National Parks of China34 Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in Tianjin (batches 1–8, named by the State Council 1961–2019; 1 of them cross provincial borders, such as the Great Wall and the Grand Canal). Dots are coloured by category; click one to jump to its entry. See also Tianjin and all provinces.
Batch:
Heping District (6)
- Site of the Astor House Hotel in Tianjin 天津利顺德饭店旧址Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)Old hotel first built in the second year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing (1863), on Victoria Road in the former British concession.
- Tianjin Quanyechang Building 天津劝业场大楼Modern historic sites · fifth batch (2001)A landmark commercial building founded in the 1920s, at the intersection of Binjiang Road and Heping Road.
- Site of the Yanye Bank 盐业银行旧址Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)The headquarters building of the Yanye Bank built in 1928, on Shuishiying Road in the former French concession.
- Site of the French Municipal Council 法国公议局旧址Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)The building of the municipal administration of the former French concession, on Clemenceau Square.
- Tianjin Five Great Avenues Modern Building Complex 天津五大道近代建筑群Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The popular name for the extended zone of the former British Concession, a high-grade residential district formed in the Republican years.
- Former Tianjin Military Control Commission and CCP Tianjin Municipal Committee Site 天津市军事管制委员会和中共天津市委旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Also called Zhang Garden, the former residence of Zhang Biao in the late Qing and also the residence of Puyi and Sun Yat-sen while in Tianjin; built in 1915.
Hebei District (5)
- Wanghailou Church 望海楼教堂Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)Also called Our Lady of Victories Church of Tianjin, one of the earliest Catholic churches in the Tianjin area.
- Former Residence of Liang Qichao 梁启超旧居Modern historic sites · sixth batch (2006)The Tianjin home of the modern thinker Liang Qichao, on Marco Polo Road in the former Italian concession.
- Marco Polo Square Building Complex 马可·波罗广场建筑群Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The former Italian Concession Marco Polo Square and surrounding buildings; the square covers 2,200 square meters.
- Former Xinkaihe Railway Station 新开河火车站旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Also called Tianjin North Station, built in 1903 and still one of Tianjin's railway passenger and freight stations.
- Former Site of the Awakening Society 觉悟社旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Former site of the Awakening Society, the student organization led by Zhou Enlai, at its founding in September 1919.
Nankai District (5)
- Site of Nankai School 南开学校旧址Modern historic sites · fourth batch (1996)First built in 1904; four buildings survive: Boling Building, North Building, Ruiting Auditorium and Fansun Building.
- Tianjin Guangdong Guild Hall 天津广东会馆Ancient buildings · fifth batch (2001)First built in 1907, it is the largest and most complete surviving Qing dynasty guild hall in Tianjin.
- Tianhou Palace 天后宫Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)Mazu temple popularly called Niangniang Palace, first built in the first year of the Taiding reign of the Yuan (1324) and rebuilt in the first year of the Yongle reign of the Ming (1403).
- Li Chun Ancestral Hall 李纯祠堂Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)Ancestral hall of Li Chun, a Zhili-clique warlord of the Beiyang government, first built between 1913 and 1923.
- Siyuan Hall, Nankai University 南开大学思源堂Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)A science building funded by the American Rockefeller Foundation and the entrepreneur Yuan Shuzhi, first built in 1923.
Hongqiao District (4)
- Site of the Boxers' Lüzu Hall Altar 义和团吕祖堂坛口遗址Modern historic sites · second batch (1982)Originally the Yongfengtun ancestral hall of the eighth year of the Xuande reign of the Ming (1433), later converted to worship Lü Dongbin; it became the Boxers' main altar in 1900.
- Site of Beiyang University 北洋大学堂旧址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)First named Beiyang University, founded in 1895, the first state-run institution of higher learning in modern China.
- Main Building of Tianjin West Railway Station 天津西站主楼Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The old station building begun in August 1909 and put into operation in December 1910, in German architectural style.
- Site of the Qianxiangyi Silk Shop 谦祥益绸缎庄旧址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The site of a silk shop of 1917, an important modern historic site.
Binhai New Area (4)
- Dagukou Forts 大沽口炮台Modern historic sites · third batch (1988)Military works of northern coastal defense in the Ming and Qing, and the main battleground of the three Dagukou battles.
- Site of the Beiyang Fleet Dagu Dockyard 北洋水师大沽船坞遗址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)Begun in 1880 as a product of the Self-Strengthening Movement, the third modern Chinese shipyard after the Mawei Naval Dockyard and the Jiangnan Arsenal.
- Site of Tanggu Railway Station 塘沽火车站旧址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The site of a Qing dynasty railway station, an important modern historic site.
- Site of the Yellow Sea Chemical Industry Research Society 黄海化学工业研究社旧址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)Built in 1922, the site of the Yellow Sea Chemical Industry Research Society, the first private chemical research institution in China.
Jizhou District (3)
- Qianxiang Temple Statues 千像寺造像Cave temples and stone carvings · sixth batch (2006)Also called the Qianxiang Temple Stone Carvings, carved from the Tang and Liao to the Yuan and Ming; the largest group of Liao-dynasty stone carved statues yet found.
- Jixian White Pagoda 蓟县白塔Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)Formerly called the Yuyang Commandery Pagoda, first built in the Sui and rebuilt in the fourth year of the Qingning reign of the Liao (1058), 300 m due south of Dule Temple.
- Former Front Command of the Pingjin Campaign 平津战役前线司令部旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Former command center of the Northeast Field Army headquarters during the Pingjin Campaign.
Hexi District (2)
- Site of the Main Building of Tianjin Industrial and Commercial College 天津工商学院主楼旧址Modern historic sites · seventh batch (2013)The main teaching building of the Tianjin Industrial and Commercial University founded by the French Catholic Church, also called the Central Building, completed in 1926.
- Former Site of the Hoangho-Peiho Museum 北疆博物院旧址Modern historic sites · eighth batch (2019)Also called the Tianjin Huanghe-Baihe Museum, the predecessor of the Tianjin Natural History Museum, founded in 1914 by the French priest Emile Licent.
Hedong District (1)
- Tianfei Palace Site 天妃宫遗址Ancient sites · sixth batch (2006)The site of the Tianfei Lingci Palace, a Mazu temple first built in the Yuan, repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt and abandoned in the 1950s.
Xiqing District (1)
- Shi Family Compound 石家大院Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)Also called Zunmei Hall, first built in 1875, the residence of Shi Yuanshi, fourth son of Shi Wancheng, one of the "Eight Great Families of Tianjin".
Ninghe District (1)
- Tianzun Pavilion 天尊阁Ancient buildings · seventh batch (2013)Also called Taiyi Temple, built in the Qing Kangxi reign and one of the three great pavilions for Daoist activity in Tianjin; in Nancun, Fengtai Town.
Across several districts (1)
- Dule Temple 独乐寺Ancient buildings · first batch (1961)A Liao-dynasty timber-framed temple whose mountain gate and Guanyin Pavilion were both built in the 2nd year of Tonghe (984), and which holds statues from the same period.
Across provinces (1)
- Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal 京杭大运河Ancient buildings · sixth batch (2006)An artificial canal 1,794 km long, from Tongzhou in Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south; inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014 as part of the Grand Canal.