Tianjin’s modern cityscape
1 min readAntiques markets and scrumptious snacks make Tianjin a nice getaway destination. Spend a few days exploring the city’s narrow alleys, browsing its antiques markets and sampling its famous snacks.
Over 600 years old, Tianjin, the largest port city in north China, lies on the coast of the Bohai Sea. The city continues a legacy that’s both ancient and modern, Chinese and Western. Most of all, the city is known among Chinese cities for its colonial buildings in the former concession areas that still retain a European air of elegance.There are over 1, 000 concession-era buildings in Tianjin, the construction of which began in 1858 when the Qing court was forced to sign the Treaty of Tianjin, allowing for the establishment of concessions in the city. Britain, France Japan, Germany, Russia,Belgium, Italy and Austria divvied up Tianjin and anjin, and each nation created its own self-sustaining walled enclave, where its citizens could forget they were far from their native soil.
