Tianfei Palace Site

Tianfei Palace Site

Tianfei Palace site, located in Dazhigu Middle Road, Hedong District, Tianjin city, covers an area of 5800 square meters and a construction area of 3000 square meters. It is a historical and cultural heritage of the Yuan Dynasty building base and the Ming and Qing Dynasties Tianfei palace hall base. It is a sign of the original point of Tianjin city. Facing the Tianfei palace from east to west, it has the main hall, the back hall, the East and west auxiliary hall, the second gate, the mountain gate, the theater and other buildings It is of great value to study China's water transport by sea

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On May 25, 2006, the Tianfei Palace site was announced as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China

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Historical evolution

From 1282 to 1294, Tianfei temple was built

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In the third year of TAIDING (1326), Tianfei temple was rebuilt, which was called the East Temple

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In the sixth year of Wanli (1578), Tianfei lingci palace was rebuilt.

In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Tianfei lingci palace was repaired several times.

In 1900, Tianfei lingci palace was destroyed in the gengzi war

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In 1905, three main halls of Tianfei palace were rebuilt.

After 1950, Tianfei palace gradually became a site.

In 1987, the Tianfei Palace site was registered in Tianjin Cultural Relics census, which was co-exist in the cultural relics department of Tianjin Cultural Bureau and Hedong District Cultural Bureau.

From December 1998 to January 1999, Tianjin intangible cultural heritage protection center carried out archaeological excavation on the site of Tianfei palace

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In September 2000, an expert group from the State Administration of cultural relics of the people's Republic of China identified the site of Tianfei palace and confirmed that Dazhigu is the original site of Tianjin's history and culture, and Tianfei palace is one of the important symbols of the original site

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In 2001, the people's Government of Tianjin made a decision to build the Tianfei Palace Site Museum of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties on the original site of Tianfei palace; on August 10 of the same year, the Tianfei Palace Site Museum of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties officially started construction

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In 2002, the Tianfei Palace Site Museum of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was built on the original site of Tianfei palace, officially opened

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Architectural pattern

Tianfei Palace site is located in Dazhigu Middle Road, Hedong District, Tianjin. It is located on the West Bank of Sanchakou in the center of ancient culture street, facing the Haihe River and facing the West and facing the Tianhou Palace on the West Bank of Sanchakou Haihe outside the east gate of Tianjin Weicheng. Facing east and West, it becomes the intersection of sea transportation and inland water transportation. It covers an area of 5800 square meters, with a construction area of 3000 square meters, including main hall, back hall, east-west side hall and second Hall Gate, Mountain Gate, theater building, etc

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Cultural relics

From September to October in 1997, the remnant stone headstone of Tianfei stele in lingci palace, rebuilt in Ming Dynasty, was successively found in the Tianfei Palace site. The headstone is 2.6 meters high and 0.9 meters wide, with 13 lines and 40 characters in each line. There are four remnant characters and dragon patterns on the headstone, and a stone turtle shaped pedestal was found. From December 1998 to January 1999, blue glazed tube tiles of the Yuan Dynasty, green glazed tube tiles of the Ming Dynasty and ridge decorated tube tiles of the Qing Dynasty were unearthed from the Tianfei Palace site

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protective measures

In 2002, the Tianfei Palace Site Museum of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, which was built on the original site of Tianfei palace, was officially opened. The exhibition consists of four parts: the first part, the vast ocean, tells about the ancient Chinese ancestors' understanding and utilization of the ocean; the second part, the majestic Mazu, tells about the emergence, evolution and spread of Mazu worship; and the third part, the city of sea and river, tells about the history of Mazu worship The relationship between the formation and development of the ancient city of Tianjin and the ocean; the fourth part "eternal site", tells the archaeological excavation of the Tianfei Palace site

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On May 25, 2006, the Tianfei Palace site was announced as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the people's Republic of China

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In 2017, the Tianfei Palace Site Museum of yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, together with other museums in Tianjin, selected 189 pieces (sets) of metal artifacts from the Tianfei Palace site for protection and restoration after consulting experts

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Research value

The Tianfei Palace site is an important heritage of China's well-developed sea water transport and a symbol of Tianjin's urban origin. It is of great value to the study of China's sea water transport, Tianjin Port culture and the early settlement of Tianjin's urban embryo

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History and culture

After the establishment of Dadu (Beijing) as the capital of Yuan Dynasty, in order to solve the food supply problem of Dadu, the water transportation from southeast coast to Zhigu was opened up, and the food and other material resources from southeast coast were continuously transported to Dadu. In order to ensure the safety of sea navigation, the Yuan government built Tianfei lingci palace in Dazhigu during the reign of emperor Shizu to yuan (1282-1294), which was the earliest Mazu temple in northern China Together with Mazu temple in Meizhou, Fujian and Chaotian Palace in Beigang, Taiwan, they are called the three Mazu temples in China

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Tourism information

geographical position

Tianfei Palace site is located in Dazhigu Middle Road, Hedong District, Tianjin.

admission ticket

Free admission to Tianfei Palace Site

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Opening Hours

Opening hours: 9:00-16:30.

transport line

There are No.1, 17, 40, 91, 92, 97, 151, 185, 186, 608, 613, 642, 643, 651, 665, 668, 678, 673, 676, 680, 805, 806, 815, 840, 860, 856 and 905 bus routes passing through Tianfei Palace site.

Address: Dazhigu Middle Road, Hedong District, Tianjin

Longitude: 117.23899140345

Latitude: 39.110112610091

Tel: 022-24126989; 022-243