Gaocun, Wuqing
Gaocun, formerly Gaocun township, is an town in Wuqing District in the northwest of Tianjin Municipality. It is located half-way between the city centres of Beijing and Tianjin at the Gaocun exit on the Jingjintang Expressway.
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, an international school called Haileybury International School, Widsom Plaza and Jingjinhui entertainment complex. Two shopping malls are currently under construction.Administrative divisions
In 2017, Gaocun town incorporated the following residential communities and villages:
Residential communities:
Villages:
Former villages:
- Niu Village 1, Niu Village 2, Niu Village 3, Niu Village 4, and Taitou
Lifestyle
Residential areas
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
Places of interest in Gaocun
- Gaocun Township People's Government, Gaocun main street
- Beckham Burger Restaurant, Gaocun main street
- Gaocun Farmers' Market
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, Wisdom Plaza
- GreenGo electric car rental service
Places of interest in Taitou
- Taitou residential compound
- Family Destiny Restaurant
- Taitou intercity bus station, which has at two buses to south-east Beijing each day
Places of interest around rural Gaocun township
- Haileybury International School
- Pinwei, a Chinese restaurant half-way between Taitou and Haileybury International School
- Central Park (a paved, landscaped, tree-lined park 6.5 kilometres in circumference
- Road corn
