Tianjin Beijing, China
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (44 Cruises)
Azamara Pursuit
39 Cruises
| 27 August | 114 days | One-way from Vancouver to Auckland |
| 27 August | 115 days | One-way from Vancouver to Auckland |
| 12 May | 24 days | One-way from Yokohama to Hong Kong |
| 12 May | 24 days | One-way from Yokohama to Hong Kong |
| 24 May | 12 days | One-way from Incheon to Hong Kong |
| 24 May | 12 days | One-way from Incheon to Hong Kong |
Silversea Cruises (6 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At the Dongjiang international terminal, on reclaimed land about 60 km from central Tianjin and some 170 km from Beijing. Nothing is walkable from this pier.
Yes, but allow two to three hours of driving each way. The round trip is realistic on an organised excursion if the ship spends a full day alongside. Decide before you walk down the gangway rather than improvising on the pier.
It depends on how long you are in port. On a tight schedule Tianjin is the safer bet: less time on the road, more time in the districts, and China's fourth-largest city hides one of Asia's most surprising collections of European architecture.
The Wudadao district, lined with more than 2,000 villas from the 1920s and 1930s: English brick, Italian loggias, French roofs, walled gardens. You explore it on foot or by horse carriage, and several former mansions now hold cafés and small exhibitions.
Because in the early twentieth century the city was divided into foreign concessions, and each power left its houses behind. The ensemble is among the best preserved in China and gives the walk the feel of a displaced Europe, with ginkgos added.
A quarter beside the Hai River gathering shops of calligraphy, fans, jade, silk embroidery and painted clay figurines, a local specialty passed down through generations. Incense drifts around the temple dedicated to the sea goddess.
A succession of bridges, each in a different style, iron arches here, cable stays there. A one-hour river cruise gives the best overview: glass towers, former trading houses, embankments where locals dance or fish depending on the hour, and a Ferris wheel spanning the water.
Steamed stuffed buns, the city's emblematic specialty, and the snacks sold from stalls on the Ancient Culture Street. Painted clay figurines make the most characteristic souvenir of the call.
The yuan, with ubiquitous mobile payment that assumes a local account: keep cash in small notes. Mandarin is spoken, and English remains uncommon outside hotels and the terminal.
May to October, with a clear preference for September and October: clear skies, dry air, the heat gone. Northern winters are cold and windy, and summers heavy and stormy.
