Yangquan was called "Yangquan" in ancient times. Legend has it that there were five springs in Yangquan in the past. Yangquan has a long history and is located in the eastern part of Shanxi. It is the gateway to the Three Jins and an important balance between Shanxi and Hebei. It

Yangquan was called " Yangquan" in ancient times. It is said that in the past, Yangquan had five springs, which surged all year round and moistened one area, so it was called Yangquan, which was later interpreted as Yangquan. Yangquan has a long history and is located in the east of Shanxi Province. It is the gateway to the Three Jins and Shanxi. It is located in the "Three Jins" and has a dangerous terrain. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. Yangquan is an emerging industrial city with the Tao River running through the urban area. It has verdant mountains and rivers and is rich in mineral resources. It is a famous producing area of ​​anthracite coal. It is rich in mineral resources and has a long history of development. It is known as the "Hometown of Coal and Iron".

What I want to share with you today is a set of old photos taken in Yangquan in the 1990s. Let us use this set of old photos to take a look at the cityscape of Yangquan in the past.

The picture shows Yangquan Station in the 1990s. Yangquan Station was put into use in 1991. Under the Yangquan Railway Station Square was the Wulong Shopping Mall. The Wulong Shopping Mall was very large and was one of the largest shopping malls in the country at that time.

html The scene of busy traffic on Taohe Bridge in the 190s. The Taohe Bridge was built in 1958 and spanned the Taohe River. The Taohe Bridge was the widest highway bridge in Shanxi at that time.

html Desheng Street in Yangquan in the 190s. Desheng Street has a long history. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a "Deshengju" restaurant to the south of Yangquan Railway Station , which mainly provided food and drinks for train drivers and small traders who carried coal. stay. Later, fire stores and barber shops were opened one after another. In 1921, the southern area of ​​the railway station was named Desheng Street because of the "Desheng gathering".

html Yangquan Kangda Community in the 1990s. Kangda Community was built in the early 1990s and was the earliest commercial housing community in Yangquan. At that time, most urban residents still relied on units to allocate their houses, and commercial housing was still a very new thing. At that time, the infrastructure conditions of Kangda Community were very good and it was once rated as a "National Demonstration Community".

html Yangquan in the 1990s, an artificial lake in the children's park. The children's park is also called Taohe Park. In the children's park back then, after entering the gate, there was a large lake. In the lake, you could row boats, play in the water, and fish. There were many amusement facilities for children. At that time, Yangquan's Children love to play here. The children’s laughter filled the entire park, which was very enjoyable!

htmlIn Yangquan in the 1990s, students at Xisuoxuan Primary School were doing recess exercises .

html In Yangquan in the 1900s, customers were choosing products in a self-selected shopping mall. Shopping malls of your choice are actually supermarkets today. Supermarkets are now commonplace, but at the time, the supermarket business model was still very fashionable.

html In the 1990s Yangquan Nanshan Park , teachers and students of Xinhua Primary School were performing a performance to celebrate Children’s Day. The children are performing a chorus under the direction of the teacher.