Old Beijing's coal industry

Author: Yuan Shusen
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is the first comprehensive and systematic treatise on Beijing's coal industry, filling the gap in this field. Beijing has been mining coal since the Liao Dynasty, with over a thousand years of development, accumulating a profound coal industry culture. The book introduces various aspects of coal in the Beijing region, from mining, transportation, processing, to sales and usage. It covers coal pits, coal mine organization and production, the work and life of miners, coal storage and transportation, sales conditions, the management of the coal industry by governments across different dynasties, and various customs and cultures related to the coal industry. The author, born into a coal industry family and having worked in the western suburbs of Beijing's coal mines for decades, has gained extensive knowledge through firsthand experience. This book provides invaluable materials for researching the history, industry, transportation, commerce, urban life, and folk customs of Beijing.