3.1 Advantages
3.1.1 The Chinese Government Pays Much Attention to the Protection of Industrial Heritage Including the Heritage of the Third-front Construction
The Chinese government has listed“important historical relics and representative buildings of modern times”as an independent protection category since its disclosure of the Fourth List of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units in 1996.In the Fifth List of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units disclosed in 2001,the first oil well of Daqing Oil Field and other industrial heritage were listed as national key cultural relics for the first time.In June 2006,the State Council disclosed the Sixth List of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units,which included eight industrial heritage sites,such as Qiantang River Bridge and Tsingtao Brewery,much more than the quantity of the last list.The Seventh List of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units released in October 2013 included the“Former Sites of Chongqing Ant-i Japanese War Weapon Industry”(serial No.1880;No.7-1800-5-273).These former sites include the weapon industry sites in Jiangbei district,Shapingba district,Jiulongpo district,Dadukou district and Qijiang district built from 1939 to 1945.
The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Suggestions on Implementation of Projects to Promote and Develop Traditional Chinese Culture Excellence in January 2017 which stressed:“To strengthen the protection of famous historical and cultural cities,towns,villages,blocks and former residences of celebrities,enhance the management of characteristic urban landscapes,implement protection projects on traditional Chinese villages,traditional folk houses,historical buildings,revolutionary cultural and memorial sites,agricultural heritage and industrial heritage,and build several national cultural parks to present Chinese culture.”
In recent years,the protection of the heritage sites of the Third-front Construction has attracted wide attention from the government and the public.Proposals were made frequently on the NPC and CPPCC sessions.In 2016,the Counselors'Office of the State Council even sent a special project research group to Chongqing,Sichuan and Guizhou to investigate the status,protection and utilization of the heritage sites of the Third-front Construction.State Council officers also made important directives on the protection of the heritage sites.
Recently,Chongqing Municipal Planning Bureau,Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission,Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology,Chongqing Culture and Tourism Development Committee and Chongqing Bureau of Cultural Relics also did some work on the protection of the heritage sites of the Third-front Construction.Some district and county governments made some explorations and gained important experience.(https://www.daowen.com)
3.1.2 The Rapid Development in Transportation has Created Good Locational Condition for the Heritage Sites of the Third-front Construction
The transportation infrastructures of Chongqing have developed rapidly in recent years,with expressways connecting each county and railways connecting the southeast and northeast of Chongqing.The improvement in transportation infrastructures has created good locational condition and raised the accessibility of most of the heritage sites of the Third-front Construction and promoted their potential value.
3.1.3 Secondary Development Value of the Heritage Sites of the Third-front Construction under New Situation and New Environment
The natural environment of many heritage sites has been improved a lot after years of industrial restructuring,large-scale returning farmland to forestry,tackling of geological disasters and water and soil loss,and so on.The new normal economy and supply-side reform have created a secondary development opportunity for some of the heritage sites of the Third-front Construction.