1. The origin of the name Tianjin was given by the emperor. In the second year of Yongle, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di set up a guard in Zhigu and gave him the name "Tianjin", which means "the ferry through which the Son of Heaven passes".
Tianjin means ferry, and was also called Tianjin Wei in the old days.
2. At the junction of Chentangzhuang Street and Chentang in Tianjin's Hexi District, there was a historical period called "ChenTangguan". Regarding the birthplace of Nezha, some say it is in Sichuan, and some say it is in Tianjin.
3. The Eye of Tianjin, full name Tianjin Yongle Bridge Ferris Wheel. It was once the only Ferris wheel built on a bridge in China and is also one of the landmarks of Tianjin.
After the completion of the "Eye of the Bohai Sea" in Weifang, Shandong, the Eye of Tianjin is no longer the only Ferris wheel on the bridge.
4. The capital of Hebei Province has changed many times, and Baoding, Beiping and Tianjin have all served as the capitals of Hebei Province.
5. Zhejiang vinegar is not a Specialty of Zhejiang, but a specialty of Tianjin.
6. The city flower in Tianjin is the moon flower, and the city tree is fluffy ash.
7. Cheeselin is the earliest Western restaurant in Tianjin and is said to be the earliest Western restaurant in China.
Founded by Kiessling and still in business today, it is now called the Kisling Grand Hotel, and some people also call it Kisling.
8. The first modern university in China, not in Beijing, but Beiyang University, located in Tianjin, is also the predecessor of Tianjin University.
9. The first domestic bicycle was a "Flying Pigeon Brand" bicycle, from Tianjin.
10. The cannabis flower in the Tianjin Memory Exhibition Hall is replaced every once in a while, so it may be edible.
11. Tianjin is probably the only city in ancient China with an exact date of founding, founded in 1404 AD.
12. Tianjin also has an aircraft carrier. Tianjin Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park is a tourist park built by the purchase of the retired Russian aircraft carrier "Kiev".
Aircraft Carrier Park
13. Hoover lived in Tianjin for more than a decade, and his former residence in Tianjin is located near the current Tianjin No. 20 Middle School.
14. Tianjin is mainly called the Central And Outer Ring. The inner ring is not very large, and locals now mention it less.
15. Tianjin Persuasion Field was the earliest "shopping mall" in modern China, but there was no name for the shopping center at that time.
16. Many roads in Tianjin are named after domestic cities.
Near the city center, there is an east-west Yangtze River road running through it, with more roads in the north named after northern cities and more roads in the south named after southern cities.
17. In Tianjin, some pancake fruit stalls can take their eggs to queue up in the early morning. Some powerful Tianjin people can still recognize which egg is their own.
18. There are two high-rise buildings over 500 meters in Tianjin.
19. Beijing brand TV is the first self-developed TV set in China, which is developed and produced by Tianjin Radio Factory.
20. The second city in China to open a subway is not Shanghai, nor Guangzhou, but Tianjin.
21. There is an enclave in Tianjin, in Handan, Hebei Province.
Handan, Tai Chi enthusiast
22. "Fly restaurants" describe roadside restaurants with cheaper facades. In Tianjin, there is a special name to describe, called "dog food restaurant".
23. The tallest statue of Mazu in China is not in Fujian, Guangdong and other places, but in Tianjin.
24. Tianjin dialect is not purely Jiguan dialect, and the dialects of Anhui have a deep influence on Tianjin dialect.
25. Born in Tianjin, Li Airui is an Olympic champion who has lived in Tianjin for a long time, an Englishman.
After winning the Olympic Games in 1924, he returned to Tianjin as a teacher.
26. In the process of taking Metro Line 1 in Tianjin now, if you pay more attention and the speed is slightly slower, you may be able to see the abandoned stations of the old subway.
27. Five Avenues is a road, or an area. It's not one avenue, it's not five avenues.
28. In the old days, dogs ignored buns, and the first skill learned by the apprentices of bun shops was "wrapping water".
Dog ignore also has an English name, called go believe.
29. The traditional wedding time in Tianjin is mostly in the afternoon, which may be related to tianjin's dock culture.
30. For a time in the 20th century, Tianjin was the largest city in North China and even in the North.
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