In the charming city of Tianjin, there are numerous tour destinations that are popular with children. These places combine education and entertainment, allowing children to explore, learn, and grow through laughter and experience. Today, let's uncover the hidden treasures of Tianjin - those places that can ignite children's curiosity, creativity, and spirit of exploration.
Tianjin Science and Technology Museum
The Tianjin Science and Technology Museum is located on Longchang Road in the Hexi District, and it is a comprehensive large-scale exhibition hall that combines popular science education, academic exchange, and exhibition display. The permanent exhibition halls are free to the public and are divided into two floors with eleven major exhibition areas, housing over 300 pieces of popular science exhibits. Each exhibition area is designed to be scientific, educational, interesting, and interactive.
The museum also has temporary exhibition halls that host various themed popular science exhibitions based on social hot topics every year. The spherical structure above the main building is the Planetarium, which can screen full-dome science education films and astronomy programs. Here, children can personally operate various scientific experiments and intuitively understand the principles of physics, chemistry, and other sciences, allowing them to feel the charm of science and inspiring their curiosity and spirit of exploration through play and practice.
Tianjin Zoo
Tianjin Zoo is located at the southern end of Water Park in the Nankai District, and it is a national popular science education base that combines the protection of wild animals, popular science education, scientific research, and leisure and entertainment. The park is lush with trees and verdant grass, with a harmonious natural landscape. It has various characteristic animal ecological enclosures such as the Three Harmony Garden, Bird Sanctuary, Lemur Island, and Swan Lake. The zoo is home to over 200 animal species, including national first and second-class protected animals such as giant pandas, Siberian tiger, golden snub-nosed monkeys, saiga antelopes, red-crowned cranes, red pandas, and mute swans, as well as exotic animals like jaguars, African lions, Asian elephants, giraffes, and cockatoos.
Children can have intimate contact with the adorable animals here, learn about the living habits of different species, and participate in rich popular science explanation activities, allowing them to gain knowledge while playing.
Haichang Ocean Park
Tianjin Haichang Ocean Park is located in the Xiangluowan Business District of the Binhai New Area, and it is a national-level popular science education base themed on marine culture. The park is divided into six major themed areas: the Polar Ocean Hall, Ancient Ocean Hall, Magic Ocean Science and Technology Experience Hall, Cute Beast Bay, Ocean Happy Planet, and Future Jellyfish Hall. Here, visitors can see marine animals such as dolphins, sea lions, sharks, beluga whales, sea cucumbers, sea turtles, rays, and groupers, as well as polar animals like penguins, polar bears, Arctic wolves, beluga whales, sea lions, and walruses.
This is a fantastical world where children can get up close with marine life, and the vivid display of various polar animals will bring endless surprises and knowledge to the children, igniting their curiosity about nature and raising their awareness of environmental protection.
Tianjin Natural History Museum
The Tianjin Natural History Museum is a comprehensive natural history museum covering disciplines such as animals, plants, geology, paleontology, and paleoanthropology. The main building is located on Youyi Road in the Hexi District. The basic exhibition is themed on "Homeland", with the first floor featuring a shared hall, 4D cinema, museum store, dinosaur-themed restaurant, popular science theater, popular science classroom, popular science exhibition area, and Dinosaur Valley, catering to the needs of audiences of all ages.
On the second floor, there are nearly 10,000 exhibits of paleontological fossils, rock and mineral specimens, and extant animal and plant specimens, telling the story of the 3.8-billion-year evolution of life on Earth. The third floor is based on rare wild animal specimens such as giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys, presenting the typical animal groups of the world's major continents. Each exhibit is a story, and every corner may ignite children's enthusiasm for exploring the unknown world.
The Five Major Avenues Cultural Tourism Area
The Tourism Area is located in the Heping District and is the most well-preserved collection of villa-style buildings in Tianjin and even the entire country, earning it the reputation of being a "World Architecture Expo" and a distinctive "International Architecture Museum".
This area has over 2,000 small villas with architectural styles from different countries, including the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, covering various styles such as Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Byzantine, Southern European medieval, and 19th-century eclecticism. While strolling along the Five Great Avenue, you can not only appreciate the historical charm but also find elements that are fun for children, such as carriage rides and themed architectural graffiti walls. These activities can help children feel the rich historical and cultural heritage while also inspiring their interest in art and history.
The five tourism destinations mentioned above are not only playgrounds where children can release their energy and broaden their horizons, but also classrooms where they can learn about the world and have their wisdom awakened. Let us embark on this joyful and educational journey, writing the brilliant childhood stories that belong to them!
Translator: Pan Wenrui
Reviewer: JIANG Wenyi
