Qiaoyuan Park

　　Qiaoyuan Park is situated at the southeastern corner of the Weiguo Road Overpass, at a key junction in Hedong District, Tianjin, serving as a gateway to the city’s urban landscape. It spreads out in a fan shape facing northwest and covers an area of 22 hectares. Originally an abandoned shooting range on low-lying saline-alkali land, the park was redesigned to suit its natural conditions. Leveraging the existing target hill and several fish ponds, it was transformed into an artificial wetland park that meets first-class urban landscaping standards. It is a national AAA-level tourist attraction and the largest man-made ecological wetland park within Tianjin’s six urban districts. The park spans 400 mu (approximately 26.7 hectares), with nearly 200 mu (around 13.3 hectares) dedicated to ecological water bodies. Its plot ratio is less than 0.04, offering incomparable ecological advantages. The site features 14 wetland bubbles of varying heights, planted with over 100 types of vegetation, including 20 aquatic plants, 43 trees and shrubs, and 40 perennial plants. There are 16 flat and arched bridges throughout the park that connect various water areas, making it the park with the most bridges in Tianjin’s urban area. In addition to these bridges, a footpath boardwalk runs through the park. All bridges are made of wood, reflecting the ecological park's philosophy of returning to nature. The creative vision of Qiaoyuan Park is to build an eco-innovative park “characterized by ecological fashion and centered around leisure tourism.” At the 2009 World Architecture Festival held in Barcelona, Spain, it won the “World Landscape of the Year Award,” marking the first time a Chinese urban park received this honor. It also received the ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) Honor Award in the General Design category in 2010.

　　Qiaoyuan Park is the largest man-made ecological wetland park in Tianjin, built from a mound of earth, and won the “World Landscape of the Year Award” at the 2009 World Architecture Festival in Barcelona, Spain.

　　The park features various styles of bridges, hence the name “Bridge Garden.” Its waterside platforms, wooden boardwalks connecting these platforms, benches nestled among native wild grasses, and ponds of all sizes make it especially suitable for elderly visitors.

　　The Qiaoyuan Bridge Exhibition Hall displays models of many famous bridges from China and abroad, including Tianjin’s Liberation Bridge and Jingang Bridge. As the only large-scale park in the Wanxin Village area, it attracts countless local residents daily. If you get tired of exploring, you can also relax at the teahouse or bookstore located in the southwestern corner of the park.

　　Suggested Duration

　　1–2 hours

　　Transportation

　　Take bus lines 623, 635, 653, 679, 843, 847, or Airport Shuttle Line 4, get off at Fengqili Station, and walk about 200 meters to reach the park.

　　Admission Fee

　　Free

　　Opening Hours

　　8:00–17:30

　　Location

　　Intersection of Tianshan Road and Panshan Road, Hedong District, Tianjin