Tianjin Municipality - Major Scenic Spots 主要景点

TV Tower Town 天塔城

The TV Tower Town is situated between the highest tower in Asia, which is the Tianjin Radio and TV Tower and the largest part, which is called Water Park. It encompasses 200,000 square meters. It is adjacent to the sport and recreation center, universities and the advanced and new technology industry area. It has geographical advantages, convenient traffic and graceful environment.

The Panshan Mountain 盘山

The Panshan Mountain is located 12 kilometers to the northwest of the Jixian County seat. It is renowned for its beautiful landscape in China. The mountain is an extension of Yanshan Mountain with an average elevation of 500 meters. Its peak towers nearly 1,000 meters, Historically, it was reputed as “No 1 Mountain in East Beijing.” According to historical records, from the 2nd century onwards, many celebrated emperors of China such as Li Shimin (599-649; reigned 626-649) of the second Tang Emperor, Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing emperors paid visits to this mountain and there are still preserved here many inscriptions by illustrious figures in Chinese history. The scenery of the Panshan Mountain is always beautiful throughout the year because apart from the elegant mountains and cliffs, it is covered with deep foliage. The mountain has five peaks, such as Guayuefeng挂月峰，Zigaifeng紫盖峰，Zilaifeng自来峰，Jiuhuafeng九华峰，and Wujianfeng舞剑峰；eight rocks八石such as Hanging or Suspending（Xuankong）Rock悬空石，Shaking（Yaodong）Rock摇动石，Sun（Liangjia）Rock晾甲石，General（Jiangjun）Rcok将军石，Wood－Clamping（Jiamu）Rock夹木石，Skylight（Tianjing）Rock天井石，Frog（Hama）Rock蛤蟆石，and Python（Mang）Rock蟒石；There are 72 monasteries and Taoist temples and 13 exquisite pagodas and pavilions, terraces, buildings and towers. They are comparable to the Wutai Mountain is Shanxi Province, which also has five peaks. Therefore, it is also known as the East Wutai Mountain. The best scenery of the Panshan Mountain is the pine forests at the top上盘之松.the strange rocks at the middle中盘之石 and the streams at the foot of the mountain下盘之水为（三盘之胜） The mountain is some fifty kilometers in circumference. The visitor can find an attraction at almost every step and a lot of the attractions

Solitary Joy Temple 独乐寺

Located in Jixian County, 113 kilometers from Tianjin city, the Solitary Joy (dule) Temple, also known as the Big Buddha Temple, was first constructed in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in 984 in the Liao Dynasty. Dule means exclusive happiness. Legend has it that when An Lushan安禄山(?-757, a general of the Tang Dynasty) rebelled against the emperor, he held a meeting here at the temple before going to war and he gave the temple its present name because he wanted happiness exclusively for himself instead of sharing it with the people. The temple consists of an entrance gate, the 23-meter-high Guanyin (Avalokitesvara or Goddess of Mercy) Pavilion and the chambers on the east and west sides. The gate, the roof of which has five ridges and four slopes, is China’s extant oldest. The pavilion, built in 24 different systems of brackets inserted between the top of a column and a crossbeam, is the cream of China’s extant high-rise pavilions of wooden structure. On top of all this, it stands formidable despite 28 major earthquakes. Inside the pavilion is a 16-meter-high clay statue of Avalokitesvara, or the Goddess of Merey, beautiful in shape and enchanting in mien, a rare treasure among clay sculptures following the style of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125).

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