The newly-opened Tianjin Sports Museum will be put into limelight as Tianjin hosts the much-awaited national finals of the 13th National Games from August 27 to September 8.
The museum was officially opened to the public for free only last March just in time for the quadrennial multi-sports event which Tianjin will host for the first time since it started in 1959.
"We are expecting many people will come here every day during the National Games," a tour guide of the sports museum said in recent media tour of Tianjin’s sports facilities.
Located at the famous Cultural Tourism Zone of Five Avenues in Tianjin downtown, Tianjin Sports Museum has 3,000 square meter exhibition area divided into four.
The visitors can see some pictures of China's great athletes, including Liu Changchun who was the first Chinese to participate in the Olympics in 1932, and the local athletes who excelled in world arena.
The Olympic medals, including nine golds, won by the Chinese athletes from Tianjin particularly in the 2008 Olympic Games which China hosted for the first time, are also on display.
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:30 - 11:30; 14:00 - 16:30 Venue: No.83 Chongqing Rd, Heping District, Tianjin Sports Museum Please bring your ID card or Passport