Tianjin culture

Tianjin is a place where many Quyi originated, prospered and developed.

Among them, folk art forms such as Tianjin Shidiao, Tianjin Allegro, JD.COM Drum, Jingyun Drum, Iron Drum and Allegro were formed in Tianjin. Beijing Opera, Hebei Bangzi, Crosstalk, Pingju, Pingtan, Tanxian, Meihua Drum and Xihe Drum are flourishing in Tianjin.

Crosstalk and Beijing Opera are important representatives of Tianjin Quyi.

crosstalk

Tianjin crosstalk began in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

At that time, in the old city of Tianjin, two "bright spots" began to appear for artists to perform.

Famous crosstalk performers include Ma, Hou, Chang, Ma Ji, Feng Gong, Niu Niu, Yu Qian and so on.

Modern drama

Drama is the most prominent representative of the collision and blending of Chinese and western cultures in Tianjin.

As early as 190 1, educator Zhang Boling began to advocate drama, and his younger brother Zhang was the first early drama activist and director to study modern drama abroad and introduce western realistic drama to China.

1906, Li Shutong and his classmate Zeng Xiaogu set up an amateur drama group "Spring Willow Club" in Tianjin, and premiered La Traviata, the first drama of China.

The drama Thunderstorm created by Tianjin playwright Cao Yu is set in Tianjin during the Republic of China.

In addition, Jiao Juyin, Yu Shizhi, Lin Zhaohua, Xie Tian and other famous dramatists have all appeared in Tianjin.

ancient architecture

Tianjin is a famous historical and cultural city.

National key cultural relics protection units 15, including Dule Temple, Dagukou Fort, Wanghailou Church, Lv Zu Memorial Hall, Tankou Site of the Battle of Gengzi, etc.

The ancient Great Wall of Huangyaguan, which is listed as a world cultural heritage, has more than 20 beacon towers with different shapes, hovering among the mountains and the surrounding scenery is picturesque.

There are three municipal key cultural relics protection units 1 13, and more than one district and county key cultural relics protection unit 100.

The famous ones are Tianhou Palace, Huangyuting, Confucian Temple, Catholic Church, Great Temple, Dabei Temple, Guangdong Guild Hall and the former site of Zhou Enlai's youth revolutionary activities in Tianjin.

modern architecture

Tianjin is known as the World Architecture Expo, and its urban architecture is unique, including elegant and simple ancient buildings with carved beams and painted buildings, as well as many novel and unique western-style buildings.

There are English medieval style, German Gothic style, French Romanesque architectural style, Russian classical style, Greek Athens style, Japanese crown style and so on. These foreign buildings are usually called "small foreign buildings".

modern architecture

In the new era, many buildings with different styles have been built in Tianjin, such as the tallest Tianjin Radio and TV Tower in China, Tianjin Bay Plaza and Tianjin Concert Hall in European style, Tianjin Tower in modern style with traditional origami elements from China, Tianjin architectural complex in La Defense's new Arc de Triomphe style, Tianjin Museum with swan-like glass and steel structure, Tianjin Eye of Ferris wheel across Yongle Bridge in Haihe River, Tianjin Railway Station and Tianjin West Railway Station, large modern railway station and all-metal century clock beside Tianjin Railway Station.

There are more than 60 skyscrapers under construction in Tianjin150m above, ranking among the top in the world.

Some skyscrapers in Tianjin with a height of more than 300 meters (height calculation includes minarets and architectural details)No. Building Name Height (excluding antenna poles) Floor Location 1 Tianjin World Financial Center (Golden Pagoda) 336.9 meters 75 Heping District Completed 2 Tianjin COFCO Avenue Tower 390 meters Hedong District under construction 3 Tianjin Modern City (Phase II) 339 meters 67 Heping District capped 4 China High. Yin 1 17 Building 597m 1 17 Xiqing District capped 5 Roslock International Financial Center 588m 100+ Binhai New Area shelved for 6 weeks. Fook Binhai Center 530m 96 Binhai New Area under construction 7 R&F Building 439m 93 Binhai New Area under construction 8 Tianjin Sinosteel International. Binhai New Area under construction 9 Tianjin Nord Yinglan Financial Building 300 meters 63 Binhai New Area under construction 10 Kerry Center main tower 330 meters 80 Hedong District Construction 1 1 Xiaobailou CBD Union Square 488 meters 100 Hexi District Construction 12 Jinwan Plaza 9 300 meters 66 Heping District

Tianjin is located at the lower end of Jiuhe River, with dense rivers and numerous bridges. With the opening of modern ports, there are some western steel bridges in Tianjin, such as jiefang bridge Bridge and Jingang Bridge, Jintang Bridge with flat turning and Jinhua Bridge with flat dragging.

Mao Yisheng, a bridge expert, said, "Almost all bridges in China are concentrated in Tianjin".

There are more than 100 bridges in Tianjin, including more than 20 bridges across the river, each with a different style.

Haihe Bridge includes Yongle Bridge, Jingang Bridge, Shizilin Bridge, Progressive Bridge, Bei 'an Bridge, Dagu Bridge, Chifeng Bridge, Daguangming Bridge and zhi gu Bridge.

Landmark building

Jinta: It is a new landmark building in Tianjin, with a height of 336.9 meters. It has become the tallest building in the north of the Yangtze River in China, ranking seventh among skyscrapers built in China and 25th among skyscrapers built in the world.

Drum Tower: Located in the center of the old city of Tianjin, it was once one of the "three treasures" of Tianjin Wei. There is a folk saying called "Tianjinwei, Sambo, Drum Tower, Fort and Jingdangge".

Jinwan Plaza: Located in the financial street area of Jiefang Road, Heping District, it is one of the top 20 service projects in Tianjin and a landmark area of Tianjin Financial City.

Sky Tower: Located in the south of Niegong Bridge in Hexi District, at the junction of Zijinshan Road and Liujin Highway, the sky tower has a total height of 4 15.2 meters and covers an area of 300 mu, making it the fourth tallest tower in the world and the second tallest tower in Asia.

The rooftop tower was built in 199 1 and stands in the blue clouds. It is the only "tower in water" in the world, just like the sword leaning on the sky, enjoying the reputation of "tower whirling clouds".

Eye of Tianjin: The Eye of Tianjin is the only Yongle Bridge Ferris wheel built on the bridge in the world.

The diameter of the Ferris wheel is 1 10 meter, and 64 360-degree transparent cabins are hung outside the wheel. Each cabin can take 8 people and can be used for sightseeing by 5 12 people at the same time.