Tianjin is one of China's major maritime cities, and the port for
Beijing. Its bustling harbour is situated on the River Hai and on the ancient Grand Canal.
Tianjin's prosperity is the result of the city was being made as treaty port, opened to
foreign trade since 1858 under the Treaty of Tianjin. And this also contributed to its
distinctive architecture - from gothic and Flemish to neo-classic and art deco. Today,
Tianjin is a major industrial centre with many top in international and local hotels.
Tianjin is a place for both business and leisure traveller.
Airport Information
- Name of airport: Zhang Gui Zhuang Airport
- Distance to city: 15 km
- Taxi
- Airport tax:
- CNY 90 (international flights)
- CNY 20 (Domestic flights)
Flying hours from Hong Kong on direct flights
- Flight
Schedules from/to Hong Kong
- 3 hours
Visa
- Home entry permit required for HK Chinese.
- Visa is required for foreigners.
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Embassies and Consulates
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Customs
- Customs allowance
- Tobacco: 400 cigarettes
- Liquor: two 75cl bottles of alcoholic beverages
- Customs rules require an accounting of all valuables including
watches, jewellery, cameras and currency that you are taking in. A copy of this is
surrendered on departure and anything missing may well be treated as imported and duty
required accordingly. Therefore make sure you obtain a police report for any goods stolen
during your stay.
- Recorded video-tapes must be declared and may be viewed by the
Authorities on arrival.
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Currency
- Renminbi (RMB)
- Approximately RMB1 = HK$0.9297 = US$0.1197 (updated 25 Mar 1996)
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Time Zone
- GMT: + 8
- Difference from Hong Kong: + 0
Accommodation
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Transportation
- Bus
- Trolley Buses
- Taxi
- fare: CNY 2 per km, min charge CNY 10
- Train
- Bicycle
Tourist Attraction
- Ancient Culture Street - often has festivals of dance and
music. There is also Qing dynasty architecture and the 14th Century Temple of the Sea
Goddess. There are also shops selling local crafts.
- Art's Museum
- Dabei Temple (Buddhist) (photo) and the
Grand Mosque - built in the 17th Century
- Food Street - a vast complex with 110 restaurants serving
everything from Chinese snacks to noodles, seafood and spectacular hot pots.
- Friendship Club on Machang Dao - the Last Emperor of
China-Pu-Yi was the only Chinese member of the Club when he lived here
- Great Wall of China - this part of the wall in Jixian Country
isn't overrun by tour groups and tourists. You can finish the trip by a comfortable car
drive.
- Jianshan Park
- Liberation Bridge
- Museum of Zhou En-lai
- No.1 Workers' Cultural Palace
- Qishilin - a quaint old Viennese tea room where the last
Emperor Pu Yi used to sip tea and dance with the cosmopolitan expatriate community
- Special Economic Zone - is proved to be the most popular
foreign investment zone and is located nearby the new port of Xingang which handles large
volumes of traffic.
- The Panshan Mountains (photo) - this
spectacularly scenic green mountain range has a wonderful feeling of tranquility, with a
large number of monasteries.
- The World Economic and Trade Exhibition Centre
- Theatre Museum - museum focus on traditional arts and natural
history.
- Tiancheng Monastry - one of the most famous monasteries on
Panshan Mountains, and is a good example of classic Chinese religious architecture
- Tianjin Carpet Factory No.2 - one of the famous carpet-making
site, you can also buy magnificent rugs from both wool and silk, weaved by hand.
Supervisory Office of Tourism Quality of Tianjin Municipality
- Tel: (022) 28358814 28358812
- Hours: 8:30-17:30 18:30-8:30
- Address: 18 Youyi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300074, China
- Fax: (022) 28352324
Tours and Activities
- Tours
from Hong Kong
Shopping guide
- Youyi Road
- Jie Fang Road
Weather
- Min. -4 C (in Jan)
- Max. 26 C (in Jul)
- Annual Rainfall: 1828mm
- Rainy Season: Jun - Aug
- Best Season to visit: Spring / Autumn
- Temperature
- Five Day City Forcast
- Precipitation
- Five Day City Forcast
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Language
- Official Languages: Mandarin
- Language of Business and Administration: Mandarin and English
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Electricity
- 220 volts, 50 cycles
Emergency Number
- S.O.S. Worldwide Alarm Centres: Please click
here
- Tourist Hotline: 5261179
- Ambulance: 120 , 7213460
- Emergencies: 110 (foreigner's section 552729)
- Fire: 119
- Tel No. Enquiry: 114
- Police: 110
- Foreign Affairs Office of Police: 7216795
Public Holidays
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