Wuhan’s commercial industry is prosperous. There are a variety of featured streets, shopping malls, supermarkets, chain stores and shopping streets flourishing in this city. Featured streets uaually offer traditional Chinese artifacts, while the other shopping areas mainly offer domestic and international brands. In brief, you would enjoy your shopping experience in Wuhan.
Jianghan Road Pedestrian Road
Jianghan Road was once a well-known centralized commercial area. Through the development of several tens of years, it has become one of the most prosperous areas in Hankou, having a high flow of customers and more than 400 stores, among which 90 are specialty stores and time-honored shops involved in 30 industries. The time-honored ones include the People’s Restaurant and Xuangong Restaurant that were once prosperous before liberation, Jingyi Glass Shop, the name of which was wrote by Sun Yat-sen, China Products Department Store, which was built in order to boycott Japanese goods and gets the present name Central Department Store, Hengdali Clock and Watch Shop, which is mainly engaged in western clocks and watches, Guan Shen Yuan, Huakang Nonstaple Food, Zimei Food Factory, Wuhan Traditional Medicine Store, Si Jimei Steamed Buns Restaurant, etc.
Hanzheng Street Market
Wuhan Hanzheng Street Market in Hubei Province offers retail and wholesales in almost everything, from clothing to interior decoration and from toys to office supplies. But it's more well-known as distribution centre for clothes of a variety of quality.
Wuhan belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. There are sufficient rainfall and sunshine as well as four distinct seasons. Climate here is pleasant in general. In recent thirty years, the average annual rainfall is1269mm, mainly from June to August. The annual temperature is 15.8℃-17.5℃, annual frost free period lasts 211 to 272 days and annual sunlight duration is 1810 to 2100 hours.
Introducing Tianjin Water Park, Tianjin Water Park Guide, Tianjin Water Park Travel Guide
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Tianjin Water Park, the largest park in Tianjin, covers an area of 200 hectares. Half of the park is water surface, which is divided into the east lakes, the west lake and several smaller lakes. Inlaid on the lakes are 13 islets, which are decorated with pavilions, towers and terraces and connected with one another by exquisite curved bridges, arch bridges and dykes lined with weeping willows, giving a unique charm to the park.
Main Scenic Spots
Bibo Garden
Covering an area of 23.5 mu, Bibo Garden has a similar look with Chengde Summer Resort. Bibo Garden is in the southeast of Tianjin Water Park, the tiles and pavilions have shown the distinguishing features of northern gardens, which is filled with an atmosphere of simplicity and austere. Close to Bibo Garden is Shenhu Garden, covers an area of 15 mu. The main construction material is imported from Shenhu, Japan. Shenhu Garden is an authentic Japanese garden. It was established in 1989 for the purpose of commemorating the 15th anniversary between Tianjin City with Shenhu City. It was opened to public in the same year.
Bonsai Garden
Bonsai Garden is situated in the northwest of Tianjin Water Park, closing to the northern gate of Water Park. Bonsai Garden is an imitation of Suzhou Gardens. It is the largest Bonsai Park among northern China. At the gate of the garden, stand a huge stone which is like a turtle, thus called Turtle Stone.
Tianjin Water Park has been selected as the 4-A Level Scenic Area by National Tourism Office and has been reconstructed in 2009, and it is known as the Northern West Lake.
Quick Facts on Tianjin Water Park
• Name: Tianjin Water Park
• Location: Downtown Tianjin
• Phone: +86-22-23358452
• Best Time to Visit: June to August
• Recommended Time for a Visit: 3-5 Hours
• Opening Hours: 6:00-18:00
• Admission Fee: Free
Tianjin Ancient Culture Street is composed of simulation of small shops in the Qing Dynasty. Taking Tian Hou Temple of Yuan Dynasty as the center, the Culture Street is located at the northeast corner of Tianjin Nankai District, outside the east gate, in the west bank of Haihe River, reaches the northeast corner on the north, located in the downtown area, started from Laotieqiao Main Street (Gongbei Street), faces Haihe River on the east, reaching Shuige Main Street on the south (Gongnan Street). There is a memorial archway at the North corner and the South corner separately, writes "hometown of Jinmen " and "Art Gallery of Gushang", 687 meters long and 5 meters wide. Here is a shopping mall, also the gathering place for the ancient ritual of sacrificing to the god of the sea and for the entertainment of the boatman. In the past it was destroyed and now some parts of the Culture Street are restored, including Tian Hou Temple, Gongbei Street, Gongnan Street. Tian Hou Temple, commonly known as "the Queen of Heaven Palace", is the main tourism item on the ancient culture street.
Introducing Mt. Panshan Scenic Area, Mt. Panshan Scenic Area Guide, Mt. Panshan Scenic Area Travel Guide.
Article from Tourist Information and Consulting Center of Tianjin
The record about Mt. Panshan Scenic Area started from Han Dynasty, prosperous in Qing Dynasty. Mt. Panshan Scenic Area is famous for both natural scenery and cultural relics, and it is a tourist resort of Culture of Buddhism and imperial culture. Mt. Panshan Scenic Area was known among Buddhists in Tang Dynasty as "East Wutai Mountain", and in Kangxi period, Mt. Panshan Scenic Area was known as "First Mountain on east of Beijing". Mt. Panshan Scenic Area is one of the top 15 tourist attractions in China.
Emperor Qianlong visited Mt. Panshan for 32 times, and left 1702 poems about Mt. Panshan Scenic Area, and he said "if i know Mount Pan earlier, there is no need to go to regions on south of the Yangtze River". In 1994, it was approved by the State Council as the National Key Nature scenic area; in 2007, it was classified as the first batch of national AAAAA scenic area by Chinese National Tourism Administration; in 2011, it was rated as Top 100 scenic areas in China by Chinese National Tourism Administration; in 2012, it was rated as “Advanced Units of National Tourism System” by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Chinese National Tourism Administration.
Mt. Panshan Scenic Area located in Ji County, the center of Beijing, Tianjin and Tangshan, 60 km on east of Beijing. We can reach the scenic area within 30 minutes thorough Jingping Highway. Mt. Panshan Scenic Area has lush forest, ancient cave, strange peak and clear stream, 5 scenic areas open to public, and it has more than 300 attractions. The all-service center in front of the front gate offers a leisure place that has the imperial style. And there are three rope-ways named Rusheng, Yusong and Guayue, and the environmental sightseeing car. They can transport the visitors to the main peak, Guayue Peak. The magic natural scenery has abundant cultural landscapes; it attracts the sights of tourists domestic and aboard. The Mt. Panshan Scenic Area scenic area covers an area of 106 square kilometers. Welcome friends from all over the world to enjoy the beautiful scenery, fascinating legend and excellent service.
Quick Facts on Mt. Panshan Scenic Area
• Name: Mt. Panshan Scenic Area
• Location: 15 Km Northwest of Tianjin
• Phone: +86-898-88213740
• Best Time to Visit: April to October
• Recommended Time for a Visit: 1 Day
• Opening Hours: 08:30-19:00
• Admission Fee: CNY 130