Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānjīn; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the People's Republic of China. As a municipality, Tianjin has provincial-level status and comes directly under the central government. Tianjin's urban area is the third largest city in Mainland China.

Tianjin's urban area is located along the Hai He River. Its ports, some distance away, are located on Bohai Gulf in the Pacific Ocean. Tianjin Municipality borders Hebei province to the north, south, and west; the municipality of Beijing is to the northwest, and Bohai Gulf to the east.

Top Attractions:

Mt. Panshan

Mt. Panshan, 12-kilometers northwest of Jixian county of Tianjin, was reputed as the "the First Mountain in the East of Beijing". Its highest peak, named Guayue, also Hanging-up-Moon Peak, is about 864 meters high. On the mountain, many temples, pagodas, carved stelae and stones are dotted here and there. Like other emperors through past ages, Qianlong, emperor of the Qing dynasty, visited the Mt. Panshan several times. He once praised: "Had I known Mt. Panshan earlier, why should I have toured down south of the Yangtze River?"

Dabei Buddhist Monastery in Tianjing

The Dabei Buddhist Monastery, including east and west parts, is the largest Buddhist temple in Tianjin as well as one of the key Buddhist temples in China. The east part, built in 1940, is the main part and consists of the Tianwang Hall, Daxiongbao Hall, Dabei Hall, Dizang Hall, etc.

In the halls, there are many statues of Sakyamuni, Dabei Bodhisattva, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Mile Bodhisattva. The west part was built during the Shunzhi reign of the Qing dynasty (1644-1661), and expanded in the 5th year of Kangxi of the Qing dynasty (in 1669). The Hall of Cultural Relics and the Courtyard of Abbots are located in it.

TrackBack URI for this entry

Comments (0)

Subscribe to this comment's feed

Show/Hide comments

Show/Hide comment form

Name

Email

Website

Title

Comment

Write the displayed characters

Add Comment