Xiqing is one of the districts in Tianjin, covering an area of 565.37 square meters and neighboring Tianjin's downtown. It administrates seven towns, five sub-districts, and 133 villages. With a time-honored history, Xiqing district is the hometown of famous martial artists Huo Yuanjia and Han Muxia. As Tianjin's folk culture tourism area, the district boasts a temple originally built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal constructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and the residence of the Shi family, known as the No 1 residential house in North China.