Western-style Villas near the First Workers' Cultural Palace
Located near the railway station, the Tianjin First Workers’ Cultural Palace was originally in the Italian concession, and its buildings are mainly Italian in style.…
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From China Self Guided Travel 2025, page 1736. Open in Google Maps
About Western-style Villas near the First Workers' Cultural Palace
Located near the railway station, the Tianjin First Workers’ Cultural Palace was originally in the Italian concession, and its buildings are mainly Italian in style. No two residences or garden structures share the same design.
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Western-style Villas near the First Workers' Cultural Palace is in Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, in the North China of China.
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