The document discusses danweis, which are former industrial compounds in Beijing that provided housing and services for factory workers. It notes some specific danweis like the Xinhua Textile Factory and No. 2 Textile Factory, and includes photos of their architecture and spaces. The document considers how these industrial sites from the past are now part of Beijing's urban fabric and how the idea of industrial heritage is viewed in contemporary China.

1. The danweis of Beijing
and the notion of industrial heritage
in contemporary China
P Michele Bonino, Filippo De Pieri – Politecnico di Torino
Cambridge, MA, 11 April 2017

5. Industrial Heritage

7. Drawing by S. Lanteri, E. MargariaPhoto by Jia Yue

12. Xinhua danwei - Photo by Jia Yue

13. Ertong - photo by Jia Yue

14. Ertong - photo by Jia Yue

15. Ertong

16. Xinhua 1949

17. No. 2 Textile Factory

18. No. 2 Textile Factory

19. Hybrid City

25. No. 2 Textile Factory

31. N. 2 Textile Factory danwei - Photo by Jia Yue

32. Conclusions

35. Xinhua 1949