Temple of Deep Compassion Description

Head north-east out of the center over the Jingang bridge (looking out for the ‘Wanke Hotel’ along the way!) and you’ll come across one of Tianjin’s most important sacred sites, the Dabei Temple – or, to give it its most evocative name, the Temple of Deep Compassion. Dating back to the Ming Dynasty, it’s a predominantly Buddhist temple, still fully practicing and, although many building have been restored over the years, its main hall is perhaps the most striking imperial-era structure in the city. The size of the site, some 10,000sqm, means it doesn’t suffer from encroaching construction on all sides, in the same way as some inner-city shrines (Confucius Temple, we’re looking at you.)