Editor's Note:
Chinese steelmaker Hangzhou Iron and Steel Group, established in 1957, has shut down its main production base on December 22, 2015. The relocation of Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base will be completed in 2017. According to the city’s environmental authorities, the annual coal consumption of the base is 1.2 million tons. The closure will cut emissions of sulfur dioxide by 7,000 tons, nitric oxide by 3, 400 tons and soot by 3,000 tons every year in the city, the paper.cn reported. Photos：Yang Hui/GT
New buildings stand behind Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
Workers dismantle equipment at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
A worker carries away rebar at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
Pictured is rusty industrial equipment at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
A power plant operating next to the Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
A giant chimney stands among rubble in an open area at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
Heavy machinery dismantles equipment at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
Railway track are dismantled at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT 
Workers knock off work after a day of dismantling and moving industrial equipment at Hangzhou Iron & Steel Production Base in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province on March 1, 2017. Photo:Yang Hui/GT
