Hui Guokou Village

　　Hui Guokou Village is situated in Meichang Town, Wuqing District. During the Yongle era of the Ming Dynasty (1403–1424 AD), settlers from the Jiangnan region established the village. At that time, the area served as a military camp during Prince Yan’s northern campaign. When the settlers built their homes, they discovered traces of ashes and cooking hearths left behind by the Yan army, which led to the village being named “Hui Guokou” (Ash Pot Mouth), a name it still bears today. After the reform and opening-up, through over thirty years of hard work, the villagers have achieved a prosperous life — with surplus harvests every year, living in villas, driving cars, and enjoying an urban-like standard of living.

　　　　Currently, the village has 485 villas and 117 Western-style residential buildings. The Golden Pot Ecological Park of Hui Guokou Village covers an area of 1,360 acres, including a 500-acre picking garden, an 800-acre ecological sightseeing park, and a 10,000-square-meter exhibition garden. The ecological park mainly features distinctive facility-grown fruit picking, attracting visitors from all over. The 800-acre green oxygen bar of plants, along with a uniquely designed eco-hotel, make it an ideal destination for people from big cities seeking vacation and leisure.

　　　　In 2008, Hui Guokou Village was honored as a “Beautiful Village of Tianjin” during the “Search for Beautiful Villages” campaign organized by Tianjin Television Public Channel, Tianjin Municipal Tourism Bureau, and the Municipal Agriculture Commission. In 2011, a national leader visited Hui Guokou Village for an inspection. That same year, the village was awarded the title of “China’s Most Charming Leisure Village 2011” by the National Ministry of Agriculture.

　　　　The Golden Pot Ecological Park of Hui Guokou is located 2 kilometers east of Wuqing District’s urban center. The park spans 2,200 acres, including 1,800 acres of greenhouses for fruit picking (1,200 greenhouses) that mainly grow peaches, apricots, grapes, and vegetables, available for picking year-round. There is also a 700-acre forested area for free-range chickens, geese, and rabbits. The park contains three separate parks ranging in size from 1,000 acres to 20 acres. This ecological park offers visitors an integrated experience of dining, accommodation, fruit picking, sightseeing, fishing, and recreational leisure.