Changsha once had a lot of old factories, in today's net red supper holy land fisherman's wharf, there were once a lot of large-scale state-owned enterprises, but now most of them have been demolished, only Yuxiang Spinning Factory has one gate tower and office building, in fact, and Yuxiang Spinning Factory has the same fate of Changsha century-old factory, there is also one, that is, located in the ancient town of Jinggang Hunan Wangjianglou Shoe Factory.
Hunan Wangjianglou Shoe Factory is located in Baoan Street of Jinggang Ancient Town, from the east gate of Jinggang Ancient Town, walk along the old street for a few hundred meters, you can see a gatehouse with a very distinctive street, maintaining the style of China and Europe. Wangjianglou Shoe Factory was established in the 27th year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1938, of course, it was not called this name at that time. Until 1980, Wangjianglou satin embroidered shoes became famous in one fell swoop, and successfully entered the French market and became a hot commodity at that time, that is, at this time, Wangjianglou Shoe Factory began to be truly brilliant, the factory was expanded, and sold to Britain, the United States, France, Japan and Germany and other countries, and in these countries have gained a high brand reputation.
However, I don't know when it started, Hunan Wangjianglou Shoe Factory no longer produces shoes, and the entire factory building is only left with a distinctive gate tower and a factory office building, which has become a scenic spot in the scenic area of Jinggang Ancient Town, attracting many people to visit.
The gatehouse of Hunan Wangjianglou Shoe Factory has become a historical building in Changsha and has been protected, while the once black iron door is open, protruding from both sides, and the gatehouse of the white arched window is also vacant, and the middle of the hunan Wangjianglou Shoe Factory, which is written in traditional chinese characters, has also lost its original glory and looks a little gray.
Entering the gatehouse, the inside and the outside of the ancient town street, paved with imitation stone bricks, the street lights on both sides are also consistent with the ancient town, and the innermost 4-story building with red bricks exposed, with a kind of historical vicissitudes, the roof of the eye-catching Wangjiang Lou Cloth Shoe Hotel, but now this hotel has also been closed, in addition to air conditioning, the other basics have been empty, and the door is also locked.
And this building, has also become the tallest building in the ancient town, and the distinctive style, attracted many people to take photos and punch cards, but unfortunately the stream behind the building, has dried up, exposing the bottom of the silt, otherwise, the antique bridge plus the weeping willows on both sides of the river, is a good place to take pictures.
Century-old brands, now in Changsha, only Yulou East, Fire Palace these catering brands are really preserved, other, it seems a bit of a pity, only left some buildings for posterity to remember, but it is estimated that there are many people like me, have not heard of WangjiangLou shoes. Do you also know the ruins of centuries-old factories in Changsha?