As a metropolis bordering Hebei Province and Beijing in northern China, Tianjin is a municipality directly administrated by the central government. It is the economic center of Bohai Bay rim, one of China’s first coastal open cities, one of the national advanced manufacturing and R & D bases, core area of northern international shipping, demonstration area of financial innovation and operation, pilot area of the reform and opening-up policy, China’s traditional Chinese medicine R & D center, as well as the Asia-Pacific regional oceanographic instrumentation inspection and appraisal center.
The Tientsin Eye is located on the bank of Haihe River in Hongqiao District, Tianjin. It is the only Ferris wheel built on the bridge in the world and is one of Tianjin’s landmarks. The Ferris wheel can accommodate 8 people per cockpit and can accommodate 384 people at the same time. The time required for the Ferris wheel to rotate one circle is 28 minutes. When the highest point is reached, the surrounding scenery is unobstructed.
Travel route: Take Bus 5 at Tingzigu Station, and get off at Santiaoshi Station.
