This street in Tianjin is well worth visiting, with colorful clay figurines, lifelike kites and traditional food!

Tianjin Ancient Culture Street, as one of the ten scenic spots in Jinmen, has always adhered to "Chinese flavor, Tianjin flavor, cultural flavor and ancient flavor". The existing ancient cultural street includes Tianhou Palace, Gongnan Street and Gongbei Street, with a total length of 580 meters and a width of 7 meters. Most of the buildings here are small-scale folk buildings imitating the Qing Dynasty. There are nearly 100 time-honored brands in the street, mainly engaged in stationery, antique books, folk goods, traditional handicrafts and so on. Famous clay figurines, such as Zhang Caisu, Kite Wei and Guo, have set up exclusive stores here. When you come to Tianjin, you must visit this street!

1, Tianhou Palace

Tianhou Palace was built in 1326 (the third year of Thailand), formerly known as Tianfei Palace, commonly known as Niangniang Palace. After many renovations, it is the oldest building complex in Tianjin and one of the earliest existing Mazu Tempel in China. The building complex faces the Haihe River from west to east, and consists of mountain gates, archways, anterooms and main halls. It is a typical traditional temple building in China. After Tianhou Palace's birthday every year, a large-scale folk temple fair is held around Tianhou Palace, boatmen along the river and believers around it are in an endless stream, and merchants from all over the country gather, which has created the prosperity of Gongnangong North Street (now an ancient cultural street), the most famous commercial street in Tianjin.

In the past, boatmen often made models of their boats before going out to sea and gave them to Tianhou to pray for safety at sea. Old Tianjin people also have the custom of finding children in Tianhou Palace, which is manifested in the traditional cross talk Iron Doll. In the past, couples who had no children after marriage would go to the Tianhou Palace to worship and tie a clay doll home with a red line, calling it "Big Brother Doll", that is, the eldest son. In the future, even if the eldest son is born as the second child, the "big brother doll" will take a bath every year, which means that it will grow up a little every year, which is also one of the folk beliefs in old Tianjin.

The incense in Tianhou Palace is very prosperous, especially on the 23rd day of the third lunar month, when the Queen's birthday is celebrated, an "Emperor's Meeting" is held every year, and stilts, dragon lanterns, roller boats and lion dances are performed. Hundreds of plays are gathered, and it is very lively. Tianhou Palace has now become a folk museum in Tianjin, introducing the historical evolution of Tianjin and displaying various folk customs.

Address: No.80 Guwenhua Street, Nankai District, Tianjin

2. Clay figurine Zhang

This shop is very big, next to Tianhou Palace. Clay figurine Zhang is a must in Tianjin, and many tourists visit and buy it.

Tianjin clay figurine Zhang Caisu is a traditional folk art deeply loved by people. It has a history of 180 years since the development of communication. The colored sculptures of clay figurine Zhang raised the traditional clay figurine to the level of circular sculpture art, decorated with colors and props, and formed a unique style.

It is another peak of clay sculpture art in China after Liu Yuan in Yuan Dynasty. His works are exquisite in art and far-reaching in the world, occupying an important position in the history of traditional folk handicrafts in China.

Address:No.1KLOC-0/Guwen Street, Nankai District, Tianjin

3. Huaxia Shoe Culture Museum

The exhibition area of Huaxia Shoe Culture Museum is nearly 1 1,000 square meters, showing the footwear exhibits in ancient times, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Qin and Han Dynasties, Tang and Song Dynasties, Yuan Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. There are both ancient relics and later imitations, and the history of footwear for thousands of years is clear at a glance. The exhibition is divided into seven parts: the history of shoe development, shoe folklore, folk shoes, three-inch golden lotus, special exhibition of fine products, shoe-making skills and scene restoration. It contains more than 60 themes about shoes and thousands of exhibits.

Each shoe in the museum's "Folk Culture Theme" represents all social customs in a person's life: birth, growth, marriage, seeking children, birthday, filial piety and funeral. In the folk custom and special exhibition of shoes, all kinds of shoes, such as Ping An Fu Shoes, Dayu Stone Shoes, Spice Drawer Shoes, Step-by-Step Flower Shoes, Cheating Shoes in Imperial Examination, Qing Palace Dragon Boots, make people feel like they are in the "world of shoes". In the "Folk Footwear Theme" of the museum, each pair of shoes reflects the mode of production, living customs, religious etiquette, culture, art and aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation.

Visitors can also experience the shoemaking process in specific areas.

Address: Haihe Building, Guwen Street, Nankai District, Tianjin 166

4. Guifaxiang 18th Street Twist

Guifaxiang 18th Street Twist is a famous traditional point. Twist, a century-old shop in Tianjin, is also called "Tianjin three wonders" with Tianjin Goubuli steamed stuffed bun and Erduoyan fried cake. Guifaxiang 18th Street Twist was recognized as "Chinese Famous Snacks" at the first National Famous Snacks Commendation Conference, and was named as "Chinese Time-honored Brand" by China Ministry of Internal Trade 1996. Won the National Jinding Award and the Gold Award of Asia-Pacific Expo, and was recognized as a well-known trademark in China, a famous brand product in Tianjin and a famous trademark in Tianjin.

Guifaxiang 18th Street Mahua Drink Shop was once located in 18th Street, Dagu South Road, and people used to call it 18th Street Mahua Drink Shop. After the reconstruction of 18th Street, Guifaxiang Dagu South Road Store was built 200 meters from the original site. Each Guifaxiang twist center is sandwiched with mixed stuffing crisp strips made of sesame seeds, peach kernels, melon seeds, green plums, osmanthus fragrans, green shredded pork and essence water. After the twist is shaped, put it in a peanut oil pot and fry it thoroughly with low fire, then put in rock sugar blocks and sprinkle with small ingredients such as green red silk and melon strips.

Address: No.7, Gongnan West Street, Guwen Street, Nankai District, Tianjin1/KLOC-0.

5. Kite Wei

Wei Kite has a history of hundreds of years. The first generation was Wei Yuantai. Because of his poor family, Wei Yuantai became an apprentice in a vegetable shop at the age of 16, and became interested in making kites from then on. Wei Yuantai is ingenious and willing to work hard. During the apprenticeship, when encountering difficulties, let him make a ten-foot-long kite and a ten-foot-long centipede kite with wisdom. At the end of his four-year apprenticeship, he learned the craft of making colorful kites and other small toys. His father opened a shop called "Changqingzhai" for him in Dongmenli Street, and he has been making kites ever since. In addition to making ordinary ribbons, he also carefully and repeatedly studied and observed the proportional relationship between the flying posture and the body and wings of flying animals such as dragonflies, butterflies, eagles and swallows, and then devoted himself to studying and applying it to kite carving. Every time he makes a kite, he must carefully carve it, try it again and again and improve it one by one. Following the second-generation inheritor Wei Shen Xing and the third-generation inheritor Wei Yongchang (awarded the title of Master of Arts and Crafts by UNESCO), it is now headed by the fourth-generation inheritor Wei Guoqiu.

The kite made by Wei Guoqiu is lifelike in shape and won the first place in the 1982 national kite competition. 1983 won the first place in Tianjin International Kite Club. 1993 Participated in China Folk Skills Expo and won the first prize in craft performance. 1994 was selected as a fine folk art in China. It was also awarded the title of "Folk Arts and Crafts Artist" by UNESCO. His kite can not only fly, but also be viewed, which is both practical and collectible. His works are both traditional and modern, maintaining the characteristics of many shapes, realistic painting, fine stunts, stable flight, emphasis on moral practice and constant innovation. His "Gong Gu Yan" can knock out beautiful music in the air. The Eagle, the Pearl Fish, the Crab, and the Year of the Pine Crane are his representative works.

The shop is not big, but it is full of kites. Customers can not only buy ready-made kites, but also experience the fun of making kites here, which is very suitable for bringing children ~

Address: 4th Floor, New World Department Store, No.0/38, Madong Road, Nankai District, Tianjin

6. Guo

The national seal is an old Chinese brand. Its nut products have a creative history of 160 years, and are one of the specialties of Tianjin.

The traditional products of Chinese seal are amber peanut kernel, amber walnut kernel, tiger skin peanut kernel, fragrant peanut kernel, milky melon seed kernel and spiced pine nut kernel. Innovative products include amber cashew kernel, milk almond, milk fragrance, spiced, cocoa, spicy, seaweed, vanilla, orange fragrance, lemon, hawthorn, curry, mint, ginger juice and other flavors of peanuts, broad beans and green beans. In addition, it also deals in the export of other foods and local products.

Chinese palm food is sweet, crisp and delicious, with endless aftertaste and can't last long. It is famous at home and abroad for its exquisite craftsmanship and unique flavor, and is called "a unique food garden".

Address: about 50 meters southeast of the intersection of Tongbei Road and Dahutong, Nankai District, Tianjin.