Yangliuqing Town () is a market town in
Xiqing District
Xiqing District () is a district in Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
History
The current Xiqing area came into existence in the mid and late Tang dynasty. In Northern Song (Song dynasty) period, this area was the border of Song and Liao (Liao ...
, in the western suburbs of
Tianjin
Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the ...
, 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
woodcut
Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts. Areas that ...
s for the
New Year. wood block prints using vivid colourschemes 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.
History
Administrative divisions
In the year 2022, Yangqiuling has a total of 45 subdivisions, including 20
residential communities and 25
villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
. They are listed in the table below:
Shi Family Grand Courtyard
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.
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Tianjin
This is a list of Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level, township-level divisions of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China (PRC). After Province-level divisions of the People's Republic of Chin ...
References
{{Subdivisions of Xiqing District, Tianjin
Towns in Tianjin
Xiqing District