Yangliuqing Town (simplified Chinese: 杨柳青镇; traditional Chinese: 楊柳青鎮; pinyin: Yángliǔqīng Zhèn) is a market town in Xiqing District, in the western suburbs of Tianjin, People's Republic of China. Despite its relatively small size, it has been named since 2006 in the "famous historical and cultural market towns in China".[1]
It is best known in China for creating nianhua or Yangliuqing nianhua. For more than 400 years, Yangliuqing has in effect specialised in the creation of these woodcuts for the New Year. wood block prints using vivid colourschemes to portray traditional scenes of children's games often interwoven with auspiciouse objects.[2]
As of 2010[update], it had a total population of 118,291.[3]
Geography
Yangliuqing Town is located at the northwestern corner of Xiqing District. It borders Shangkou and Qingguang Towns in the north, Xiyingmen Subdistrict and Zhongbei Town in the east, Zhangjiawo and Xinkou Towns in the south, and Wangqingtuo Town in the west. Ziya and Zhongqing Rivers flows through the middle of the town. National Highway 112 and 104 both passes through the town.[4]
In the year 2022, Yangqiuling has a total of 45 subdivisions, including 20 residential communities and 25 villages. They are listed in the table below:[5]
Subdivision Names
Name Transliterations
Type
宁福苑
Ningfu Yuan
Community
柳苑里
Liuyuan Li
Community
轻机厂
Qingji Chang
Community
三经路
Sanjing Lu
Community
西河闸
Xi Hezha
Community
碧泉花园
Biquan Huayuan
Community
广汇园
Guanghui Yuan
Community
青水家园
Qingshui Jiayuan
Community
锦秀花园
Jinxiu Jiayuan
Community
世纪新苑
Shiji Xinyuan
Community
柳溪苑
Liuxi Yuan
Community
英伦名苑
Yinglun Mingyuan
Community
莱茵小镇
Laiyin Xiaozhen
Community
柳轩苑
Liuxuan Yuan
Community
美庭苑
Meiting Yuan
Community
御河墅
Yuhe Shu
Community
明月花苑
Mingyue Huayuan
Community
天津农学院
Tianjin Nongxueyuan
Community
天津理工中环信息学院
Tianjin Ligong Zhonghuan Xinxi Xueyuan
Community
天津劳动经济技术学校
Tianjin Laodong Jingji Jishu Xueyuan
Community
一街
Yi Jie
Village
二街
Er Jie
Village
三街
San Jie
Village
四街
Si Jie
Village
五街
Wu Jie
Village
六街
Liu Jie
Village
七街
Qi Jie
Village
八街
Ba Jie
Village
九街
Jiu Jie
Village
十街
Shi Jie
Village
十一街
Shiyi Jie
Village
十二街
Shi'er Jie
Village
十三街
Shisan Jie
Village
十四街
Shisi Jie
Village
十五街
Shiwu Jie
Village
十六街
Shiliu Jie
Village
白滩寺
Baitang Si
Village
大柳滩
Daliu Tan
Village
隐贤村
Yingxian Cun
Village
东桑园
Dong Sangyuan
Village
前桑园
Qian Sangyuan
Village
后桑园
Hou Sangyuan
Village
东碾坨嘴
Dong Niantuozui
Village
西碾坨嘴
Xi Niantuozui
Village
娄家院
Loujia Yuan
Village
Shi Family Grand Courtyard
Shi Family Grand Courtyard
Shi Family Grand Courtyard (Chinese: 天津石家大院; pinyin: Tiānjīn Shíjiā Dàyuàn) is a folk custom museum and the former residence of wealthy merchant Shi Yuanshi. It was first constructed in 1875, and following an expansion in 2003, the courtyard received the title of "First Mansion in Northern China" with an area of 10,000 square kilometers. The courtyard currently hosts folk art pieces such as Yangliuqing New Year Pictures and brick sculptures.
^"2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码" [2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Differentiation Codes]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-28.