Dabei Temple
鴻順里街道
· Temples & Shrines
Dabei Temple is the largest and oldest Buddhist temple in Tianjin, located at 40 Tianwei Road, Hongshunli Street, Hebei District, Tianjin. It is near the Haihe River and the 'Tianjin Eye' Ferris wheel, making it a significant religious and cultural landmark in the city. The temple is believed to have been established during the Ming Dynasty and was funded for construction and reconstruction by Tianjin's military governor, Cao Bin, during the Shunzhi and Kangxi periods of the Qing Dynasty. It is now a key national temple and a cultural heritage site in Tianjin, attracting many devotees and tourists for worship and sightseeing.
