InPics | Shougang Park reinvents itself as vibrant urban destination-Xinhua
InPics | Shougang Park reinvents itself as vibrant urban destination
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Editor: huaxia
2026-09-12 23:39:15
People visit the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 12, 2026. (Photo by Liang Jiayuan/Xinhua)
BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's Shougang Park saw its last blast furnace shut down in 2010, marking the end of more than a century of steelmaking. After more than a decade of transformation, the former industrial site now blends preserved steel structures with modern architecture and green spaces.
The park hosted the Big Air Shougang, a landmark venue of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and has since evolved into a hub for exhibitions, commerce, sports and cultural tourism. It is now the permanent venue of the China International Fair for Trade in Services and has also attracted businesses in emerging fields such as science fiction and technology.
From an old industrial site to a vibrant urban destination, Shougang Park offers a vivid example of how China is transforming its traditional industrial bases.
People visit the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)People visit the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 12, 2026. (Photo by Ma Zihan/Xinhua)People watch a light show at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)This photo shows a view of Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Staff members collect robot data at an embodied AI training center at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)Flowers are in full bloom along the waterfront of the Shougang section of the Yongding River in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Han)A fair is pictured at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)People visit Blast Furnace No. 3 Digital Museum at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)People visit the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)This stitched photo shows a night view of Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2025 shows a night view of Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)This file photo shows Gu Ailing of China competing during women's freeski big air final at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)■
