Shougang Park
Located in Shijingshan District, Shougang Park has witnessed the changes of the times after a century of ups and downs. Founded in 1919, Shougang is one of the earliest steel plants in China and was once one of the cradles of China's modern industry. With the changes of the times and the change of the functional positioning of the capital city, Shougang has seized the opportunity of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and become a new landmark for the rejuvenation of the capital city in the new era.
Nowadays, strolling in Shougang Park, you can see everywhere the vicissitudes of old factory buildings with new looks, as if you are in a cyberpunk time machine. The ruins of the old factory area are composed of reinforced concrete and concrete, which is a unique scenery.
Shougang Park was born because of the Summer Olympics and thrived because of the Winter Olympics. The imprint of the Winter Olympics in Shougang Park is worth a glance. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Shougang Ski Big Air located in Shougang Park is the "double golden medals blessing land" of the Chinese team, which has attracted the attention of the world with its Chinese style shape and the cool industrial landscape behind it.
Not far from the office of the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, the National Winter Training Center is the famous "Four Pieces of Ice". Shougang's original refined coal workshop has been transformed into a curling hall, a figure skating hall, a short track speed skating hall and a Shougang ice hockey hall.
Shougang Park is also a good place to experience trendy life on weekends. Visitors can go rock climbing or skateboarding in Shougang Extreme Sports Park for a big competition of strength and wisdom, go to the Quanmin Changdu bookstore to unlock the "literary and industrial style" with friends, stroll on the shores of Qunming Lake and feel the beautiful scenery of the western Beijing landscape, go to the 2022 Beijing Internet famous place "Shougang Park • Liugonghui" and choose your favorite things in the creative consumption experience space. We can also eat in the beer workshop and Shougang canteen and drink Shougang soft drinks, and see an immersive light and shadow culture exhibition at the Digital Art Museum.
Come to Shougang park to feel the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics, shoot style pictures, play extreme sports, enjoy literary romance, taste special food, and experience the leisure and relaxation of hotel micro-vacation... 100-year-old Shougang is waiting for you to unlock new ways to play!
Address: No. 68, Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing
Translator: BAO Minmin
Reviewer: ZHANG Ruochen