Tianjin Santiaoshi Memorial Hall

　　A patriotic education base in Tianjin. Located south of Sanchahekou in Hongqiao District, Tianjin, about 1 kilometer from the city center. It is the only surviving historical site in China that reflects the development and changes of modern national machine industry.

　　The Santiaoshi area refers to a triangular zone formed by the South Canal, North Canal, and Hebei Street, covering an area of approximately 730 acres. With convenient water and land transportation, it was an early commercial hub in Tianjin. As early as before 1860, blacksmiths serving boatmen and merchants appeared here. Later, the first workshop—Qinji Iron Shop—“settled” here, becoming the earliest foundry workshop.

　　Fuju Xing Machine Factory was founded in 1926, mainly producing various agricultural tools and waterwheels. Its architectural layout includes a front office, back office, forging shed, and machining workshop, making it a typical representative of such machine factories during that period. In 1976, it was restored and became part of the Santiaoshi History Museum.

　　In 1991, the Tianjin cultural relics authorities allocated special funds for its renovation. It has a construction area of 630 square meters. In 1992, the Santiaoshi History Museum condensed the adjusted "Two Industries History"—"The Development History of National Mechanical and Foundry Industries in the Santiaoshi Area"—into this site and displayed it alongside the "Restored Exhibition of the Former Site of Santiaoshi Fuju Xing Machine Factory." The exhibition line spans 60 meters. It primarily showcases the rise, formation, development, stagnation, decline, and post-liberation flourishing of the casting and machine national industries in the Santiaoshi area since 1860, reflecting the development path of China's national industry over nearly a century. The museum houses a rich collection of cultural relics and materials, totaling over 5,900 items. Among them, the handwritten inscription “Santiaoshi History Museum” by Zhou Enlai in September 1959 and the complete account books of the original “Jinjucheng” factory from the Guangxu era to the early liberation period are particularly precious.