In February 2014, when General-Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Beijing and made an important speech on the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the only enterprise he mentioned was Shougang. He noted: "The relocation of Shougang to Caofeidian was a concrete action. We should continue to do so unswervingly." From the southern foot of Xishan Mountain to the coast of Bohai Sea, Shougang, which took the lead in relieving Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as China's capital, has completed the large-scale relocation of the steel industry and become a pioneer and one of the vanguard of the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
In February 2019, Xi visited and inspected Shougang Park, affirming various aspects of the park and giving important instructions. After the shutdown, the old steel plant area of Shougang seized the opportunity of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to promote the urban renewal of traditional old industrial areas, boasting a new landmark of the capital city's revitalization in the new era.
"Steel City by the Sea" - Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. in Caofeidian, Hebei Province
The new landmark of the capital city's revitalization in the new era - Beijing's Shougang Park
The year 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the upgrade of the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region into a national strategy. Shougang Park has been transformed from a factory area and industrial park to a community and subdistrict, becoming an important symbol of Beijing's in-depth urban transformation. The following sets of pictures show the huge changes that have taken place in Shougang Park.
Blast Furnace Area of Shougang Park
Shougang's old factory area during its steel production period
Shougang Park was selected as a national-level night cultural and tourism consumption cluster.
Xishi Silo Area of Shougang Park
Xishi Silo Area before transformation
Xishi Silo Area after transformation
"Four Ice Rinks" Area of Shougang Park
The refined coal workshops before transformation
The workshops transformed into venues for short track speed skating, figure skating, curling, and ice hockey, and therefore nicknamed the "Four Ice Rinks"
Ski Jumping Platform Area of Shougang Park
The former power plant cooling towers of Shougang Park
The Big Air Shougang and cooling towers of Shougang Park
Shangri-La Shougang Park, Beijing
The former power plant factory building of Shougang Park before transformation
The factory transformed into Shangri-La Shougang Park, Beijing
Skywalk of Shougang Park
The industrial medium pipeline before transformation
The pipeline transformed into a skywalk
The No. 3 Blast Furnace during the steel production period
The transformed furnace has become the world's first launch center and high-end showroom.
No. 1 Blast Furnace Area of Shougang Park
The No. 1 Blast Furnace of Shougang Park before transformation
The transformed No. 1 Blast Furnace is now SoReal Sci-Fi Park.
The old factory area of Shougang during the steel production period
The old factory area transformed into a hall cluster for CIFTIS (China International Fair for Trade in Services)
Overlooking view of Shougang Park
A photo of the old factory area of Shougang during the steel production period (taken from the westward extension of Chang'an Avenue)
Shougang Park has become a new landmark of the capital city's revitalization in the new era (the photo is taken from the westward extension of Chang'an Avenue).
(Source: Shougang Park)