Beicang Town () is one of the nine towns of Beichen District, Tianjin, China. It shares border with Shuangjie and Dazhangzhuang Towns in its north, Xiaodian Town in its east, Guoyuanxincun and Jixianli Subdistricts in its southeast, Ruijing Subdistrict and Tianmu Town in its south, Qingyuan and Guangyuan Subdistricts in its southwest, as well as Qingguang and Shuangkou Towns in its west. In the year 2010, it is home to 46,921 residents.
The town got its name Beicang () during the Yuan Dynasty for storing food transported through the Grand Canal.
History +History of Beicang TownTimeStatusWithinYuan DynastyGuo CountyMing DynastyWuqing County, Shuntian PrefectureQing DynastyTianjin County1912 - 19496th District, Tianjin1949 - 19508th District, Tianjin1950 - 19534th District, Tianjin1953 - 1958Beicang TownshipBeijiao District1958 - 1962Part of Xingfu People's CommuneHongqiao District, Tianjin1962 - 1983Beicang People's CommuneBeijiao District, Tianjin1983 - 1986Beicang Township1986 - 1992Beicang Town1992 - presentBeichen District, Tianjin
Administrative divisions As of 2022, Beicang Town covers 26 subdivisions, including 13 residential communities and 13 villages. They are listed as follows:
Communities
Yinhe Li Diyi Shequ(引河里第一社区) Yinhe Li Di'er Shequ(引河里第二社区) Jinfeng Li (金凤里) Shengcang (盛仓) Changying Yulong Wan (长瀛御龙湾) Yangguang Kadi'er (阳光卡蒂尔) Tianyang (天阳) Nehe Li (讷河里) Zetianxia (泽天下) Fujin Huating (富锦华庭) Jingyue Fu (璟悦府) Lüjing Huating (绿境华庭) Yu Yuan (御园)
Villages
Beicang Cun (北仓村) Sanyi Cun (三义村) Zhaohu Zhuang (赵虎庄) Dingzhao Zhuang (丁赵庄) Yan Zhuang (闫庄) Zhouzhuang (周庄) Liju (李咀) Liuyuan (刘园) Taohuasi (桃花寺) Dongxinfang (董新房) Taokou (桃口) Qudian (屈店)
See also
List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
References