The Eighteen Streets Mahua Culture Museum is located at No. 32 Dongting Road, Hexi District, Tianjin. It is the first national culture museum themed around mahua, invested and constructed by Tianjin Guifaxiang Eighteen Streets Mahua Food Co., Ltd. With the mission of promoting traditional Chinese food culture and preserving the heritage of Tianjin’s time-honored brands, the museum showcases the legendary journey of mahua—from its origin and flourishing to its establishment as a king among Chinese traditional delicacies. Covering an area of 4,200 square meters, the exhibition content consists of three parts: the exhibition display area, the demonstration production workshop, and the flagship store, offering a cultural feast rooted in sensory experience yet transcending the spiritual. It not only presents the century-long legendary history of Eighteen Streets Mahua but also highlights the enterprise’s development journey of “upholding a century-old foundation and pursuing innovative excellence.”
The First of Its Kind Nationwide — As the country’s first and only mahua-themed culture museum, it traces the evolution of mahua from being a substitute food during the Cold Food Festival, to the imperial-era snack "Ju Sheng Nu" favored by Yang Guifei, to becoming a treasured delicacy at the banquets of late Qing dynasty dignitaries.
Tianjin’s Finest — Dubbed “Tianjin’s Finest,” Eighteen Streets Mahua is praised by many food connoisseurs as a “hand-twisted work of art” due to its “exceptional color, aroma, taste, shape, and quality.” This perfectly aligns with the Chinese culinary philosophy that values the harmony of “color, aroma, taste, form, and spirit.”
Time-Honored Craftsmanship — The making of Eighteen Streets Mahua inherits the essence of traditional craftsmanship, with every process rigorous and seamlessly connected. Having been meticulously refined over a century, it is truly unique and irreplicable. Here, the founder Liu Laobas’s dedicated R&D process is presented through a blend of artistic expression and modern digital imagery.
A Century of History — The museum unfolds a century of Tianjin’s history through three-dimensional hand-painted murals, vividly presenting the era that gave birth to, nurtured, and fostered the growth of Eighteen Streets Mahua.
Address: No. 32 Dongting Road, Hexi District
Phone: 88112002
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