(5) Shuishang Park The mist-covered, picturesque Shuishang Park was a brick-making site in the early days of this century. The continued digging of clay to make bricks turned the area into a large pond surrounded by lush grass and trees. With the passage of time, it became a place for outings, fishing and hunting. The pond water is crystal clear and is hence called Green Dragon Pond.

(6) The Beautiful Landscape Along the Haihe Tianjin has long been called the "meeting place of five rivers' and the "end of nine rives.' The five rivers are the Yongding, Daqing, Ziya, South Canal and North Canal. The nine rivers refer to the nine tributaries of the five rivers belonging to the Haihe River system.

The Haihe River, the sixth largest in China, is 1,090 km long and has a drainage area of more than 220,000 square km.

Along teh Haihe River the landscape is beautiful. When Grand Secretary Zhu Min of the Qing Dynasty first came to Tianjin from south of the Yantze River, he found the forests of masts and clusters of houses so impressive that he wrote a poem praising Tianjin as a miniature of the picturesque southease China. Later, he actually moved and lived there.

Today's Haihe is even more picturesque than before. Two 20-km-long belt-shaped parks lace the banks. The various bridges built across the river resemble colourful decorations on a jade belt. Beautiful gardens dot the river, together with all kinds of sculptures. Fountains give the river additional appeal. For example, the "one hundred dragons playing in water' with programmed music is the biggest fountain relief sculpture in China. The mist-shrouded dancing dragons impress visitors with their grand and imposing postures.