Where steel industry was once king, fine art will reign

A new art and education center will be built on the site of a former steel factory in the Baoshan district of suburban Shanghai.

The plans were unveiled by the factory's owner, Baowu Baosteel Stainless Co Ltd, at a two-day international forum on the revitalization of industrial heritage on May 11.

The Urban Regeneration through Art forum, held at the international conference center at Wisdom Bay, a creative center in Baoshan, Shanghai, was jointly hosted by Baowu Steel Group, the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, the International Committee for Conservation of Industrial Heritage and the League on Industrial Heritage in China.