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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 (photo)
- Distance to city: 15 km
- Taxi
- Airport tax: FYI...
- CNY 90 (international flights)
- CNY 20 (Domestic flights)
Flying hours from US,JP,HK
on direct flights
- Flight
Schedules from/to Anywhere
Visa
- Home entry permit required for HK
Chinese.
- Visa is required for foreigners.
Embassies and Consulates
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.
Currency
- Renminbi (RMB) CNY
(ISO4217 currency code);
- Approximately RMB1 =US$0.120817
= EUR$0.103322
(updated 03 Oct 2003)
Time Zone
- GMT: + 8
- Difference from Washington: -13
Hotel Accommodation in Tianjin
Hyatt
Tianjin has become a regular stop for many business
travellers to China. And more discerning of them choose to stay at Hyatt Tianjin,
the city's finest international hotel with an excellent business
location to match.At Hyatt Tianjin there are 65 luxurious
suites,including 34 Business Suites with separate meeting facilities.
Our two Presidential Suites feature two bedrooms, a private dining room
with adjacent kitchen, a living room, a study and a large marble
bathroom. Beautiful antiques, several of museum quality, grace the
decor.
Transportation
- Bus
- Trolley Buses
- Taxi
- fare: CNY 1.5 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 Anywhere
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
Language
- Official Languages: Mandarin
- Language of Business and
Administration: Mandarin and English
Electricity
- 220 volts, 50 cycles
Public Holidays
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