The Drum Tower in Nanjing was first built in the 15th year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1382). The Drum Tower is a beautiful two-story classical structure situated amidst a charming and tranquil garden, used for telling the time.

Located in the middle block in Ancient Cultural Street in Nankai District, Tianjin City, the Temple of the Queen of Heaven is the oldest architecture in Tianjin. Built during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it is one of the earliest temples of the Queen of Heaven that exists in China till today.

Tianjin, is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. Tianjin is one of the four municipalities in China. Its name means 'the place where the emperor crossed the river'. Facing the Bohai Sea, the city, one time imperial port, serves as Beijing's vital gateway to the sea. Tianjin's 2016 population was at 15,621,200.