Tour schedule:
Hotel pick-up around 08:00am by our tour guide & private car/van. It is about one and half hours' driving distance (85 miles) from Beijing to Tianjin.
After arriving in Tianjin, you will first visit the Jiefang Bridge (Liberation Bridge) -with more than 80 years history standing over the Haihe River, it's 96.7-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high,19.5-meter-wide, the bridge deck can open automatically in the middle with the use of a gasoline engine generator. Then you will tour the Century Clock, set in front of the old Jiefang Bridge, west of Tianjin Railway Station. Nearly 40-meter-high and 170-ton-weigh, the Century Clock signified the Chinese Modern Industry beginning in Tianjin. Between the outer ring and inner ring of the quartz clock face, there are 12 bronze sculptural reliefs symbolizing 12 constellations. The S-style rocker means the substituting and compromise of Yin and Yang.
we will go to Zhou Enlai-Deng Yingchao Museum- a former Primer Minister, one of the founders of PRC. Here you will learn about the life of Zhou Enlai and his wife "Deng Yingchao."
we will then head to Nanshi Food Street, which is about 3.5kms away from the Museum. Located in the center of Nanshi, an old shopping area, Nanshi Food Street covers 25,000 square meters. Like a palace, the street permeates a rich folk style and breathes an air of solemnity. Delicacies from all over the country are available here, taste dishes with flavors of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Hunan, and Jiangsu or try many kinds of local snacks. In addition, the street serves food of Russian, Italian, German, and English tastes. Now the street is well-known as the biggest food emporium in China, catering for both popular and specialty foods.
A local lunch will be arranged at about 12:30pm.
In the afternoon, you will visit the Ancient Culture Street- The Street, formerly a place for the assembly and entertainment of boatmen, was rebuilt into the present state in 1986. It is located on the western side of the Sanchahe River and is 580 meters long, containing ancient-style giant archways that tower at each end. Along the street, there are nearly one hundred shops selling various kinds of stationery, second-hand books, articles of folk customs, handicrafts of traditional characteristics of Tianjin, and more. In addition, one of the three major temples to Matsu is also there.
Transportation back to your hotel at about 18:00.
Tour Includes:
Entrance fee to all attractions listed above
Chinese traditional lunch
Well-trained English-Speaking tour guide
Private car/van
Free-bottled mineral water
Tour Excludes:
Hotel fees
Tips to the driver and the guide
Other charges not mentioned above
Kind Notice:
A. There are more than 3 million vehicles in Beijing, and it is said that approximately 30,000 cars are sold every month, so heavy traffic is constant in the city (Rush Hours from 7:30-9:30 in the morning and 16:30-19:30 in the afternoon). We will try our best to tour according to the timetable, but we cannot guarantee that traffic will not delay our schedule. Our tour guide will notify you if a delay occurs.
B.There will be an extended amount of walking during this tour, therefore it is recommended that you wear sport shoes and clothes which are suitable for outdoor activities.
