Gaoqiao () is a town in

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. Gaoqiao Old Town dates back to the

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. Gaoqiao New Town, also known as Holland Village or Holland Town, is a

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with a Dutch architectural theme. Gaoqiao is located at the northern end of Pudong, on the east bank of the

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and next to

Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone (), was the first Free Trade Zone to be established in China. It is situated in the North East of Pudong District, near the end of Metro Line 6. It was incorporated as part of the newly developed China (Shanghai) ...

. It has an area of 39 square kilometres, and had a registered population of 84,900 in 2008. The town is served by Shanghai Metro Line 6. Gaoqiao New Town arose from the One City, Nine Towns policy, which was initiated in 2001. Each of the suburban

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was assigned a new town, each with its own theme. Pudong's new town was assigned to Gaoqiao, with a Dutch theme. Other Western themes used to date are Scandinavian,

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. Dutch architectural firms Kuiper Compagnons and Atelier Dutch jointly produced the design for the town's initial development, covering an area of 1 square kilometre; Chinese designers were brought in subsequently.den Hartog (2010b), p. 112 There are versions of Dutch buildings such as the

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, the

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department store in

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, and the

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mansion in

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. One section of the town was inspired by the Kattenbroek quarter of

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. The town also has a

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, and is a popular location for wedding photography. As of July 2010, the town was still only partially built. Binjiang Forest Park is located at the northern tip of Gaoqiao, close to Sancha Port. Phase 1 of the park, with 1.2 square kilometres of the planned total of 3 square kilometres, was opened in 2007.

Education

Shanghai Gaoqiao-Dong Lu School (上海市高桥 — 东陆学校) serves the area. Gaoqiao Town Primary School(高桥镇小学) Tonggang Primary School(潼港小学) Gaoqiao Middle School(高桥初中)

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Education

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