Palace of Queen of Heaven in Tianjin — Attraction in Tianjin

It is called “Niang Niang Gong” by local people. It was a place wheee people pray for safe travels especially on water. Then it transformed into a praying place for all sorts of worldly wishes. Now it is more like a museum of historical artifacts and a live praying place. It is in a wonderful location where many local art stores are surrounding it and close to the biggest river of the city. A must visit for anyone...

This is a very delicate old temple located in the old street of Tianjin. It consecrates Mazu (妈祖 or 娘娘 in Chinese), a traditional big god in Tianjin culture, as well as other gods in local myths. The temple attendants were very friendly and treated us pastries they cooked and served...

天后宮俗稱「娘娘宮」，在天津舊城區東門外、三岔河口西岸、現在的古文化街上。始建於元代泰定元年（1326年），明代永樂元年（1403年）重建，為天津市區現存最古老的建築。

這座廟與我國福建、台灣等省及南洋各國的「媽祖廟」相同，都是供奉一位海上保護神 ──...