Luzutang Site of the Boxer Rebellion
Hongqiao District
· Landmarks
The Luzutang Site of the Boxer Rebellion is located at Hejia Hutong, Ruiyi'an Street, Hongqiao District, Tianjin. It is the only completely preserved site of the Boxer Rebellion's main altar in China and also houses the Tianjin Boxer Memorial Museum. The building was originally constructed in the eighth year of the Xuande era of the Ming Dynasty (1433) as a shrine, later transformed into a Taoist temple dedicated to Lü Dongbin. During the Boxer Uprising in 1900, it became the main altar and important decision-making center for the Boxers in Tianjin. Today, the site is a key national cultural relic protection unit and an important cultural spot for understanding the Boxer Movement and modern anti-imperialist history.
