Gaocun, Wuqing

Gaocun (simplified Chinese: 高村镇; traditional Chinese: 高村鎮; pinyin: Gāocūn Zhèn), formerly Gaocun township (simplified Chinese: 高村乡; traditional Chinese: 高村鄉; pinyin: Gāocūn Xiāng),[1] is an town in Wuqing District in the northwest of Tianjin Municipality.[2] It is located half-way between the city centres of Beijing and Tianjin at the Gaocun exit on the Jingjintang Expressway.

Gaocun

高村镇
Town
Coordinates: 39°38′19″N 116°52′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Direct-administered municipalityTianjin
DistrictWuqing
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total17,756
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Gaocun was promoted from village status to township status in 2013 at around the same time when the region underwent rapid development. Beijing Capital Land has invested billions of Chinese yuan into the Gaocun area by building a Science Park,[3][4] an international school called Haileybury International School,[5][6] Widsom Plaza and Jingjinhui entertainment complex. Two shopping malls are currently under construction.[7]

Administrative divisions

In 2017, Gaocun town incorporated the following residential communities and villages:[8]

Residential communities:

Villages:

Former villages:[9]

  • Niu Village 1 (牛一村), Niu Village 2 (牛二村), Niu Village 3 (牛三村), Niu Village 4 (牛四村), and Taitou (台头村)

Lifestyle

Residential areas

Taitou residential compound is a lively community of around 1,000 Chinese residents and around 30 expatriate teachers employed by Haileybury International School.

Transportation

Residents use a combination of electric cars, hybrid vehicles, petrol cars, electric rickshaws and bicycles to commute around the local area.

Places of interest
Black sesame crop growing around Taitou

Places of interest in Gaocun
  • Gaocun Township People's Government, Gaocun main street
  • Beckham Burger Restaurant, Gaocun main street
  • Gaocun Farmers' Market (only open between sunrise and noon on days whose lunar date ends with an odd-numbered digit that is not 7)

Places of interest at Wisdom Plaza (under construction)
  • Face-to-Face Noodle Bar, Wisdom Plaza
  • Beijing Institute of Big Data Research, Wisdom Plaza
  • Apple'tree (restaurant and yoga studio), Wisdom Plaza
  • GreenGo electric car rental service[10]

Places of interest in Taitou
  • Taitou residential compound
  • Family Destiny Restaurant (known colloquially by the expatriate community as the "Dirty Dragon")
  • Taitou intercity bus station (outside Taitou West Gate), which has at two buses to south-east Beijing each day

Places of interest around rural Gaocun township

References
  1. 武清区历史沿革 [Wuqing District Historical Development] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2018. 2000年第五次人口普查，武清区总人口814752人，其中：{...}高村乡17756人、{...}2013年，撤销豆张庄乡、曹子里乡、大黄堡乡、高村乡、白古屯乡，设立豆张庄镇、曹子里镇、大黄堡镇、高村镇、白古屯镇（津民复[2013]6号）。{...}
  2. 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：武清区 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Wuqing District] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 {...}120114123000 高村镇
  3. 武清高村科创园：北京大数据下一片蓝海-新华网. www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  4. 京津高村科技创新园龙门架采购与安装工程. www.tjwq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. "Haileybury International School Tianjin". haileybury.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  6. 黑利伯瑞国际学校2018招生简章发布. edu.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. 武清政务网. www.tjwq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  8. 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：高村镇 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Gaocun Town] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 120114123001 123 牛镇新苑社区居民委员会 120114123002 123 台头新苑社区居民委员会 120114123201 121 高村村委会 120114123202 220 兰城村委会 120114123206 220 后侯尚村委会 120114123207 220 任庄村委会 120114123209 220 碱厂村委会 120114123210 220 永兴庄村委会 120114123211 220 中汉村委会 120114123212 220 大周村委会 120114123213 220 小周村委会 120114123214 220 里老村委会 120114123215 220 田户村委会
  9. 高村镇 [Gaocun Town] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2018. 【2011年代码及城乡分类】120114213高村乡:～201 210高村村 ～202 220兰城村 ～203 220牛一村 ～204 220牛二村 ～205 220牛三村 ～206 220后侯尚村 ～207 220任庄村 ～208 220台头村 ～209 220碱厂村 ～210 220永兴庄村 ～211 220中汉村 ～212 220大周村 ～213 220小周村 ～214 220里老村 ～215 220田户村 ～216 220牛四村
  10. GreenGo 共享汽车. www.green-go.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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