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Tianhou Palace (Tianjin Mazu Temple) 天后宫Tiānhòu Gōng
National heritage site · Tianjin, Tianjin
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tianjin
- Region
- Tianjin
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tianhou Palace (Tianjin Mazu Temple)
Tianhou Palace, popularly called Niangniang Gong, is a temple to the sea goddess Mazu on the west bank of the Sancha Estuary, begun in the Yuan dynasty, formally ordered by the court in 1326 and largely rebuilt in 1985. Its halls run east to west from an opera stage and flagpoles through the gate, archway and main hall to a scripture pavilion, and today they house the Tianjin Folk Museum, with displays on canal transport, marriage customs, commerce and folk art.
How to get to Tianhou Palace (Tianjin Mazu Temple)
On Ancient Culture Street in Nankai District, about 1.6 km west-north-west of Tianjin Railway Station; closed on Mondays.
Nearby
- Five Great Avenues 五大道 under 10 km
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
Also within 20 km: Ancient Culture Street (Guwenhua Jie) 古文化街 (under 10 km), Our Lady of Victory Church (Wanghailou) 望海楼教堂 (under 10 km), Sanchakou Confluence (Grand Canal) 三岔河口 (under 10 km), Former Qianxiangyi Silk Store 谦祥益绸缎庄旧址 (under 10 km), Liang Qichao's Former Residence (Yinbingshi) 梁启超旧居 (under 10 km), Guangdong Guild Hall (Tianjin Museum of Theatre) 天津广东会馆 (under 10 km).
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