Jingwu Gate · Chinese Martial Arts 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 valor. The scenic area covers a total area of about 3,880 mu. With Huo Yuanjia's spirit as its soul, it integrates functions such as martial arts displays, cultural experiences, film and television shooting, and patriotic education, becoming an important platform for martial arts enthusiasts at home and abroad to exchange ideas. The architectural style in the park combines both traditional and modern elements, mainly including core facilities such as the Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall, the Jingwu Hall, and the Huo Yuanjia Cemetery. Among them, the Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall has a building area of about 3,500 square meters, and the Jingwu Hall training venue covers an area of 8,000 square meters. Relying on the unique cultural IP of the "Jingwu Spirit," the scenic area systematically presents the history and inheritance of Chinese martial arts culture through forms such as live performances, martial arts teaching, and collection exhibitions, receiving more than 500,000 visitors annually.
Historical Culture
The core of the historical culture of Jingwu Gate · Chinese Martial Arts Park originates from the modern famous patriotic martial artist Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910) and the Jingwu Sports Association he founded. Huo Yuanjia was born in Xiaonanhe Village, Xiqing District, Tianjin (now Jingwu Town). He was a representative figure of Mizong Quan and was famous for the "Jingwu Spirit." In the early 20th century, he defeated foreign strongmen, breaking the prejudice of the "sick man of East Asia" and becoming a symbol of national spirit.
In 1910, Huo Yuanjia founded the Jingwu Gymnastics Association in Shanghai (later renamed the Jingwu Sports Association), proposing the Jingwu purposes of "patriotism, self-cultivation, justice, and helping others," which pioneered the socialized and standardized development of modern Chinese martial arts. After a century, the Jingwu Sports Association has established branches in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, becoming an important carrier for spreading Chinese martial arts and culture.
Jingwu Town in Xiqing District, where the scenic area is located, is Huo Yuanjia's hometown. In 2009, Jingwu Gate · Chinese Martial Arts Park was officially completed, integrating the Huo Yuanjia Cemetery, former residence, and newly built venues to form a cultural park combining commemoration, education, and exhibition. The Huo Yuanjia Former Residence in the park is a traditional Qing Dynasty courtyard-style building, preserving the original scenes of Huo Yuanjia's life. In 2013, it was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level, becoming an important physical relic for studying modern martial arts history and the spirit of patriotism.
Main Attractions
Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall
The Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall is the core venue of the scenic area, with a building area of about 3,500 square meters. It is divided into four exhibition areas: the "Life Deeds Hall," the "Jingwu Development History Hall," the "Martial Arts Culture Hall," and the "Film and Television Interpretation Hall." The hall houses more than 200 precious cultural relics, including martial arts weapons used by Huo Yuanjia, letters and manuscripts, and historical photographs. Among them, the 1909 group photo of Huo Yuanjia and members of the Shanghai Jingwu Gymnastics Association and a handwritten copy of the Mizong Quan manual are treasures of the hall. Through scene restoration, multimedia interaction, wax figure displays, and other methods, it vividly reproduces Huo Yuanjia's life from a rural martial arts teacher to a national hero, as well as the century-long development of the Jingwu Association. The hall also features an immersive theater for "Chinese and Foreign Martial Arts Confrontation," performing daily classic scenes recreating Huo Yuanjia's defeat of foreign strongmen.
Huo Yuanjia Cemetery
The Huo Yuanjia Cemetery is located on the north side of the memorial hall, covering an area of about 13,000 square meters. It is the burial place of Huo Yuanjia and his family. The main entrance of the cemetery is an archway-style building with the four large characters "Light of Jingwu" inscribed on it, and the couplet "Might shakes the four seas, spirit moves mountains and rivers" carved on both sides. In the center of the cemetery is Huo Yuanjia's tomb, with a mound 3.5 meters high and 5 meters in diameter. The tombstone is inscribed with "Tomb of the Patriotic Martial Artist Huo Yuanjia." In front of the tomb stands a 4.1-meter-tall bronze statue of Huo Yuanjia, showing his heroic posture standing with clasped fists. The cemetery also contains the tombs of Huo Yuanjia's parents and children, surrounded by pine and cypress trees, solemn and respectful. In 2006, it was listed as a Tianjin Patriotic Education Base.
Jingwu Hall
The Jingwu Hall is a professional venue in the scenic area integrating martial arts teaching, training, and performances, with a total building area of 8,000 square meters. It includes 4 standardized training halls, 1 multifunctional competition hall, and 1 martial arts props exhibition room. The training halls can accommodate 500 people for martial arts training at the same time, offering year-round traditional martial arts courses such as Mizong Quan, Tai Chi, and Xingyi Quan, 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 international martial arts competitions. It has hosted important events such as the "World Jingwu Martial Arts Cultural Exchange Conference." The props exhibition room displays more than 100 kinds of traditional martial arts weapons, including swords, spears, sabers, and staffs. Visitors can experience weapon exercise instruction (advance reservation required, 50 yuan per person).
Jingwu Theater
The Jingwu Theater is located in the central area of the park. It is an open circular building covering an area of about 2,000 square meters and can accommodate 1,500 spectators. Every day at 11:00 and 15:00, the large-scale live-action martial arts drama "Huo Yuanjia" is performed. The play uses Huo Yuanjia's life as its thread and integrates martial arts fighting, wire effects, light shows, and other elements to recreate classic scenes such as "Tianjin Martial Arts Contest" and "Founding the Association in Shanghai." The performance lasts 45 minutes (ticket price 80 yuan per person). Around the theater is a martial arts-themed relief wall, depicting groups of famous martial artists from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to modern times, showing the historical context of Chinese martial arts.
Huo Yuanjia Former Residence
The Huo Yuanjia Former Residence is located on the west side of the scenic area. It is a Qing Dynasty courtyard-style building covering an area of about 700 square meters, consisting of the main house, side rooms, and a martial arts training ground. It is the place 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 diagrams used by Huo Yuanjia during his lifetime. The side rooms show scenes of his family's life. The martial arts training ground in the courtyard retains training equipment from that time, such as stone locks and wooden stakes. The former residence also has a "Young Huo Yuanjia" interactive exhibition area, where visitors can experience scenes of Huo Yuanjia practicing martial arts as a boy through AR technology. It is an important place for understanding his growth process.
Food
Tianjin Goubuli Baozi
There is a Goubuli Baozi branch on the Jingwu Town commercial street near the scenic area. This is one of Tianjin's most representative snacks. The buns use fermented flour as the wrapper and pork hind leg meat as the filling, seasoned with eighteen kinds of seasonings. Each bun has 18-22 pleats and is shaped like a white chrysanthemum. After steaming, the wrapper is thin and the filling is generous, with a rich broth. It is best eaten with vinegar and shredded ginger. The scenic area store offers varieties such as pork filling and three-fresh filling, priced at about 38 yuan per bamboo steamer (8 pieces), suitable as a light meal.
Erduoyan Fried Cake
Erduoyan Fried Cake is one of Tianjin's "Three Unique Foods" and is sold at the specialty store at the exit of the scenic area. It uses glutinous rice flour as the wrapper and red bean paste as the filling. After being made into round shapes, it is fried in hot oil until golden. The outer skin is crisp, and the filling is soft, glutinous, sweet, and not sticky to the teeth. Freshly fried cakes are best eaten hot, priced at about 3 yuan each. Vacuum-packed gift boxes (10 pieces) cost 35 yuan and are convenient to carry.
Huo Family Cuisine
The Jingwu Restaurant in the scenic area offers a "Huo Family Cuisine" series, recreating home-style dishes that Huo Yuanjia liked during his lifetime. Among them, "Huo Family Braised Pork" uses local black pork, added with star anise, cinnamon, and other spices and simmered for 2 hours. The meat is tender and the sauce is rich. "Martial Arts Multigrain Porridge" is made with millet, red beans, yam, and other ingredients, paired with cornmeal cakes commonly eaten by martial artists, providing balanced nutrition. Huo Family Braised Pork is 68 yuan per portion, and multigrain porridge is 15 yuan per bowl, suitable for experiencing food culture related to history.
Yangcun Gaogan
Yangcun Gaogan is a traditional pastry in Xiqing District, Tianjin, sold at the scenic area's specialty store. It uses rice flour and white sugar as raw materials. After steaming, it is cut into squares. It has a delicate, soft texture and melts in the mouth, with a rice fragrance. It is divided into original flavor and sesame flavor. A small package (200 grams) costs 12 yuan, and a large gift box (500 grams) costs 30 yuan. It is a popular souvenir.
Tickets：
Ticket 60 yuan per person.
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Opening Hours：
The scenic area is open all year round, with opening hours from 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry at 16:30).
Special period adjustments: during the Spring Festival (New Year's Eve to the second day of the first lunar month), the park is closed; during the May Day and National Day golden weeks, opening hours are extended to 18:00; the Jingwu Theater performances are at 11:00 and 15:00, with no performance on Monday mornings (except statutory holidays).
Tour Route：
Recommended half-day tour route: arrive at the scenic area at 9:00 a.m., first visit the Huo Yuanjia Former Residence (about 1 hour) to learn about his early life and martial arts experience; at 10:00 go to the Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall (about 1.5 hours) to systematically understand the development history of Jingwu culture through exhibits and interactive experiences; at 11:30 watch the live-action performance "Huo Yuanjia" at the Jingwu Theater (45 minutes); at 12:30 taste Huo Family Cuisine or Tianjin snacks at the Jingwu Restaurant (1 hour); at 13:30 visit the Huo Yuanjia Cemetery (about 40 minutes) to commemorate the spirit of patriotism; at 14:10 go to the Jingwu Hall to experience weapon exercise or watch martial arts training (about 1 hour); at 15:10 buy souvenirs such as Erduoyan Fried Cake and Yangcun Gaogan at the scenic area specialty store, and end the trip at 15:30.
If time permits, you can participate in the 1-hour martial arts experience class at the Jingwu Hall (advance reservation required) to further feel the charm of martial arts.
Transportation：
Bus: Within Tianjin, you can take bus routes 157 and 711 to the "Jingwu Gate Chinese Martial Arts Park Station" and walk 5 minutes to the main entrance of the scenic area. The fare is 2 yuan. From Tianjin Station, take Metro Line 3 to "University Town Station" and transfer to bus 711. The whole journey takes about 1 hour.
Taxi: Taking a taxi from Tianjin Station to the scenic area takes about 30 minutes and costs 40-50 yuan; taking a taxi from Tianjin South Railway Station takes about 15 minutes and costs 20-25 yuan.
Self-driving: From downtown Tianjin, drive along the southwest section of the Outer Ring Road, turn onto Jinlai Highway, and turn right at the main road of Jingwu Town. The total distance is about 20 kilometers. The scenic area parking lot is free and open to the public and can accommodate 500 small vehicles.
Internal transportation in the scenic area: There are sightseeing electric carts in the scenic area, connecting the main attractions. One-way ticket is 5 yuan per person, and a through ticket is 15 yuan per person (valid on the same day).
Must-Visit Attractions：
Huo Yuanjia Memorial Hall: The core exhibition hall, with a 3,500-square-meter exhibition area and more than 200 cultural relics, showing Huo Yuanjia's life and Jingwu history. Suggested visiting time is about 1.5 hours.
Jingwu Theater: The live-action performance "Huo Yuanjia," integrating martial arts and special effects, two performances daily, lasting 45 minutes. It is a vivid carrier for experiencing Jingwu culture.
Huo Yuanjia Cemetery: Covering 13,000 square meters, including the bronze statue and tomb of Huo Yuanjia. It is solemn and respectful and an important place for patriotic education. Suggested visiting time is about 40 minutes.
Jingwu Hall: An 8,000-square-meter professional venue where you can experience weapon exercise or watch martial arts training and deeply feel the charm of martial arts. Suggested visiting time is about 1 hour.
Travel Suggestions：
The best seasons to visit are spring and autumn (April-May, September-October), when the climate is suitable and the scenic area often holds events such as the "Jingwu Martial Arts Festival." Summer is hot, so it is recommended to visit in the morning. Winter is relatively cold, and some outdoor performances may be adjusted.
When watching live-action performances, it is recommended to enter 15 minutes early and choose front-row center seats for a better viewing effect. The performance includes martial arts movements, so please do not use flash photography.
To experience martial arts courses or weapon exercise, wear loose clothing and sports shoes. Martial arts uniforms can be rented at the Jingwu Hall in the scenic area (30 yuan per set).
For dining, it is recommended to eat at the Jingwu Restaurant. You can taste special Huo Family Cuisine and also choose traditional Tianjin snacks, with moderate prices. There is a convenience store in the scenic area 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), cultivating physical fitness and perseverance through fun interaction.
Notes：
Flammable and explosive items are prohibited in the scenic area. Smoking must be done in designated areas. Keep quiet in the Huo Yuanjia Cemetery, prohibit chasing and playing, and respect the atmosphere of the memorial site.
When visiting the memorial hall, do not touch exhibits. Some areas (such as the cultural relic restoration area) are not open to visitors. Please follow the guidance of signs.
When participating in martial arts experience projects, follow the coach's instructions to avoid injury due to improper operation. People over 60 years old and those with heart disease, high blood pressure, and other diseases are not recommended to participate in strenuous experience projects.
During holidays, the scenic area has a large flow of people. It is recommended to travel at off-peak times (9:00-10:00 a.m. or 14:00-15:00 p.m.) to avoid long queues for performances and experience projects.
The visitor service center provides free luggage storage service (limited to small items), and business hours are consistent with the scenic area.
In case of extreme weather, outdoor performances at the Jingwu Theater may be canceled.