In 1400, Zhudi, prince of Yan of Ming Dynasty, crossed the Haihe River on Sancha estuary, moved forward to south of China and conquered Nanjing, took over the throne and changed the title of reign as Yongle. In 1404, the Ming Dynasty set up Zhigu garrison area, and Chengzu Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhudi, named it as "Tianjin garrison area". Tianjin, its meaning is the ferry of Emperor. In 2008, the new landmark of Tianjin, "The Tianjin eye" Ferris Wheel finished construction. It is located on Yongle Bridge, where Zhudi crossed the River with his troop. It is the only Ferris wheel who crossed the river and combined with the bridge in the world; both have functions of sightseeing and transportation. Combined with the essence of ferry of emperor and the scenery of downstream of Jiuhe River, the fantastic design is a great breakthrough in the area of construction of Ferris wheel in the world. Its height is 120 meters, equipped with 48 transparent cockpits. Each cockpit can accommodate 8 peoples, equipped with air condition, it is very comfortable. 384 peoples can enjoy the beautiful scenery at the same time. Around it, there are Dabei Temple, Ancient Culture Street, Gulou Building, Italian custom area and Austrian custom area. Meantime, it is also the starting point of Haihe Sightseeing area. You can enjoy recreation, shopping and tourism within one day. The Tianjin Eye Ferris Wheel is the outstanding representative of "One Bridge and One Scenery". It is the shinning pearl of Haihe River. It has been rated as "Safe Tourist Attraction", the only representative of Tianjin in "Big stamp, 1949-2010, 60 major landmarks in China" , "national AAAA level scenic area", "The municipal youth civilization", "The national worker pioneer". "The Tianjin Eye" Ferris wheel not only represents the cultural history of Tianjin, but also on behalf of the achievements of economic development of Tianjin, it ingeniously shows the unique charm of Tianjin.
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