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Abstract CVM (Contingent Valuation Method) was applied to assess recreational value of Ansteel Exhibition Hall, and monetization result was obtained as 72.918 million CNY per year This result to some extent could define the value composition of the preserved industrial heritage landscapes, and provide references for the management, conservation and utilization of industrial heritage.
Keywords Industrial heritage landscape, Recreational value, CVM, Ansteel Exhibition Hall
DOI 10.16785/j.issn 1943-989x2016.4.028
As a subcategory of cultural heritage, industrial heritage cames and witnesses the development of industrial civilization, and has immeasurable multiple value as a kind of "nostalgic landscape"113. Ansteel Group is the "eldest son of Steel Industry of the People's Republic of China", "the Cradle of China' Steel Industry", endowed with profound historical and cultural deposits. In March 2013, Ansteel Group decided to renovate the workshop built in 1953 into a modem exhibition hall with its own characteristics by following the concept of "repairing the old as the old", so as to build cultural symbol and spiritual landmark of the group. The foundation stone laying ceremony of the exhibition hall was held in July 2013, and the construction was initiated in February 2014. The building area of the exhibition hall was about 12,600 m2, including an exhibition area neatly 9,400 m2 and a basic exhibition line about 2,600 m. With the theme "Steel Industry of the People's Republic of China Starts hum Here", foe exhibition hall includes 12 themed exhibition areas, and 2 special exhibition areas (Blast Furnace Nal built in 1919, and foe sintering machine in foe original Second Sintering Worshop), displays 1,153 pictures and 8,990 pieces of exhibits. The exhibition hall was finished and open to foe pubic on December 26,2014 after two years of preparation and construction, Le. the 66* anniversary of Ansteel Group's establishment, and foe 50* anniversary of Panzhihua Steel Anshan Gtyisoneof foe heavy industrial bases in China, and Ansteel leaves many precious industrial heritages as one of foe 37 national key projects during the "First Five-year Plan". In addition, urban cultures and regional features embodied by Ansteel Exhibition Hall are also significant treasures for foe industrial heritage research in China. This paper appled CVM and WTP (Willingness To Pay) investigation to assess recreational value of Ansteel Exhibition Hall, in order to...