Industrial Heritage And Historical Memory

The industrial age is an important page of human history, the number of civilized achievements which created in this period is further more than all the previous times. The civilization created during the industrial age does a great effect to human, Industrial heritage is the carrier of human industrial civilization, the bond of industrial age and modern society, the historical information that carried by them have changed our language system, mode of thinking and our lifeway deeply, and also taken in the modern life of human. Not only is the Industrial heritage the bearer form of Human industrial civilization, also the vivid manifestation of human technology and life history.Industrial heritage is the main part of the World Cultural Heritage, our knowledge to Industrial heritage is gradually deepening, and the research with protection of Industrial heritage has become the focus of social concern. Shanghai is the origin of China’s modern industry, has fully witnessed the progress industrialization an urbanization of china. Predecessor of Songhu railway——Woosung railway is China’s first railway put into operation, in the following100years, Songhu railway is grown-up with Shanghai, it is the memory of Shanghai and the industrial heritage more importantly, and it is also the continuation of Shanghai’s history, associated with value of history, culture, science and art.The research of historical changes associated with scientific protection and utilization towards Songhu railway is not only the protection of urban industrial heritage, also is the continuation of the city, given the new vitality of industrial heritage and cultural connotations.The article based on history, museology, anthropology, sociology and so on, did a arrangement of Songhu railway’s historical changes systematically, trying to seek the trail of the memory of urbanization process. It has combined with plenty field research and visits, analyzing the problem of Songhu railway in protection and utilization. Through learning and innovation towards the protection and recycle of railway industrial heritage in china and abroad, providing proper advice of Songhu railway’s follow-up protection and recycle.