A precious period of the National Government
Minjiang Power Plant old badge
Li Ruikui
An old badge witnesses the precious memory of a piece of history, and every person who loves collecting will get more or less happiness from collecting.
Mr. Zeng Guofei is a retiree of a state-owned enterprise in Jintang County, Chengdu, and has been engaged in collecting for more than 30 years and is a senior collector. Recently, a Tibetan friend transferred Mr. Zeng a badge from the Republic of China, which is undoubtedly a rare breed with first-class condition, which is very precious, and it happens to be related to the industry of his original workplace, which makes him love it.
Minjiang Power Plant (No. 125) of the Resources Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
This Republican badge is a perfect circle, with a diameter of 29.9 mm, weighing 6.0 grams, and a pin is welded on the back, which is used as a wearer. The front of the badge is divided into five layers of text by three horizontal lines, and the top edge is at 12 o'clock, and three parallel lines radiate from a seal script "Zi" to both sides around the edge of the badge.
The second layer is the regular script "Ministry of Economic Affairs", the third layer is the "Resources Committee", the fourth layer is "Minjiang Power Plant", and the fifth layer is the number "125"; The full name of this badge is: Minjiang Power Plant of the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the top seal script "Zi" represents the abbreviation of the Resources Committee, and the lowest number "125" represents the number of the badge.
This Republic of China period "Ministry of Economic Resources Committee Minjiang Power Plant" No. 125 badge, using cloisonne cloisonné enamel process production, all the text line outline is welded with silver filigree on the copper bottom plate of the chapter, the bottom plate is white with blue color, blue and white and silver filament light complement each other.
According to the relevant information, the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs during the Republic of China was renamed the National Resources Committee of the National Government in April 1934 from the National Defense Design Committee of the General Staff Headquarters of the National Government, and was subordinate to the Military Commission of the National Government. On July 7, 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, and in order to meet the needs of wartime, the Nationalist Government promulgated the Order on Adjusting the Central Administrative Organs in 1938, reorganizing the Ministry of Industry into the Ministry of Economy.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the anti-Japanese forces led by the Communist Party of China extensively opened up anti-Japanese base areas and carried out guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, containing most of the Japanese army's strength, and the situation of the Kuomintang government in a corner of peace became more and more stable. So in the rear of the Kuomintang government, there was an opportunity to develop the power industry.
In November 1938, the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the National Government decided to set up a wholly-owned power enterprise in the Wutongqiao area of Sichuan Province, and sent Cai Changnian, a professor of Zhejiang University, to Wutongqiao to set up the "Wutongqiao Power Station Preparatory Office", which was responsible for site selection and factory construction. In December 1938, the construction of a 200 kilowatt steam generator plant began, which was purchased from Chengdu Qiming Electric Light Company.
In March 1939, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Nationalist Government changed the name of the "Wutongqiao Power Plant Preparatory Office" to the "Minjiang Power Plant Preparatory Office of the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs". On July 1, 1939, the commissioning was completed and officially put into operation for power generation, in addition to providing part of the electricity for the nearby "Yongli Chemical Company", it also directly supplied the office and the residents around the salt wharf through the Wutong Bridge Line for lighting electricity. Since then, the Leshan area has its first thermal power plant, which is also one of the 12 power plants wholly owned and operated by the National Government's Resources Committee in the rear of the Anti-Japanese War.
In 1941, Leshan's first power plant, Jinsu Power Station
On November 1, 1944, the "Minjiang Power Plant of the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs" was formally established, and the Preparatory Office and Wutongqiao Branch Plant were abolished at the same time. The 2000 kW unit was officially put into operation on February 22, 1945 after repeated commissioning. Since then, the 2,000 kilowatt generating unit of the Jinsuqiao Power Station of the Minjiang Power Plant has been in operation until liberation, and the Minjiang Power Plant has also become the only large-capacity thermal power plant in the Leshan area before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In the 11 years from the end of 1938 to the end of December 1949, Minjiang Power Plant successively erected 8 high-voltage transmission lines in Leshan, Wutong and Qianwei, with a total length of 96 kilometers, and initially formed a small power supply network with Jinsuqiao Power Station of Minjiang Power Plant as the load center, laying the foundation for the development of power grid in Leshan area after the founding of New China.
The Minjiang Power Plant of the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Economic Affairs was appraised by the Beijing Gongbo Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, a formal appraisal agency in China
The so-called "small badge big world", through a small badge reflects a large number of historical information of Minjiang power plant, which is associated with the Republic of China period Chengdu Qingbaijiang District Chengxiang Town (before 1981 belonged to the jurisdiction of Jintang County, Chengxiang Town is the old county seat of Jintang County) There was a Yuhongqiao Hydropower Station, according to the Sichuan Provincial Department of Water Conservancy and Electric Power Department Water Conservancy Editorial Department in 1984 published the "Sichuan Water Conservancy Newsletter" No. 3 record, Yuhongqiao Hydropower Station is the earliest hydroelectric power station built in northwest Sichuan, It is also one of the first two hydropower stations in Sichuan to build power generation (including Dongwo in Luxian County), and one of the first four hydropower stations in the country to build power generation (including Kunming Shilong Dam and Lhasa to win the bottom), all of which were built before 1937.
Minjiang Power Plant badge back picture
To sum up, this "Minjiang Power Plant of the Resources Committee of the Ministry of Economic Affairs" badge was issued and began to be used when the Minjiang Power Plant was officially established on November 1, 1944, and has a history of 80 years. This precious Minjiang Power Plant badge has been appraised and graded by the Beijing Gongbo Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, a formal appraisal agency in China, and the rating has given a high score of MS 63, MS represents the best product in the appraisal evaluation, and 63 points is already a high score. Only those identified as genuine can be encapsulated in a special identification box, and the identity of the badge can be checked online through the QR code and identification number.
A badge is a type of badge that is mainly used to identify identity or proof of identity. The old badges of different shapes and varieties usually contain rich historical and cultural heritage behind them. After the reform and opening up, the old badge gradually entered the field of collection, and now the old badge has become a popular collection in the domestic collection army.
An old badge is a historical memory, and behind every old badge, there is a touching story.
(Reference: "Leshan Power Grid Power Supply and Consumption Development History", compiled and printed by Leshan Electric Power Bureau in November 1999)
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Source: Sichuan Provincial Office of Local Chronicles
Author: Li Ruikui