Tainjin is a beautiful city with a lively waterfront that stretches for miles, a fine collection of historic buildings from the Colonial Era, and a good transportation system. Definitely a place worth visiting.
In addition Sun-Ling's Aunt (one of her father's older sisters) lives almost exactly midway between Beijing and Tainjin so we stopped in for a short visit on the way. Here's Sun-Ling sharing family photos via her Nexus 7 tablet.

We rolled into Tianjin Station at dusk and walked along the Haihe River to our hotel. The futuristic train station clock tower is at the right in this photo.

The area around the hotel is a favorite for construction workers to eat and we had a late dinner at a noodle place.


Although we had no AC cooling in our room, we did have a great view towards city center and the firehouse below. Again the futuristic clock of Tianjin Station is visible.

Our room.

Our first afternoon, while in search of a cup of iced coffee we stumble into a high-end mall where folks were queueing a free gift. How about all those smartphones?

Tianjin has more than few beautiful Art Deco buildings like Kiessling Cafe circa 1940.

This Synagogue.

This apartment building.

And the Bo Hai building.

Walking along the Haihe River was pleasant and fun. Folks were fishing.


Working out.

And taking boat cruises.

Not to mention the bridges.



There are a few reminders of Tianjin's Old City; that is, the Drum Tower and surrounding markets.

The markets are busy but old and dusty like these mannequins.

We did spot this Church with 20th Century Modern architectural elements.

Tianjin has several historic churches of note. The beautiful Wanghailou (Our Lady of Victory) Catholic Church.

And the striking green-domed St Joseph's Cathedral, located at the western end of the Binjiang Avenue shopping street.


To be continued....
3 comments:
Lots of interesting buildings. Lots of modern buildings! I still don't care for my smart phone - I'm such a dinosaur.
nice pictures!!
JinYi
Thanks Yi and Kathy for the comments!
Here's a link to a very long wikipedia article that lists most of the historic buildings in Tianjin. http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E6%B4%A5%E5%B8%82%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E9%A3%8E%E8%B2%8C%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91%E5%88%97%E8%A1%A8
The text is in Chinese but there are also photos. Click on a photo and if they its part of the Wikimdedia Commons you may be able to click on the blue button and get an English description.
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