Beijing, Jiu Xianqiao Block No.6 Central Heating
The No.6 block at Jiu Xianqiao was one of the dormitories for the 798 and other factories we wrote about in previous posts.
We walk around at a plant for the central heating of the block that was built in co-operation with the Soviet Union in the 1950s.
Every block in this neighborhood used to have its own plant with huge boilers to provide central heating. Now, 60 years later, most of them have been demolished and just a few are still in operation.
According to a worker at this plant, which belongs to a state-owned enterprise, the boilers are still in use. “It will be demolished soon”, he says.
Chinesense is a project of Dutch photographer Anton Hazewinkel. With photos and interviews he records the daily life of individual Chinese; most of the time in Beijing.
The blog’s aim is to present and document contemporary China. Facts, photos and interviews are recorded “as is”, usually without opinion or comments. Short stories include detailed information on people’s hometowns, their family, their monthly income, the rent they pay or how much they spend on food every day. Occasionally fictional stories or videos are posted and, last but not least, there is always an emphasis on the photographic context.
For more photos of Anton go to his website: antonhazewinkel.com or go the a mobile friendly slideshow with a summary here: antonhazewinkel.com/summary/
2012-11-25 09:40:12
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