OpenedonNewYear’Dayin1986,theAncientCultureStreetinTianjincityis687meterslong,withitsarchitectureimitatingthefolkstyleoftheQingDynasty.LocatedonthewestbankofHaiheRiverinNankaiDistrict,itisacommercialpedestrianstreetwhichisworthvisiting.Furthermore,thisstreetisknownastheCradleofTianjin,andisthefirstcultural,religiousandbusinesscentreofthecity.InitscentreisthefamousTianhou(HeavenlyQueen)Temple,morepopularlyknownasMazu.Antiques,ancientbooks,traditionalhandicraftsandfolkproductsaresoldhere.Additionally,thetraditionalfolk-artYangliuqingNewYearpaintings,NirenZhang’sColour-ClayFigurines,WeiKitesandLiuCarvingsallhavetheirshopsthere.TherearealsolocalsnackssuchasChatangSoup,Guobacai,EarholeFriedCake,etc.