| Value of industrial heritage | |
| Value of resource elements | |
| Value of history | Whether the heritage has historical inheritance is the most important, which determines the historical value of the heritage. Industrial heritage usually breaks the constraints of time and space and has historical inheritance. Not only through the existence of buildings, structures and facilities and other entities as a carrier to record the development of the city in a specific historical period, but also can show the major events in this history, prominent industrial technology development and other rich heritage content. It is inheritable and precious. |
| Value of culture | Industrial development is often a hard entrepreneurial process from scratch and from difficulty to ease. In this process, outstanding struggle spirit and corporate culture have emerged, which are part of industrial intangible heritage. In addition, the process of industrialization is accompanied by the integration of foreign culture, so the characteristics of architectural style and factory form will form a unique regional culture, which is also the content of cultural value inheritance of industrial heritage. |
| Value of art | In the history of human art and culture, industrial aesthetics is different from other artistic expressions. Industrial aesthetics such as volume, form, material and color are embodied in industrial architecture and machinery, which fully expresses the architectural art style, genre and technology in a specific historical stage. |
| value of science and technology | Technology is the production technology summed up by the continuous test in the development of industry. It is the epitome of the level of industrial production and social development in a specific historical stage. The innovation of electronic products manufacturing technology and steel casting technology in industrial production will bring great economic benefits to the society. Therefore, industrial heritage, both material and non-material heritage, has technological innovation and scientific and technological value. |
| Value of social and economic | |
| Value of social | Industrial development has a huge role in promoting urban social productivity and social production relations. Mianyang’s industrial development started in the early days of new China’s construction. Industrial heritage is the emotional sustenance of local residents to the past life, and also the value embodiment of industrial production projects’ contribution to society. |
| Value of economic | The original function of industrial heritage has not met the needs of current social development. Reasonable functional changes can increase regional economic development and become a catalyst for urban economic growth. Industrial buildings are mainly divided into production buildings and living buildings. In particular, production buildings have the advantages of large internal space span, high storey height, strong and durable building quality, and good preservation of the main body. Re-use and renovation can meet the requirements of multiple functions, and the reuse value of industrial heritage is well reflected. |
| Value of location | Factory location is located in the railway, highway, river and other convenient traffic location. Because of the small scale of urban construction, factories were usually located near the edge of the city. With the expansion of urban development, the location of industrial heritage has gradually become the central area of the city, and its location value is obvious in economy, politics and culture. |