. The main façade includes a bay window that projects outward, above which is a second...
The former residence of Emile Licent is located at No. 117 Machang Road, Hexi District (formerly Machang Road in the British Concession), built in 1922. It served as the residence in Tianjin of French missionary Emile Licent, the founder of the Beijiang Museum. It stands to the west of the former main building of Tianjin College of Commerce and Industry and the Beijiang Museum. This building is a historically and culturally significant structure under key protection and is also listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin...
The former residence of Yuan Keding, the eldest son of Yuan Shikai and former member of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History, is located in Tianjin. The building stands on what was Seckendorffstraße in the former German Concession of Tianjin and was constructed in 1920. Originally, the building served as the office of...
The former residence of Bian Yinchang is located in the Bian Family Courtyard south of the Township Ancestral Hall inside Dongmenli. Built during the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty by Bian Yinchang’s father, it has a history of over 140 years. The Bian Family Courtyard south of the Township Ancestral Hall covers an area of 10,700 square meters and consists of two large courtyards, east and west. All the houses are of brick-and-timber construction with blue tile roofs, featuring four beams and eight pillars. The north and south rooms are...
The former residence of Gao Shuxun is located at No. 141 Munan Road, Heping District. This residence is a quiet courtyard complex, comprising a total of 29 buildings and bungalows, covering an area of 1,275 square meters with a built-up area of 641 square meters. It has a brick-concrete structure. The courtyard is filled with lush flowers and trees, setting off an exquisitely designed British-style villa. The sides of the building are flat...
The Residence of Chen Guangyuan is located at No. 48 Dali Road, Heping District. It is a building with a grand gateway, high steps, and a European modern architectural style. The walls are made of yellow sulfur-colored bricks, and the most eye-catching feature is the second floor that juts out beyond the third. The second floor has a large terrace, and the roof of the third floor features an octagonal pavilion. The architectural style is uniquely creative, exuding dignity and grandeur with a touch of luxury…
The former residence of Sun Dianying is located at No. 20 Munan Road, Heping District. Built in the 1930s, the building was publicly claimed to be his Tianjin liaison office, but according to historical records, it actually served as his base for marketing, arms dealing, and ticket scalping in Tianjin. The residence is designed in the British classical architectural style. The entire...
The former residence of Zhao Yicheng is located at No. 69 Changde Road, Heping District. It is a very delicate and charming British-style small building. This two-story house covers just over 100 square meters and consists of eight rooms. Stepping up the stairs, you’ll find a uniquely designed semi-circular doorway. The walls are partially made of exposed brick and partially of cement blocks. The ground floor houses the dining room and living room; the upper floor contains the study…
The former residence of Jin Yunpeng is located at No. 2 Sichuan Road, Heping District. It was purchased in 1929 under the name Yanfutang from the British Municipal Council. This is a courtyard-style Western-style building with a spacious yard. The entire residence consists of 53 rooms including both buildings and single-story houses, covering a construction area of over 3,500 square meters. There are two sections, front and back, both built with brick and wood structures. The front building is the main house with a basement...
The Former Site of the Northern Bureau of the CPC Central Committee is a cultural relics protection unit in Tianjin. It is located at No. 19, Longtaili, Heilongjiang Road, Heping District, Tianjin. It is an ordinary two-story building. This was once the place where Liu Shaoqi, a major leader of the CPC, came to Tianjin to work and reside. After the Wayaobao Meeting in 1935, the CPC Central Committee assigned Liu Shaoqi to come to Tianjin...
Introduction: Located at No. 15 Tai’an Avenue, Heping District. The building features a brick-and-wood structure, divided into a front section and a rear section. There are large glass windows where the two sections connect. At the center of the roof ridge, there was originally a small domed pavilion with a gray helmet-shaped top. The interior is luxuriously decorated. Sun Chuanfang (1885–1935), courtesy name Xinyuan, was from Licheng, Shandong Province, and was one of the leading warlords of the Zhili clique during the Republic of China period…
Introduction: The small Western-style buildings are the most representative architecture in Tianjin, just as siheyuan (courtyards) are to Beijing. Historically, Tianjin served as the seaport gateway to Beijing. During the most powerless period of the Qing government, many imperialist countries established concessions in Tianjin, leading to a sudden emergence of numerous Western-style buildings throughout the streets and alleys. …