Shougang (首钢) Steel, a large state-owned enterprise, was founded in 1919 and built its first blast furnaces on the western edge of Beijing next to Shijing Mountain.[1] The Shijingshan Iron and Steel plant has also been known as Capitol Iron and Steel.[2] By the 21st century, the plant was a massive industrial complex[1] featuring 4 blast furnaces and surrounded by a sprawl of numerous other industrial estates.
During preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, authorities created a plan in 2005 to relocate[2] iron and steel production to another province to ensure air quality in the host city.[1–5] The plant reduced production over the next few years and finally was officially closed at the start of 2011.[1, 4]
These pictures are taken later in 2011, many from the abandoned 碧霞元君庙 temple on an adjacent hill to the west of the Shougang site.
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留存钢铁记忆 首钢探路工业遗产保护. Published online November 27, 2017.
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