Courtyard No. 6 Creative Industry Park

Courtyard No. 6 Creative Industry Park

Tianjin’s Courtyard No. 6 Creative Industry Park derives its name from its location at No. 6, Taierzhuang Road, Heping District. Originally a warehouse of the British Jardine Matheson trading company, it was built in 1921, covering a total area of 10,000 square meters. Starting in 2000, artists began to gather here; by 2007, the park had invested nearly 10 million yuan in infrastructure upgrades and applied for various policy supports, successfully transforming from traditional service industries to a creative industry hub. A number of projects with strong innovation capabilities and promising growth prospects have settled in the park, making animation, design, and art its three main sectors. Currently, the park hosts over 30 creative enterprises, with an occupancy rate of 95%. Courtyard No. 6 has successively been awarded titles such as Heping District Modern Service Demonstration Park, Tianjin Animation Talent Training Base, China’s Most Investment-Worthy Creative Base in 2008, and China’s Best Creative Industry Park in 2009.

High-end creative enterprises and talents are gathering in the park. Huittai Art Center, the largest contemporary art management institution in Tianjin, Beijing Liebin Gallery specializing in European oil paintings, Yutian Ruiyi Gallery focusing on high-end oil paintings and derivative artworks, China’s first private colored pottery museum Sanpintang, China’s first platinum photography art gallery, and China’s most advanced four-dimensional film and television base have all settled in the park.

The park hosts a rich variety of exhibitions and cultural events. It actively promotes various exhibitions and cultural exchange activities to inspire cultural innovation. In 2008 alone, it held over 30 exhibitions covering animation, Chinese calligraphy and painting, oil painting, sculpture, and architectural design. The breadth and impact of these events earned widespread acclaim in the industry. In February 2009, China’s first platinum photographic art exhibition, April’s Touching Classics: European Antique Paintings Exhibition, and the launch ceremony of China’s Red Star Industrial Design Award were all held at Courtyard No. 6. In June, the 11th Tianjin Fine Arts Exhibition—the most academically prestigious and influential—was hosted at the courtyard, highlighting its status in high-end cultural exchanges.

The process of cultural industrialization is accelerating. Currently, Courtyard No. 6 has formed a complete industrial chain integrating artistic creation, artwork display, sales, and auctions. Additionally, the courtyard has established industry-academia-research alliances with several universities in Tianjin, formed strategic partnerships with the Tianjin Industrial Design Association to promote the industrialization of innovative design, and will leverage the China Red Star Industrial Design Award to bring innovative designs to market, striving to build itself into a hub for innovation transformation. During the Fifth Shenzhen Cultural Industries Fair in May 2009, Fufengda Film and Television Company secured approximately 300 million yuan in cooperation agreements for its 2D, 3D animation and stereoscopic imaging technologies, making it the brightest star among Tianjin exhibitors.

In the future, Courtyard No. 6 will continue to develop as a platform for market transactions, exhibitions, industrial chain expansion, and investment financing. It aims to become a base for the development of Tianjin’s creative enterprises and talent cultivation, a well-known urban leisure and sightseeing destination, and a consumption district that leads the city’s high-end cultural development.