Yangliuqing Town () 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"..
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 colour schemes to portray traditional scenes of children's games often interwoven with auspiciouse objects.
, it had a total population of 118,291.
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.
Culture
Yangliuqing is famous for its woodblock production of nianhua and depictions of gods and legendary figures. Wood block prints using vivid colour schemes to portray traditional scenes of children's games often interwoven with auspiciouse objects..
Shi Family Grand Courtyard () 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.
History +Timetable of Yangliuqing TownTimeStatusUnderJin dynastyLiukou TownYuan dynastyYangliuqing TownJinghai County, Qing PrefectureMing dynastyJinghai County, Hejian PrefectureQing dynastyYangqing StationTianjin County, Tianjin Prefecture1912 - 1949Yangliuqing TownTianjin1949 - 1951Hebei1951 - 1954Tianjin County, Hebei1954 - 1958Jinghai County, Hebei1958 - 1960Yangliuqing People's Commune1960 - 1962Nankai District, Tianjin1962 - 1987Xijiao District, Tianjin1987 - 1992Yangliuqing Town1992–presentXiqing District, Tianjin , it had a total population of 118,291.
Administrative divisions 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: Subdivision namesName transliterationsType宁福苑Ningfu YuanCommunity柳苑里Liuyuan LiCommunity轻机厂Qingji ChangCommunity三经路Sanjing LuCommunity西河闸Xi HezhaCommunity碧泉花园Biquan HuayuanCommunity广汇园Guanghui YuanCommunity青水家园Qingshui JiayuanCommunity锦秀花园Jinxiu JiayuanCommunity世纪新苑Shiji XinyuanCommunity柳溪苑Liuxi YuanCommunity英伦名苑Yinglun MingyuanCommunity莱茵小镇Laiyin XiaozhenCommunity柳轩苑Liuxuan YuanCommunity美庭苑Meiting YuanCommunity御河墅Yuhe ShuCommunity明月花苑Mingyue HuayuanCommunity天津农学院Tianjin NongxueyuanCommunity天津理工中环信息学院Tianjin Ligong Zhonghuan Xinxi XueyuanCommunity天津劳动经济技术学校Tianjin Laodong Jingji Jishu XueyuanCommunity一街Yi JieVillage二街Er JieVillage三街San JieVillage四街Si JieVillage五街Wu JieVillage六街Liu JieVillage七街Qi JieVillage八街Ba JieVillage九街Jiu JieVillage十街Shi JieVillage十一街Shiyi JieVillage十二街Shi'er JieVillage十三街Shisan JieVillage十四街Shisi JieVillage十五街Shiwu JieVillage十六街Shiliu JieVillage白滩寺Baitang SiVillage大柳滩Daliu TanVillage隐贤村Yingxian CunVillage东桑园Dong SangyuanVillage前桑园Qian SangyuanVillage后桑园Hou SangyuanVillage东碾坨嘴Dong NiantuozuiVillage西碾坨嘴Xi NiantuozuiVillage娄家院Loujia YuanVillage
See also
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
References