The former site of the Belfran Building is located at No. 3 Jiefang North Road, Heping District. It is a cultural heritage conservation unit of Tianjin and classified as a key historical building under the city’s protection. Constructed in 1926, the Belfran Building was designed by French engineer Mendelssohn from the Belgian firm Société Immobilière de Belgique. Originally, it was a comprehensive…
The former site of the Beiyang Merchants' Guarantee Bank is located at No. 52, Jiefang North Road, Heping District. It is a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin and classified as a general-level historical building under municipal protection. The original structure was built in 1908 and designed by the Shadeli Engineering Firm. It has previously housed a photography studio, the Japanese trading firm Takezai & Co., and the Belgian bank Banque Sino-Belge...
The Former Residence of the Meng Family on Chande Road is located at No. 26, Chande Road, Heping District, Tianjin, dating back to the Republic of China era. On January 5, 2013, it was designated as part of the Fourth Batch of Cultural Relics Protection Units in Tianjin by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government. …
The former site of the Bank of Chosen is located at No. 97-101 Jiefang North Road, Heping District. It is a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin and classified as a historically styled building under special protection in the city. Although the bank is named “Bank of Chosen,” it was not a Korean bank established in China but rather an official Japanese bank. The Bank of Chosen...
The former residence of Chen Yihou is located at No. 93 Xi’an Road. It was designed by the renowned architect Shen Liyuan and funded by the banker Chen Yihou. The building includes a basement and consists of three courtyards: the front courtyard features a garage, a billiard room, and more; the middle courtyard is a garden; and the rear courtyard is used for drying clothes, among other purposes. The residence enjoys excellent ventilation and remains warm in winter and cool in summer. …
The former residence of Chen Zhuling is located at No. 4 Baoding Road, Heping District, Tianjin, dating back to the Republic of China period. It is a three-story mixed-structure building, with parts two stories high, featuring a red-tiled sloping roof. The exterior walls are finished with plain red bricks, and the window and door openings are in the form of arches, adorned with exquisite floral decorations and window/door surrounds. The building has an "L"-shaped floor plan, presenting an elegant and beautiful design…
The former site of Dakuo Hotel, located at No. 15 Zhejiang Road, Heping District, is a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin and classified as a historically significant building under key municipal protection. The Dakuo Hotel was originally situated on what was then Race Course Road in the British Concession (now Zhejiang Road). The first-generation Dakuo Hotel was built by an Irish couple but was later destroyed in...
The former site of the Continental Bank is located at No. 68 Harbin Road, Heping District, and is a protected cultural heritage site of Tianjin. The Continental Bank was founded in Tianjin in 1919 by Tan Danya, then Vice Minister of Finance of the Beiyang Government, with the building constructed in 1921. In 1922, it joined forces with the Salt Industry Bank, Jincheng Bank, and Zhongnan Bank to form the Joint Banking Operations Office of the Four Banks, …
The former site of the Banque de l'Indochine is located at No. 77-79 Jiefang North Road, Heping District. It is a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin and classified as a key historical building under the city's top-tier preservation status. Originally a French domestic bank, the Banque de l'Indochine was established in 1875 with its headquarters in Paris, France. In 1888, it expanded its operations to China...
The former site of the French Club is located at No. 29 Jiefang North Road, Heping District. It is a cultural relic protection unit of Tianjin and is classified as a historically significant building under key municipal protection. Originally known as the French Club, also called the French Ballroom, it was funded and built in 1931 by the French Municipal Council. The facility included a bar, small theater, dance hall, billiards room, globe room, rest area...
The former site of K.T.A. Building is located at 109–123 Binjiang Road, Heping District, Tianjin, dating back to 1928. On January 5, 2013, it was designated as part of the Fourth Batch of Tianjin Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government. …
The original building of Jiu Da Refined Salt Company was designed by Zhonghua Xingye Company and constructed in 1920. It originally served as the Tianjin office of Jiu Da Refined Salt Company. In December 1941, after the Japanese military took over the French Concession, the Japanese military police occupied the building. On August 15, 1945, following Japan's surrender, the building continued to be used by Jiu Da Refined Salt Company. In 195…
The former residence of Ma Zhanshan is located at No. 11 Hunan Road. It is a brick-and-wood structure building constructed in the 1920s, with a main two-story section, partial three-story areas, and a basement. The architectural style is eclectic. No. 11 Hunan Road was originally an ordinary residential house, but ever since it was identified as Ma Zhanshan’s former residence in Tianjin a few years ago, it has ceased to be just an ordinary building...
The Maogen Building is located at No. 121 Changde Road. Constructed in 1937, it is a high-end apartment building. It features a mixed structure, with four floors in the central section and three floors on both wings, as well as a semi-basement. The layout of the building and its residential units were designed according to a new lifestyle—each floor centers around a stairwell with living units arranged symmetrically. Each unit...
The former site of the United States Navy Club is located at No. 113 Jiefang North Road. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Tianjin and is classified as a historically significant building under key municipal protection. Constructed in 1924 with funding from a British man named Narnis, the building was taken over by the U.S. Navy in 1945. The structure once housed a billiard room...
The former site of Melchers Trading Company is located at No. 174 Dagu North Road, Heping District, and is a protected cultural heritage site of Tianjin. Originating from Bremen, Germany, Melchers was one of the earliest German trading companies established in Tianjin. As early as the late Qing Dynasty, it had already begun operating in China. Melchers Trading Company maintained close ties with Deutsche-Asiatische Bank, as well as other firms such as Lihua, Shichang, and Siemens...
“Kiessling” was the earliest Western-style restaurant in Tianjin and even in China. In the late Qing Dynasty, after the Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Tianjin in 1900, it is said that a German chef named Kiessling, who came to Tianjin with the German troops, was famous for making bread and sweets. The Western cuisine of Kiessling spread Western food culture and became a legendary chapter fondly recalled by the older generation of Tianjiners...
The Former Residence of the Wang Family is located at No. 54 Machang Road, Heping District. It is a cultural heritage site protected by Tianjin Municipality and classified as a historically styled building under general protection in Tianjin. The residence is a three-story brick-concrete structure, featuring a high-end British-style villa with a modern and contemporary design. The exterior walls are finished with cement, with some sections in exposed brick. The first floor has semicircular corner bays…
The former residence of Wu Chongxi is located at No. 56–58 Yantai Road, Heping District, Tianjin (originally No. 14 Road in the British Concession of Tianjin). It dates back to 1912. …
Destination Introduction: The Grape Production Demonstration Garden of Zhangjiawan Fruit and Vegetable Technology Development Center is located beside the Beijing-Tianjin Highway in Zhangjiawan Town, covering an area of 200 acres. Established in April 1996, it is a scientific research and production base characterized by grape facility cultivation and fruit and vegetable planting techniques. Special Note: The garden features fragrant, muscat-flavored, crisp-fleshed...