Hanyan Ping's "Asia's No. 1" Ironmaking Blast Furnace was blown up when the anti -Japanese war was relocated

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client August 22 (Reporter Gao Ximing) "Han Yeping not only witnessed the history of modern development in China, but also a testimony of Japan's history of invasion of China." In the old site of the iron factory and mine, Qu Aifeng, an explanator, explained the visit group of Wuhan Metropolitan Circle of the Wuhan Metropolitan Circle of the Wuhan Metropolitan Circle of "Reading China -Hubei Qianli Yangtze River Bank".

Old site of Hanyan Ping Coal and Iron Factory. Xiongsong Photo

The old site of Hanyan Ping Coal and Railway Factory is the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It is the earliest and largest steel coal joint enterprise in China. At present, there are relics of smelting iron furnaces, blast furnace trestle, Japanese -European -style building complex, observation tower, and mining machine. In 1890, in order to build the Luhan Railway, Governor Zhang Zhidong of Huguang founded the Hanyang Railway Factory. In 1908, Sheng Xuanhuai established Hanyan Ping Coal and Iron Factory Mine Co., Ltd. (referred to as Hanyan Ping Company) on the basis of the Hanyang Iron Factory, Dae Ye Iron Mine, and Pingxiang Coal Mine. It integrates exploration, smelting, and sales. In history, the first large -scale production, the largest -scale steel and coal joint enterprise for large -scale production of new machinery and equipment.

Visit the group to visit the site of Hanyan Ping's iron furnace. Xiongsong Photo

Site. Xiongsong Photo

According to Qu Aifeng, in October 1915, Han Yeping's company ordered two fixed iron ironmaking furnaces from the United States. The furnace height was 27.44 meters, with a volume of 800 cubic meters. The daily output was 450 tons. The two blast furnaces were completed in 1921. By 1938, the communist iron was 25,8486 tons. These two blast furnaces represent the advanced technology of the world at that time.

Han Ye Ping Square. Xiongsong Photo

Today, the two blast furnaces have only a red brick base. "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, in order to avoid the falling of the steel mill to the Japanese, the plant equipment was transported to Chongqing to build a new plant. The device that could not be transported was thrown into the Yangtze River directly. The earliest ironmail site in modern times is an important historical relic of China's early industrialization. It has witnessed the historical process of China's steel industry from scratch, and it is also the crime of Japanese invasion of China. "Qu Aifeng explained.

Not far from the blast furnace site, the trestle of the blast furnaces used to transport ore and fuel that year was also actively bombed in order to avoid falling into the hands of the Japanese.

Han Ye Ping Square. Xiongsong Photo

Zhang Zhidong statue on Hanyan Ping Square. Xiongsong Photo

According to historical records, in 1900, the Japanese seized the mining rights of Dae Metallurgical Iron Mine from the Germans. From 1900 to 1938, Dye Iron Mine produced a total of 1376,9989 tons of high -quality iron ore, while Japan was transported 954,3131 tons. In the autumn of 1938, after the Japanese army occupied limestone kiln and Daye, it immediately accelerated the pace of plundering iron ore resources. From 1938 to 1945, Japan plundered nearly 6 million tons of ore.

"Understanding the historical evolution of Han Yiping made me deeply feel the historical contributions of the pioneers of foreign movements such as Zhang Zhidong and Sheng Xuanhuai actively participating in the industry to save the country. I also deeply realized that the truth of being beaten behind." Zhou Chuyao, a member of the visiting group, said Essence

[Edit: Deng La Xiu]

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