天津古文化街旅游区-津门故里The Ancient Culture Street Tourist Area

天津古文化街旅游区－津门故里

文化古街位于海河西岸，天后宫为其地理中心。古文化街北起宫北大街，南至宫南大街，长687米，宽5米。虽然本质上是一条商业街，但它吸引游客前来观赏其独特的建筑风格，欣赏其经典的文化特征，购买各种民间工艺品和品尝当地美味小吃。最重要的是，当游客在那里散步时，他们会对清代（公元1644年-1911年）民间风格的仿古壮观建筑印象特别深刻。

天后宫位于古文化街的中心，是古文化街上的主要参观旅游项目。天后宫始建于1326年，是在漕运大发展的情况下，为庇佑漕运建立起的祭祀海神天后的庙宇。天后庙现在是天津的民俗博物馆，陈列着许多古代的民间工艺和文物。

在古文化街南、北两入口处各建有牌楼一座，其南口牌楼南侧坊心上“津门故里”四字。玉皇阁是该市唯一一座建于明代（公元1368年-1644年）的建筑，也是该街最古老的建筑。从两层楼阁的顶部，游客可以俯瞰整条古文化街。另一座建筑，通庆里，建于1913年，位于古文化街的东面，是融合了东、西方建筑元素的最大建筑。

游客仔细观察会发现这里的建筑都是用“青砖”建造的，门窗上都饰有彩绘图案。这些图案从传说和历史人物的故事到花鸟等。有一些复述中国古典小说中的故事，如中国四大名著之一的《红楼梦》和关于唐朝（公元618年-907年）杨贵妃的《长恨歌》。

对中国传统手工艺品感兴趣的游客还会欣赏古文化街的另一个亮点——数百家商店出售的各种民间手工艺品。其中包括著名的杨柳青年画和泥人张彩塑。喜欢玉器、景泰蓝和陶器等中国古玩的游客，也可以在这里找到许多此类出售的物品。这条街也是品尝当地美味小吃的好去处。当地的美食包括狗不理包子、耳朵眼炸糕和天津麻花等。

The Ancient Culture Street Tourist Area - Jinmen Hometown, Tianjin

The Ancient Cultural Street is located on the west bank of the Haihe River, with the Temple of the Queen of Heaven (Tianhou Palace) as its geographical center. The Ancient Cultural Street begins from the Gongbei Avenue in the north, and ends at the Gongnan Avenue in the south, being 687 meters long and 5 meters wide. Although essentially a business street, it attracts the visitors who come to see its special architectural styles, admire its classic cultural features, buy various folk crafts and sample the delicious local snacks. Above all, as visitors take a walk there, they will be particularly impressed by the splendid replica classical architecture in the folk style of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD).

Standing at the center of the Ancient Cultural Street, the Temple of the Queen of Heaven is a major tourist attraction on the Ancient Culture Street. The Tianhou Temple was first built in 1326ADas a temple dedicated to the sea god,the Queen of Heaven, to blessthewater transportation.The Temple of the Queen of Heaven is now the Folk-custom Museum of Tianjin and displays many folk crafts and cultural relics of the ancient times. 

There are one archway both at the south and north entrances of the Ancient Cultural Street, and the four characters“津门故里”(Jinmen Hometown)are on the south side of the archway at the south entrance.The Yuhuang Pavilion is the only building that was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD) in the city, and it is the oldest structure in the street. From the top of the two-floor pavilion, visitors have a bird's-eye view of the whole street. Another building, the TongqingHouse, built in 1913 and lying to the east of the cultural street, is the largest architectural edifice that combines both the eastern and western architectural elements.

Looking closely, visitors will note that the buildings here are all built with “blue bricks”, and that the doors and windows have colorful paintings drawn upon them. These paintings range from the stories of legendary and historical figures to flowers and birds. Some retell the stories contained in the Chinese classical novels, such astheDream of a Red Mansion (one of the four most classic novels in China) and the Song of Eternal Sorrow, which is a story about the Yang Kweifei in the TangDynasty (618-907AD).

The visitors who are interested in the Chinese traditional handicrafts will also appreciate another highlight of the Ancient Culture Street - the hundreds of stores selling a wide variety of folk handicrafts. These include the famous Yang Liuqing New Year Paintings and Niren Zhang Painted Sculptures. The visitors who are fond of the Chinese curios, such as the jade items, cloisonneand potteries, will also be able to find many examples of these for sale here. The street is also a favorite place to sample the delicious local snacks. The local delicacies includetheGoubuli Steamed Dumplings, Erduoyan Fried Glutinous Cakes and TianjinFried Dough Twists.