This paper mill located on the banks of the Grand Canal, commonly known as the West Paper Mill, was built in the 1960s and once supported half of the county’s economic income. However, severe pollution has also made it a major polluter of the Grand Canal. After the West Paper Mill was shut down in the 1980s, it was abandoned as an industrial ruin. The silent chimney and the factory building surrounded by green vines, like a fallen behemoth, quietly watched the significant changes brought about by the Grand Canal from the beginning to the success of the application. Until 2019, it was transformed again with
weathering steel plates, which has new value.
Times have been evolving, but each period has its own signs. As long as these signs are displayed, they can remind people who have experienced many things. For example, an old factory building with corten Steel/weathering Steel transformed.
The West Paper Mill is such a symbol for the locals. When the West Paper Mill was built in the 1960s, it was prosperous and flourishing. At its most brilliant time, it once occupied half of the county’s economy. The pillar of the county economy. Coupled with the aura of state-owned enterprises, being a worker in the factory means that they have an iron job in the eyes of others, so I don't know how many people want to get a job quota for entering the factory.
Before the
weathering steel construction, when the West Paper Mill had to retreat sadly, the most difficult part was the workers in the factory. Most workers depended on the wages paid in the factory to support their families. Some people have their home in the factory. There are also people who treat the factory as a home. Some people were young men when they entered the factory. When they left, their children were as old as when they entered the factory. There was a gap between youth and the best years.
After the West Paper Mill was shut down in the 1980s, it began to be abandoned and almost turned into industrial ruins. When I first saw it some time ago, although the shape and style still have the feeling of the times, the whole has been built into a nostalgic and economic hotel with a new design of
weathering steel design.
In any case, there is still a part of plant equipment inside. In addition, the slogans of "Industry Learning Daqing" and "Advance to the Four Modernizations" were added. It's also enough for people who come over to look back at that booming youth.
