Good news!Shenyang has one more provincial industrial heritage site.

Recently,the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Liaoning Province announced the list of the 5th batch of provincial industrial heritage sites.A total of 8 projects across the province were selected,including the former Phase I workshop of Shenyang Thermal Power Plant.

The former Phase I workshop of Shenyang Thermal Power Plant is located at No. 26, Beierzhong Road, Teixi District. It was built in October 1958 and was the core carrier of Shenyang's first combined heat and power (CHP) enterprise that was domestic independently designed and installed by China during the early stage of the "Second Five-Year Plan" of New China.

Nowadays, the main structure of the Phase I workshop remains well-preserved. The exterior facade has been maintained in its historical style, while internal beams, columns, crane beams and equipment foundations remain in their original positions. The control room still retains the thermal, electrical and instrumentation equipment from 1959.

Shenyang's industrial heritage sequence has expanded further from casting, brewing and coinage to thermal power generation.

At present, Shenyang boasts 4 national industrial heritage sites, including Shenyang Foundry (Industrial Museum of China), Laolongkou Winery, Shenyang Mint and the former site of Shenyang Hongmei Monosodium Glutamate Factory. Previously, there were 3 provincial industrial heritage sites. With the inclusion of the former Phase I workshop of Shenyang Thermal Power Plant, the total number has increased to 4.Beyond quantity, what's more significant is the diversity — ranging from foundry and brewing to minting and thermal power — indicating that Shenyang's industrial heritage sequence is evolving from "machines in workshops" to "the foundational systems powering the city".