Where does a city with industry as the "locomotive" come from?

But the path of the way is concerned, and the sky is green and green.

Only by knowing where the city came from can we understand more deeply where she is going.

Looking at the city's "ledger", Tianjin's industrial prosperity in modern times has never been "thriving".

"The manufacture of commodities has electricity, the transportation of products depends on the road, trade exchanges rely on communication, and the development of enterprises cannot be separated from finance..." Yue Hong, former director of the Historical Research Department of the Tianjin Museum, has studied industrial heritage for many years. For example, he said that modern Tianjin industry is like a "EMU" locomotive, driving trade, transportation, finance, commerce and so on "go hand in hand". A hundred flowers bloom in various industries, a hundred boats compete for the current, and there are several sets of data as evidence

See Trade:

From 1860 to 1937, Tianjin's average foreign trade accounted for more than 10% of the country's total foreign trade. In 1936, the amount of cotton exported from the Tianjin port accounted for 81% of the country.com. Wool, leather, bristles and other products account for more than 70% of the country.

Look at Finance:

By the 1930s, Tianjin's financial market was the largest in the north, and the status of the northern financial center was locked.

Look at business:

By 1931, Tianjin had 17,124 stores and businesses, involving more than 120 industries and employing more than 100,000 employees, becoming the largest commercial center in the north of the mainland.

"At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a popular saying in the north, 'If you want to make a fortune, come to Beiyang.'" Beiyang borrowed to refer to Tianjin. At that time, Tianjin Daxing Technology (Industry) advocated industry. It is conceivable that the 'industry' of this 'rooster' sang the world white, and the heroes everywhere smoked. Yue Hong said that the strong magnetic field of "Fortune" attracted wealthy businessmen from all over the country, and at the same time, a large number of factories were set up to absorb a large number of foreign people for employment. The population has increased, the construction of urban infrastructure has accelerated, and the atmosphere of modernized cities has become increasingly strong.

Time passes, step forward today, along the important achievements of Tianjin Cultural Tourism Development Research "Museum and Cultural Tourism" recommended industrial sites, the "luxury lineup" of "EMUs" is still amazing ——

The former site of the Tianjin Mint General Factory on Zhongshan Road in Hebei District was called "the highest level and the largest number of relics of the same kind of tangible cultural heritage in the country" by the media. The Tianjin Mint Was Built During the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty to mint various gold, silver and copper coins, and Tianjin became the center of the national mint.

Walk out of the Tianjin Mint And go two kilometers west to the Sanjo Stone History Museum in Hongqiao District. The bricks in the museum may be the "physical evidence" of the local cradle of modern national industry in North China. There are indeed three bluestones in the museum, and the ruts on the stones are deep, showing the prosperity of the past.

Continue south, 3 kilometers away across the Haihe River, there is the Tianjin Electric Power Science and Technology Museum, which was originally the office building of the Tianjin Electric Light tram company established in 1904. The Belgian-based company, which introduced Tianjin's first tram route at the time, has also kicked off the city's public transport.

There are also Wynn Alkali Plant, Tanggu South Railway Station, Dagu Dockyard... Footsteps move, touched in the past and present, and the "EMUs" of the city with industry as the "front" rumble.

Source: Tianjin Daily