Second batch of **industrial heritage listings: 3 petrochemical projects included

State-owned Qingyang Chemical Plant Address: Wensheng District, Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province. Key facilities: RDX production line – nitration workshop, RDX production line – refining workshop, RDX production line – packaging workshop; Tanghutun substation, water supply workshop, Tanghutun railway station, Dongjingling railway station, Taizigou office building, Taizigou supply and marketing building, Taizigou welfare building, Taizigou library building, Taizigou West Entrance, Taizigou East Entrance, Taizigou document room; Tanghutun residential area, Dongjingling residential area; factory construction plans and topographic maps; topographic maps of the factory from the early 1980s; factory history (1937–1987); records of honors received.

Yongli Chemical Industry Company’s Thallium Plant Address: Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. Key items: compressors purchased from the German company A. BORSIG in 1936, physical sculptures labeled as “Yongli antiques”, nitric acid towers, buildings for thallium sulfate production, facilities and equipment for ammonia synthesis, five Western-style houses, Laosancun, Liucun, Laosanlou, Xinsanlou, the bunker at No. 380 Fenghuang Road, the monthly magazine “Sea King”, the Four Principles, and “The History and Overview of the Establishment of Yongli Chemical Industry Company’s Thallium Sulfate Plant”.

Qingyang Lotus Pond Address: Lotus Pond, Qingyang Chemical Plant, Wensheng District. Admission: Free. Driving route: Liaoyang -- Wensheng District, Qingyang -- Lotus Pond, Qingyang Chemical Plant

The dedicated railway of Qingyang Chemical Plant used to have multiple trains passing through it daily; there were commuter trains in the morning and evening, equipped with passenger carriages. Back then, one would board the train in Liaoyang at Dingxiang, get off at Wagouzi, and then walk a few miles to reach the city of Liaoyang. At night, the small railway is also a place where the villagers gather to chat.

Sogou Encyclopedia: Yanchang Petroleum Plant – Basic Information. The Yanchang Petroleum Plant was an enterprise in modern China that used machinery for oil extraction and refining. In the 31st year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing dynasty (1905), the Yanchang Petroleum Official Office was established; it began operations in October of the 33rd year, producing a small amount of kerosene. In 1914, Yuan Shikai granted Standard Oil Company the monopoly rights to extract, refine, and sell oil in regions such as Shaanxi. After exploration by Mobil, it was determined that the site had no value for exploitation, and they withdrew in 1916. In 1933, the National Resources Commission established a Shaanxi oil field exploration office to continue exploration and extraction. In 1935, the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army liberated the Yanchang area; the oil fields came under the ownership of the people, were given a new name, and oil production increased, contributing to the economy of that region. During the War of Liberation, the oil fields were once occupied by the Kuomintang forces. After 1948, the People’s Liberation Army recaptured Yanchang and production resumed. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it was renamed the Yanchang Oil Mine.

Qingyang Chemical (formerly the State-owned Qingyang Chemical Plant) was established in 1937. Over 80 years of development, Qingyang Chemical has continued to move forward, always serving the national defense industry; history has left a deep imprint on this company. Over the years, enterprises have continuously worked to preserve industrial relics such as old manufacturing facilities. These relics not only bear witness to the turbulent and challenging times that led to efforts for progress, but also reflect the history of China’s manufacturing industry as it evolved from nothingness to a sector that grew and developed over time.

Qingyang Chemical currently retains the TNT production line’s nitration workshop, the refining workshop for that production line, the packaging workshop for the TNT production line, Tanghutun substation, the water supply workshop, Tanghutun railway station, Dongjingling railway station, the Taizigou office building, the Taizigou supply and marketing building, the Taizigou welfare building, the Taizigou library building, the western entrance to Taizigou, the eastern entrance to Taizigou, the Taizigou information room, the Tanghutun residential area, the Dongjingling residential area, factory construction blueprints and topographic maps, topographic maps of the factory from the early 1980s, the factory’s history (1937–1987), and various honor-related materials.

Qingyang Chemical currently retains the TNT production line’s nitration workshop, the refining workshop for that production line, the packaging workshop for the TNT production line, Tanghutun substation, the water supply workshop, Tanghutun railway station, Dongjingling railway station, the Taizigou office building, the Taizigou supply and marketing building, the Taizigou welfare building, the Taizigou library building, the western entrance to Taizigou, the eastern entrance to Taizigou, the Taizigou information room, the Tanghutun residential area, the Dongjingling residential area, factory construction blueprints and topographic maps, topographic maps of the factory from the early 1980s, the factory’s history (1937–1987), and various honor-related materials.

Qingyang Chemical currently retains the TNT production line’s nitration workshop, the refining workshop for that production line, the packaging workshop for the TNT production line, Tanghutun substation, the water supply workshop, Tanghutun railway station, Dongjingling railway station, the Taizigou office building, the Taizigou supply and marketing building, the Taizigou welfare building, the Taizigou library building, the western entrance to Taizigou, the eastern entrance to Taizigou, the Taizigou information room, the Tanghutun residential area, the Dongjingling residential area, factory construction blueprints and topographic maps, topographic maps of the factory from the early 1980s, the factory’s history (1937–1987), and various honor-related materials.

Qingyang Chemical currently retains the nitration workshop for the Tien-Tien production line, the refining workshop for the same line, the packaging workshop for the Tien-Tien production line, Tanghutun substation, the water supply workshop, Tanghutun railway station, Dongjingling railway station, the office building in Taizigou, the supply and marketing building in Taizigou, the welfare building in Taizigou, the library building in Taizigou, the western entrance to Taizigou, the eastern entrance to Taizigou, the information room in Taizigou, the Tanghutun area, the Dongjingling area, factory construction blueprints and topographic maps, topographic maps of the factory from the early 1980s, the factory’s history (1937–1987), and various honor-related materials.