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Yangliuqing Old Town and Shi Family Courtyard 杨柳青古镇与石家大院

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Yangliuqing is a historic canal town in Tianjin’s Xiqing District, closely associated with woodblock New Year prints.

The 古镇杨柳 entrance paifang standing across a street: four red piers on white stone drums carrying painted blue-and-green beams and a blue plaque lettered 古镇杨柳 in gold, with glazed-tile roofs and ridge figures; a red barrier, railings and shoppers on the paving below and shopfronts beyond.
The 古镇杨柳 entrance paifang standing across a street: four red piers on white stone drums carrying painted blue-and-green beams and a blue plaque lettered 古镇杨柳 in gold, with glazed-tile roofs and ridge figures; a red barrier, railings and shoppers on the paving below and shopfronts beyond. · KangTyngrwey · CC BY-SA 4.0
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About Yangliuqing Old Town and Shi Family Courtyard

Yangliuqing is a historic canal town in Tianjin’s Xiqing District, closely associated with woodblock New Year prints. The Shi Family Courtyard stands near the Southern Canal and now houses the Yangliuqing Museum. Its domestic architecture provides a setting for understanding the town’s merchant wealth and decorative arts.

The surviving residence, known as Zunmeitang, began in 1875 and contains a linked sequence of courtyards. Its theatre and carefully worked architectural details reward attention alongside the museum displays. The collection includes Yangliuqing prints, carved bricks and other folk-art material that connect the house to local craft traditions.

Move through the courts before focusing on individual objects, so the relationship between family rooms, formal spaces and performance areas becomes clear. Then compare the colours and narrative scenes of the prints with the relief decoration in the brickwork. A walk in the surrounding town adds the canal setting that an interior museum visit alone cannot provide.

What to look for

  • Trace the sequence of courtyards and the domestic theatre.
  • Compare New Year prints with the carved-brick displays.

Location & getting there

Getting to Yangliuqing Old Town and Shi Family Courtyard

Use 杨柳青石家大院 in 西青区. Plan the museum interior and the surrounding town walk as related but distinct parts of the visit.

  • Use 杨柳青古镇与石家大院 with Tianjin when searching for the visitor entrance.
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Place identity, setting and described features checked against the linked institutional sources on 9 September 2026. Suggested observation and visiting sequences are editorial guidance. Current opening arrangements and access to individual interiors must be checked with the venue; this review adds no inferred map coordinates.

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