Heading west along the Chang'an Avenue straight to New Shougang High-End Industry Comprehensive Service Park (Shougang Park), you'll be impressed by the combination and co-existence of Winter Olympics training sites, plants, silos and blast furnaces, as well as a variety of music, e-sports and delicacies.
The transformation of Shougang Group has been closely related to the Olympic Games in Beijing. Years ago, the century-old group started its "Great Relocation" due to the successful election of Beijing to host the Summer Olympics. Now the evacuated space again wakes up for the exciting Winter Olympics.
"Xishi Silo", the past storage area of raw materials for iron manufacturing, now has become the office of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The past industrial plants have been transformed into training venues of the Winter Olympics. No. 3 Blast Furnace has become a multifunctional performance venue. All the cases reflect the transformation and upgrading of the industrial remains. Shougang Group has set a good example by integrating the Olympic Winter Games with industrial remains in a creative manner. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, noted that the plant transformation in Shougang Park is an example of "amazing" urban planning and renewal.
Inside the park, innovation-driven development can be seen everywhere. Parcels will be delivered by a driverless vehicle efficiently when you scan the QR code and place an order. Autonomous driving vehicle will serve a cup of coffee instantly as you wave and hail. At present, Shougang Park is vigorously demonstrating technological application scenarios of the Olympic Winter Games, trying to build a new industrial ecosystem featuring consumption upgrade, smart scenarios and green financial services.
Shougang Group is working in accordance with Beijing's overall urban planning to utilize existing characteristic natural landscapes and industrial remains, and accelerate the construction of a new landmark for the revitalization of the capital city in the new era.
(Source: Mobile APP "Beijing Shijingshan")