Jingwumen · Chinese Wulin Park is located in Jingwu Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a large-scale cultural tourism park centered on inheriting Jingwu culture and promoting the spirit of martial arts. The total area of the scenic spot is about 3880 mu. With Huo Yuanjia's spirit as its soul, it integrates functions such as martial arts display, cultural experience, film and television shooting, and patriotic education, becoming an important platform for martial arts enthusiasts at home and abroad to communicate. The architectural style in the park combines tradition and modernity, mainly including core facilities such as Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall, Jingwu Hall, and Huo Yuanjia Cemetery. Among them, the construction area of Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall is about 3500 square meters, and the training venue area of Jingwu Hall reaches 8000 square meters. Relying on the unique cultural IP of "Jingwu Spirit", the scenic spot systematically displays the history and inheritance of Chinese martial arts culture through live performances, martial arts teaching, and collection exhibitions, with an annual reception of more than 500,000 tourists.
Historical Culture
The historical and cultural core of Jingwumen · Chinese Wulin Park originates from Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910), a famous modern patriotic martial artist, and the Jingwu Sports Association founded by him. Huo Yuanjia was born in Xiaonanhe Village (now Jingwu Town), Xiqing District, Tianjin. He was a representative of the Mizong Fist and was famous for the "Jingwu Spirit". In the early 20th century, he defeated foreign strongmen, broke the prejudice of "the sick man of East Asia", and became a symbol of the national spirit.
In 1910, Huo Yuanjia founded the Jingwu Gymnastics Club (later renamed Jingwu Sports Association) in Shanghai, putting forward the Jingwu purpose of "patriotism, self-cultivation, justice, and helping others", which pioneered the socialized and standardized development of modern Chinese martial arts. After a hundred years, the Jingwu Sports Association has set up branches in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, becoming an important carrier for spreading Chinese martial arts and culture.
As Huo Yuanjia's hometown, Jingwu Town, Xiqing District, where the scenic spot is located, officially completed Jingwumen · Chinese Wulin Park in 2009, integrating Huo Yuanjia Cemetery, former residence and newly built venues to form a cultural park integrating commemoration, education and display. Huo Yuanjia's former residence in the park is a traditional quadrangle building of the Qing Dynasty, which retains the original scene of Huo Yuanjia's life. In 2013, it was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit, becoming an important physical relic for studying modern martial arts history and patriotic spirit.
Main Attractions
Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall
Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall is the core venue of the scenic spot, with a construction area of about 3500 square meters, divided into four exhibition areas: "Life Story Hall", "Jingwu Development History Hall", "Martial Arts Culture Hall" and "Film and Television Interpretation Hall". The museum collects more than 200 precious cultural relics such as martial arts equipment, letters and manuscripts, and historical photos used by Huo Yuanjia. Among them, the photo of Huo Yuanjia with members of the Shanghai Jingwu Gymnastics Club in 1909 and the copy of the Mizong Fist manual are the treasures of the museum. Through scene restoration, multimedia interaction, wax figure display and other methods, it vividly reproduces Huo Yuanjia's life from a rural martial artist to a national hero, as well as the century-old development history of the Jingwu Association. The museum also has an "Chinese and Foreign Martial Arts Competition" immersive theater, which daily staged classic scenes of Huo Yuanjia defeating foreign strongmen.
Huo Yuanjia Cemetery
Huo Yuanjia Cemetery is located on the north side of the memorial hall, covering an area of about 13,000 square meters, where Huo Yuanjia and his family are buried. The main gate of the cemetery is an archway-style building, with the four characters "Jingwu Light" written on it, and the couplets "Shocking the World, Majestic as Mountains and Rivers" carved on both sides. In the center of the cemetery is Huo Yuanjia's tomb, which is 3.5 meters high and 5 meters in diameter. The tombstone is engraved with "Tomb of Patriotic Martial Artist Huo Yuanjia". In front of the tomb stands a 4.1-meter-high bronze statue of Huo Yuanjia, showing his heroic posture of standing with fists clasped. The cemetery also has the tombs of Huo Yuanjia's parents and children, surrounded by pine and cypress trees, solemn and solemn. In 2006, it was listed as a patriotic education base in Tianjin.
Jingwu Hall
Jingwu Hall is a professional venue integrating martial arts teaching, training and performance in the scenic spot, with a total construction area of 8000 square meters, including 4 standardized training halls, 1 multi-functional competition hall and 1 martial arts props exhibition room. The training hall can accommodate 500 people for martial arts training at the same time, and regularly offers traditional martial arts courses such as Mizong Fist, Tai Chi, and Xingyi Fist, taught by certified coaches of the Jingwu Sports Association. The competition hall is equipped with professional lighting and sound systems, and can host domestic and foreign martial arts events. It has hosted important events such as the "World Jingwu Martial Arts Culture Exchange Conference". The props exhibition room displays more than 100 kinds of traditional martial arts equipment such as knives, guns, swords and sticks. Tourists can experience weapon exercise teaching (advance reservation is required, 50 yuan per person).
Jingwu Theater
Jingwu Theater is located in the center of the park, an open circular building covering an area of about 2000 square meters, which can accommodate 1500 audiences. The large-scale live martial arts drama "Huo Yuanjia" is staged at 11:00 and 15:00 every day. The drama takes Huo Yuanjia's life as a clue, integrates martial arts fights, wire effects, light shows and other elements, and reproduces classic scenes such as "Jinmen Martial Arts Competition" and "Shanghai Association Establishment". The performance lasts 45 minutes (ticket price 80 yuan per person). Around the theater, there are martial arts-themed relief walls, depicting groups of famous martial artists from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to modern times, showing the historical context of Chinese martial arts.
Huo Yuanjia's Former Residence
Huo Yuanjia's former residence is located on the west side of the scenic area. It is a Qing Dynasty quadrangle courtyard building, covering an area of about 700 square meters. Composed of the main house, side rooms, and a martial arts training ground, it was where Huo Yuanjia lived from 1868 to 1909. The former residence has been restored to its original appearance. The main house displays furniture, farm tools, and martial arts charts used by Huo Yuanjia during his lifetime; the side rooms show the living scenes of his family; and the martial arts training ground in the courtyard retains the training equipment such as stone locks and wooden stakes from that era. There is an interactive exhibition area "Young Huo Yuanjia" in the former residence, where visitors can experience the scene of Huo Yuanjia practicing martial arts in his youth through AR technology, making it an important place to understand his growth process.
Food
Tianjin Goubuli Baozi
There is a branch of Goubuli Baozi in the commercial street of Jingwu Town around the scenic spot, which is one of the most representative snacks in Tianjin. The buns are made of fermented flour as the skin, and pork hind leg meat as the filling, mixed with 18 kinds of seasonings. Each bun is pinched with 18-22 folds, shaped like a white chrysanthemum. After being steamed, the skin is thin and the filling is sufficient, with rich soup. It is better to eat with vinegar and shredded ginger. The scenic spot store offers pork filling, three fresh fillings and other varieties, with a price of about 38 yuan per cage (8 pieces), suitable as a light meal.
Erduoyan Fried Cake
Erduoyan Fried Cake is one of the "three unique" foods in Tianjin, which is sold in the specialty store at the exit of the scenic spot. It uses glutinous rice flour as the skin and red bean paste as the filling. It is made into a round shape and fried in hot oil until golden. The outer skin is crispy, and the inner filling is soft, glutinous and sweet, not sticky to the teeth. The freshly fried cakes are best eaten hot, with a price of about 3 yuan each. The vacuum-packed gift box (10 pieces) is 35 yuan, which is easy to carry.
Huojia Cuisine
The Jingwu Restaurant in the scenic spot launched the "Huojia Cuisine" series, restoring the home-cooked dishes that Huo Yuanjia loved during his lifetime. Among them, "Huojia Braised Pork" uses local black pork, added with star anise, cinnamon and other spices, and simmered for 2 hours. The meat is tender and rotten, with a strong sauce flavor; "Wushu Miscellaneous Grain Porridge" is made of millet, red beans, yam, etc., served with pancakes often eaten by martial artists, with balanced nutrition. The unit price of Huojia Braised Pork is 68 yuan per serving, and the miscellaneous grain porridge is 15 yuan per bowl, suitable for experiencing the food culture related to history.
Yangcun Cake
Yangcun Cake is a traditional pastry in Xiqing District, Tianjin, which is sold in the scenic spot's specialty store. It is made of rice flour and white sugar as raw materials, steamed and cut into squares. It has a delicate and soft taste, melts in the mouth, and has a rice fragrance. It is divided into original flavor and sesame flavor. The small package (200 grams) is 12 yuan, and the large gift box (500 grams) is 30 yuan, which is a popular souvenir.
Tickets
The ticket is 60 yuan per person.
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Opening Hours
The scenic spot is open all year round, with opening hours from 9:00 to 17:00 (admission stops at 16:30).
Special time adjustments: Closed during the Spring Festival (from New Year's Eve to the second day of the first lunar month); extended opening hours to 18:00 during the May Day and National Day golden weeks; the performance time of Jingwu Theater is 11:00 and 15:00, and there is no performance on Monday mornings (except legal holidays).
Tour Route
Recommended half-day tour route: Arrive at the scenic spot at 9:00 am, first visit Huo Yuanjia's former residence (about 1 hour) to learn about his early life and martial arts experience; at 10:00 am, go to Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall (about 1.5 hours) to learn about the development history of Jingwu culture through exhibits and interactive experience systems; at 11:30 am, watch the live performance of "Huo Yuanjia" in Jingwu Theater (45 minutes); at 12:30 pm, taste Huojia cuisine or Tianjin snacks in Jingwu Restaurant (1 hour); at 13:30 pm, visit Huo Yuanjia Cemetery (about 40 minutes) to cherish the memory of the patriotic spirit; at 14:10 pm, go to Jingwu Hall to experience weapon exercises or watch martial arts training (about 1 hour); at 15:10 pm, buy souvenirs such as Erduoyan Fried Cake and Yangcun Cake in the scenic spot's specialty store, and end the trip at 15:30 pm.
If time permits, you can participate in the 1-hour martial arts experience class in Jingwu Hall (advance reservation is required) to deeply feel the charm of martial arts.
Transportation
- Bus: You can take bus 157 or 711 in Tianjin to "Jingwumen Chinese Wulin Park Station", then walk 5 minutes to the main entrance of the scenic spot, with a fare of 2 yuan; take metro line 3 from Tianjin Station to "University Town Station", then transfer to bus 711, the whole journey is about 1 hour.
- Taxi: It takes about 30 minutes to take a taxi from Tianjin Station to the scenic spot, costing 40-50 yuan; it takes about 15 minutes to take a taxi from Tianjin South Station, costing 20-25 yuan.
- Self-driving: Starting from the center of Tianjin, go along the southwest section of the outer ring road to Jinlai Highway, then turn right at the main road of Jingwu Town to reach the scenic spot, with a total distance of about 20 kilometers; the parking lot of the scenic spot is open to the public free of charge, which can accommodate 500 small cars.
- Internal transportation in the scenic spot: There are sightseeing battery cars in the scenic spot, connecting major attractions, with a one-way fare of 5 yuan per person and a through ticket of 15 yuan per person (valid on the day).
Must-Visit Attractions
- Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall: The core exhibition hall, with a 3500-square-meter exhibition area and more than 200 cultural relics, showing Huo Yuanjia's life and Jingwu history, with a playing time of about 1.5 hours.
- Jingwu Theater: The live performance of "Huo Yuanjia" integrates martial arts and special effects, with two performances a day, lasting 45 minutes, which is a vivid carrier to experience Jingwu culture.
- Huo Yuanjia Cemetery: Covering an area of 13,000 square meters, including Huo Yuanjia's bronze statue and tomb, it is solemn and solemn, and is an important place for patriotic education, with a playing time of about 40 minutes.
- Jingwu Hall: An 8000-square-meter professional venue where you can experience weapon exercises or watch martial arts training to deeply feel the charm of martial arts, with a playing time of about 1 hour.
Travel Suggestions
- The best seasons to visit are spring and autumn (April-May, September-October), with pleasant climate. Activities such as "Jingwu Martial Arts Festival" are often held in the scenic spot; it is hot in summer, so it is recommended to visit in the morning; it is cold in winter, and some outdoor performances may be adjusted.
- When watching the live performance, it is recommended to enter the venue 15 minutes in advance and choose the middle position in the front row for better viewing effect; the performance includes martial arts moves, please do not take photos with flash.
- Loose clothes and sports shoes are required for martial arts courses or weapon exercises. Martial arts clothes can be rented in Jingwu Hall of the scenic spot (30 yuan per set).
- It is recommended to dine in Jingwu Restaurant, where you can taste special Huojia cuisine and choose traditional Tianjin snacks at moderate prices; there are convenience stores in the scenic spot where you can buy drinking water and light meals.
- For families with children, it is recommended to participate in the "Youth Martial Arts Experience" project (suitable for children aged 6-12, 60 yuan per person), which cultivates physical fitness and perseverance through interesting interactions.
Notes
- It is forbidden to carry inflammable and explosive items in the scenic spot, and smoking is only allowed in designated areas; keep quiet in Huo Yuanjia Cemetery, no chasing and playing, and respect the atmosphere of the memorial place.
- When visiting the memorial hall, it is forbidden to touch the exhibits. Some areas (such as the cultural relics restoration area) are not open to tourists, so please follow the guidance of the signs.
- When participating in martial arts experience projects, you must follow the coach's instructions to avoid injury due to improper operation; the elderly over 60 years old and those with diseases such as heart disease and hypertension are not recommended to participate in strenuous experience projects.
- There are a large number of tourists in the scenic spot during holidays, so it is recommended to travel at off-peak times (9:00-10:00 am or 14:00-15:00 pm) to avoid long queues for performances and experience projects.
- The tourist service center provides free luggage storage service (limited to small items), and the business hours are the same as those of the scenic spot.
- In case of extreme weather, outdoor performances in Jingwu Theater may be cancelled.