Tianjin Postal Museum

　　The Tianjin Postal Museum is located at No. 111 Jiefang Road, Heping District, with an exhibition area of approximately 1,500 square meters, divided into four major exhibition halls: the "Preface Hall", the "Postal Relay and Other Communication Organizations Hall", the "Postal Hall", and the "Philatelic Hall". The exhibits span five historical periods: the ancient postal relay era, the early modern postal establishment period, the Qing Dynasty Post period, the Chinese Post period, and the People's Post period.

　　Through texts, physical objects, photographs, statues, and other display methods, the exhibition halls introduce the century-long historical changes of Tianjin Post and showcase the unique cultural charm of the postal industry.

　　The collections of the Tianjin Postal Museum include precious cultural relics such as the "cart rut stone" from the Qin and Han dynasties, the "brick painting" from the Tang Dynasty, the actual mailed envelope from the "Grand Council" in the early days of modern postal establishment, the "postal carriage" from the Chinese Post period, as well as a large number of stamps and philatelic items, including China’s first set of stamps, the "Large Dragon" stamps. The display of these artifacts will place the Tianjin Postal Museum at the forefront nationally in both exhibit content and scale. It is also the only industry-specific museum in the Tianjin area, playing a positive role in promoting postal culture and enhancing the postal brand image.

　　The Ferrard Manuscript — The "Ferrard Manuscript" is a handwritten document left by the German employee Ferrard of the Qing Dynasty Chinese Maritime Customs Printing Office. Starting in 1878, the Qing Dynasty Post issued stamps, including the Large Dragon stamps, Small Dragon stamps, Empress Dowager Cixi’s Birthday Commemorative stamps, and Coiled Dragon stamps, up until 1911. The "Ferrard Manuscript" is an invaluable and rare historical relic in the history of Chinese postage, which remained hidden for a century before resurfacing in 1991. It was exhibited at the 2003 Asian Philatelic Exhibition in Mianyang, Sichuan, where it was guarded 24/7 by two armed police officers.

　　The Red Revenue Small One Dollar — The national treasure-level stamp "Red Revenue Small One Dollar," specially brought from Beijing, is renowned as the "King of Chinese Stamps" especially in its block of four. In the 23rd year of the Guangxu reign (1897), shortly after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty Post, due to the launch of remittance, parcel, and insured mail services, there was a shortage of high-denomination stamps. As a temporary measure, unused revenue stamps from the Shanghai Customs Printing Office were overprinted and used as stamps. Among them, 50 small "One Dollar" stamps were printed, but due to the small size of the characters "One Dollar", it was decided to reprint them with larger characters. It has been confirmed that only 30 "Red Revenue Small One Dollar" stamps exist today, and only one old stamp with the Bagua postmark remains, making it a unique surviving piece.

　　Ancient "Cart Rut Stone" — The "Cart Rut Stone" from the ancient postal road of Jingxing, Hebei Province, dating back to the Qin and Han dynasties, predates the Roman roads by over a century; various buttons from Qing Dynasty postal uniforms engraved with the character "邮", representing different ranks and roles; the postal passport from the 24th year of Guangxu, the postal box of the Qing Post, vests marked with different characters for mail carriers, Qing Post postmarks, and receipts given to recipients by the Qing Post... From these, one can learn why Tianjin became the birthplace of modern Chinese postal services...

　　On October 9, 2010, the Tianjin Postal Museum officially opened. The completion of the Postal Museum provides a venue for philatelists to visit and learn, and becomes a new tourist attraction in Tianjin. While shaping the image of Tianjin as the birthplace of modern Chinese postal services, it will also further enhance the reputation and influence of China Post both domestically and internationally in a uniquely postal way, elevating the overall brand image of the postal service.

　　Address: No. 109 Jiefang North Road, Heping District

　　Phone: 23310386

Tianjin Postal Museum is aAAA-level attraction