For Xiamen people, this landmark is born extraordinary. It was once the original site of Hubin Hotel, the tallest building in Fujian Province and the first real small high-rise building in Xiamen City, which was born with reform and opening up. The "relay" of the new and old land

Source: Taiwan Strait Network

In 1981, the predecessor of Xia Shang Building, Hubin Hotel, was completed and put into use. (Data picture)

Hubin Hotel has no blasting demolition site. (Data picture)

2018, Xia Shang Building is under construction.

This year, Xia Shang Building completed the full-chain decoration renovation and launched pre-investment work to the world.

Taiwan Hai.com reported on December 15th, according to Xiamen Daily report No. 59 Hubin Middle Road - on the beautiful Bailuzhou, the Xiashang Building with a total investment of 1.2 billion yuan stands tall, drawing a bright color for Xiamen Special Economic Zone . For the people of Xiamen , this landmark is born extraordinary. It was once the tallest building in Fujian Province, and the first real small high-rise building in Xiamen City, the original site of Hubin Hotel. The new and old landmarks "relay" record the trajectory and development pace of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone.

Recently, the "Xiamen Landmark in My Mind" - a special planning activity to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone is in full swing. Many citizens called to recommend the "Xia Shang Building" that iterates the new and old landmarks to witness the development of the Special Economic Zone.

Xiashang Building has a total construction area of ​​105,364.83 square meters and a total height of 185.7 meters. It is a 5A super high-rise office building. Its rise has added another brilliant landmark to Xiamen with high quality and high appearance, becoming a new carrier for the development of modern service industry in Xiamen's core area and a new highlight for urban functional development.

From the first small high-rise lakeside hotel to the 5A-level super high-rise office building, the Xiashang Building, which is reborn in the Phoenix, is also a coordinate for Xiashang Group to help Ludao develop and respond to the new expectations of citizens. In the past 40 years since the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone, from the beginning of a new era to entering a new century, from standing at a new starting point to entering a new era, Xiashang Group has always kept up with the pace of the times. As a witness, witness, builder and beneficiary of reform and opening up, Xiashang Group has always aimed at "building the main channel of state-owned circulation and being the vanguard of people's livelihood services", and uses the responsibility, responsibility, courage and strength of state-owned enterprises to write a magnificent historical poem for Xiamen's commercial reform, urban development and people's livelihood services.

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"The tallest building in the province" Hubin Hotel has become a common memory for citizens

No. 59, Hubin Middle Road, Siming District, Xiamen City, this is a hot land that records the development of Xiamen's reform and opening up. The construction of the special economic zone has been turbulent and rainy for 40 years, leaving footprints here - from the start of construction in 1978 in the first year of reform and opening up to the 40th anniversary of the construction of the special economic zone in Xiamen in 2021, it has changed from a 38-meter "the tallest building in the province" to a 38-story 5A-level steel structure modern office building. Here, the changes in Xiamen's urban development are written, and the development history of Xiashang Group, the main channel for people's livelihood circulation in state-owned enterprises.

The predecessor of Xia Shang Building was Hubin Hotel. According to records, it was once the tallest building in the province and the first real small high-rise building in Xiamen. In 1978, the foundation was laid in Hubin Hotel. After three years and nine months of construction, this 38 meters high and 12 floors, the "highest building in Fujian" at that time was completed and put into use. As the best history in Xiamen's hotel industry, it stands in the geometric center of Xiamen and has been remembered by countless Xiamen people.

1985, the Fujian Province Winter Marathon started here; it is also the end of the "10,000-meter run" event held simultaneously with the UN headquarters of ... Looking through the Xiamen Daily, which has been the 40th anniversary of the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone, there are countless records about this landmark, connecting the historical pulse of urban development. No. 59, Hubin Middle Road, was the first small high-rise building nurtured in the Xiamen architectural community since the reform and opening up. At the beginning of the reform and opening up, it became an important place for our city to receive domestic and foreign guests and hold high-standard meetings, witnessing the development of Xiamen's city and economy.

"Reform and opening up, the 'high-rise building' of Hubin Hotel is well known. Coincidentally, on the 40th anniversary of the construction of the special economic zone, the Xia Shang Building has changed dramatically and has once again become a brand new landmark in the city center."A old citizen who recommended Xia Shang Building as "the landmark of Xiamen in my mind" said when recalling Hubin Hotel that at the beginning of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone, Hubin Hotel was one of the most grand hotels in Xiamen. What's so attractive is that it was not only luxurious decoration at the time, but also that it has a domestic elevator, which was full of mystery at that time. Mr. Shen said that the memories he brought to him by climbing the first elevator in 1981 are still unforgettable.

"In my opinion, it is the people's expectations for the construction of the special zone and reform and opening up at that time. On the 40th anniversary of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone, Hubin Hotel has once again transformed into Xia Shang Building. The iteration of the landmark is like a mirror, witnessing the shock and take-off of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone. "Mr. Shen sighed.

In fact, this is also the common memory and feeling of many old Xiamen citizens. "At that time, our teacher and a famous Xiamen literary and historical expert, Mr. Peng Yiwan, was still teaching at Double Ten Middle School. He took us to Hubin Hotel for an interesting practical class - through the elevator of Hubin Hotel, we passed the "elevator addiction", felt the taste of modernization, and rooted in permanent memories. After visiting, everyone wrote their thoughts after watching. I remember that even in my sleep, they were still yelling the word "elevator" and it felt like Sun Wukong was flying in the clouds. "An old alumnus from Double Ten Middle School told reporters that when he thinks about it now, he still remembers the different experiences he had when he was at the Hubin Hotel.

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from a small high-rise 38 meters to a 38-story office building Continuously refreshing the development height

1978, Hubin Hotel started construction in the clarion call of reform and opening up; in 1981, Hubin Hotel stood tall in the clarion call of Xiamen Special Economic Zone construction; in 1991, Hubin Hotel was renovated for the first time; from 1993 to 1994, in order to adapt to the development needs of the special zone, Hubin Hotel underwent a second renovation and decoration, and the "Good Fragrance Restaurant" with a 70-year classic inheritance history was introduced here; in 1997, Hubin Hotel once again carried out supporting transformation based on market orientation, setting up a food center, becoming a display window for Minnan flavor snacks and time-honored snacks; in 1999, this It witnessed the reform of state-owned employees' shareholding and deepened the connotation of state-owned enterprise reform; in 2018, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up, the Xia Shang Building was fully topped; in 2021, the 40th anniversary of Xiamen Special Economic Zone, the Xia Shang Building attracted great strength and strong...

Every development timeline of the new and old landmarks of Xia Shang Building is a microcosm of reform and opening up and the development of the Special Economic Zone, and is also a typical witness of Xia Shang Group's always grasping the pen of reform and opening up, reflecting the unremitting pursuit of state-owned enterprises for urban development, people's livelihood and happiness, and reform and enterprising.

From the 38-meter "highest building" Hubin Hotel, to the 38-story Xia Shang Building, the old landmark has been renovated - the height is constantly refreshed, reflecting the What is the speed, vitality, tension and attraction of urban development.

The project of building the "highest building" Hubin Hotel and Haoqingxiang Restaurant into Xiashang Building was first started in 2012. In this year, in accordance with the work arrangements of the provincial party committee and government, Xiamen combined with local actual conditions and gave priority to promoting the self-renovation of industrial and state-owned construction land. After carrying out preliminary investigation and planning research on the "three old" renovation projects, the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government decided to vigorously promote the preliminary planning and design of the "old factory building" renovation project that meets the policy requirements. To help Xiamen develop, meet the expectations of the people, and be the vanguard of urban development and people's livelihood services - Xiashang Group took the initiative to transform the "three old" projects in our city Setting a benchmark and as a model, a series of construction suggestions to promote the new appearance of state-owned properties.

At the end of 2012, the municipal government studied and approved the first batch of "three old" renovation projects, including the Xiashang Hubin Middle Road plot. In 2013, as a key project in the province and city, the preliminary preparations for Xiashang Building were officially launched. From 2013 to 2015, the Xiashang Building project passed various reviews. In this process, the construction blueprint for this old landmark blooming new brilliance is becoming clearer and clearer.

2018, Xiashang Building proudly bloomed in the geometric center of our city, continuing to witness new leaps and welcome new development in the clarion call of reform and opening up in the new era.

First, let you experience the transformation of Xiashang Building through a set of numbers - the total construction area of ​​Xiashang Building is 105,364.83 square meters, including four underground floors, four floors of the above-ground podium, 38 floors of the main building, 31,944.64 square meters of underground floors, 73,420.19 square meters of above-ground floors, and a total height of 185.7 meters... It took only one year and eight months from the start of construction to the full capping of the Xiashang Building. The construction of the 31944.64 square meters of four-story basement and infrastructure uses more than 8,000 tons of steel bars to weld , which only took 300 days; the roof structure and the main building of 73,420.19 square meters, and the steel structure processing, transportation and hoisting tasks took only 270 days to complete... In other words, this all-steel structure building will be built up one floor in an average of five days, and industry insiders call this progress "Xia Shang Speed".

improves agricultural products business, strengthens commercial retail and tourism businesses, improves department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, hotels, catering, professional markets, shopping malls and other outlets, and expands and develops commercial real estate businesses... In recent years, Xiashang Group, like Xiashang Building, has continuously refreshed its development heights, and has always maintained a good development trend of double growth in scale and efficiency, and has contributed to optimizing the business environment, prospering the surrounding economy, serving citizens' lives, and beautifying urban construction.

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Xiashang Group launches pre-investment work, the entire chain enhances the momentum of industrial development

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone. The old landmark No. 59 Hubin Middle Road has once again shining brightly. Amid the clarion call for the construction of a high-quality, high-value, modern and international city in Xiamen, Xiashang Building opens its arms to the world - it will give full play to the comprehensive advantages of the group, and specially establishes the "Xiashang Building" project command center, and launches the pre-investment work of Xiashang Building, a 5A-level super-high-rise office building on the bank of Hubin Lake to the world.

Xiashang Group uses projects as a carrier to drive development, enhance the momentum of industrial development in the entire chain, creates full-chain industrial agglomeration projects, focus on large-scale investment promotion, and helps large-scale development. Riding on the east wind of comprehensively deepening reform and expanding opening up, Xiashang Building is standing at a higher starting point and building it into a carrier of an international comprehensive financial service center, adding new highlights to the development of modern service industry in the core area of ​​Xiamen and the development of urban functions, and making the high-quality development of more exciting.

In terms of modern finance and service industries, Xiashang Group focuses on the Xiashang Building project of the 5A-level super high-rise office building. Relying on Xiashang Products' comprehensive management strength and the fine service capabilities of Xinji Group's , it innovatively creates an integrated operation and management from "investment" to "property", and strives to build an international comprehensive financial service center.

reporter learned that at present, many domestic and foreign banks, securities companies, embassies, service training institutions, etc. have signed contracts with Xiashang Building to invest in Xiamen. In addition, Xiashang Group, which has been established for 28 years, will also relocate its headquarters here next year to embrace a new era of development, welcome a new height of development, and transform and upgrade to develop with the trend.

While improving the urban environment, increasing asset value - Xiashang Group stands at a higher point. According to the high starting point planning, the Xiashang Building, which is built with high standards, managed at a high level, and applied with high efficiency, will also become another milestone for Xiashang Group to integrate the entire industry and welcome a new starting point.

reform will not stop, and opening up will start again. Comprehensively deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises, accurately integrate internal and external resources, improve operational management efficiency, enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises, promote the construction of major people's livelihood projects, and actively assume social responsibilities. Xiashang Group will continue to take the creation of an agricultural product supply chain as the main axis and move towards deepening the reform and development of state-owned enterprises and state-owned assets.

【Business Card】

Xiashang Building

Total height

185.7 meters

Location

No. 59 Hubin Middle Road

Positioning

5A-grade super high-rise office building

Total investment

1.2 billion

Total construction area

105364.83 square meters

[Timeline]

1978

Hubin Hotel started construction and lay the foundation

1981

Xiamen Special Economic Zone sounded the clarion call for construction, 38 meters high and 12 floors. At that time, Hubin Hotel, the "highest building in Fujian", was completed and put into use

2013

as the first batch of "three olds" The renovation project, the foundation of the Xiashang Building project was laid, and the project planning was started.

2013

Xiashang Building was designed according to high starting point planning, high standard construction, high-level management, and high-efficiency applications.

2015

Xiashang Building began to build soil. In two years, the builders used their hands to "cut out" an 8,900 square meters foundation with 25 meters deep

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Xiashang Building overall construction started

December 2018

Xiashang Building main building steel structure 38 floors topped

2020

Xiashang Building full completion

2021

Xiashang Building 40th anniversary of the construction of Xiamen Special Economic Zone,Xiashang Building completed the full-chain decoration renovation and launched pre-investment work to the world

(This edition text/Reporter Shen Yanyan Correspondent Xia Yan This page/Reporter Zhang Qihui)