Tianjin is a good choice as a travel destination.With its cool sea breeze and fresh sea air you will definitely feel refreshed.Historical relics, natural scenery, temples, churches, aembly halls and commemorative sites of the Chinese revolution will illuminate Tianjin\'s past, present and future.Tianjin is honored as \'Building Museum\' as it was occupied by nine imperial powers before the founding of the new China, leaving behind many buildings with extraordinary and exotic architectural styles, a real feast for the eye! In the following text let me give you a brief introduction to the Jinmen Shijing (top ten scenic attractions in Tianjin).
Huangyaguan Great Wall :
Located in the mountainous area of Tianjin\'s northern Ji County, the Huangyaguan Great Wall was first built during the Northern Qi Dynasty (5501644).When appointed as the chief commanding officer in the Ji Garrison (one of the eleven garrisons of the Ming Dynasty), Qi Jiguang added watch towers and other defensive works.
The Huangyaguan Great Wall comes out first in the ten most-visited sites in Tianjin.It is considered to be a miniature of the Great Wall.The entire section is built on an abrupt mountain ridge.Being endowed with both natural beauty and cultural interest, it has become famous as a natural beauty spot and a summer resort.The major scenic area is composed of Huangyaguan pa and Taiping Mountain Stronghold.
Huangyaguan pa: In 1984, the people of Tianjin spent three years repairing 3,308 yards of the main wall from Banlagang Mountain in the east to Wangmaoding Mountain in the west.They restored 20 terraces, the Huangyaguan Water Gate, and the Bagua Castle (the Eight Diagrams Castle).The defensive system of the wall is complete.Watch towers, frontier cities, drain holes, emplacements, barracks and other indispensable military facilities are arranged orderly along the wall.Besides, the stele forests of the Great Wall, Beiji Temple, the exhibition hall of famous couplets, the Great Wall Museum (the first museum along the Great Wall) and the phoenix Fortre have been newly built within the area.
Taipingzhai Great Wall :
Six miles southeast of Huangyaguan pa is the Taipingzhai Great Wall, another important mountain stronghold of the wall during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644).It is also called Taipinganzhai, meaning \"a village of peace and prosperity\".Starting from Banlagang Mountain in the east and arriving at Guafu Tower (Widow Tower) in the west, it winds through the precipitous mountains for about 955 yards.
The wall is an important component of Huangyaguan Great Wall.There are six watch towers, one battlement, and one shortcut leading to the wall.The architectural styles of the military towers vary considerably.There are square, round, solid and hollow towers, with some inside and others outside the wall.Beside the shortcut, there is a small citadel where an 8.5-meter statue of Qi Jiguang, the chief commanding officer of Ji Garrison (one of the eleven garrisons in the Ming Dynasty) is located.The local people built this statue in order to commemorate his great contribution to frontier peace and stability in that period.To the west of the citadel, a section of the wall extends 33 yards out to where a sentry post was situated.
At the western end of the wall is a square stone tower called Guafu Tower, \"Widow Tower\" in English, built by twelve wives whose husbands died during the construction of the wall in the Ming Dynasty.The widows erected this tower to commemorate their husbands\' notable exploits.The tower has two levels and measures 13-meters (14-yards) high.Arched arrow windows are on the four sides of the tower.
Besides these cultural points of interest, Taipingzhai Great Wall is also famous for its amazingly impreive scenery.Zigzagging along the mountain ridge for over 984 yards, the wall looks very much like a giant dragon flying through clouds.
