Whenever Shougang is mentioned, Beijingers become talkative. Shougang, or Capital Steel Group, is a transnational conglomerate specializing in steel production, with business interests in a full spectrum of industries, including mining, machinery, electronics, construction, shipping, and foreign trade. Its core enterprise, Shougang Corporation, was designated as a key state-owned enterprise by national authorities as early as i996. Since its inception as the Shijingshan Smelting Plant of Longyan Iron Ore Co., Ltd., a government-supervised and commerciallyoperated business, this steel giant has been operating in Shijingshan District for nearly a century. In its early years, Shougang was not on intimate terms with the local community. Starting from 1949, Shougang grew rapidly and its workforce expanded fast. Pretty soon, Shougang became the preferred employer for local residents. Thanks to Shougang's location in Shijingshan, over time, Beijingers in the district constituted the bulk of Shougang's workforce, and

河北省有个名叫“城子峪”的村庄，“城子峪”位于长城脚下，群山环抱，长城修筑者后裔张鹤珊一家就住在这里。四百多年前张家祖先亲手修建了这一带的长城。在《长城民间传说》一书中，张鹤珊对这段往事作了绘声绘色的讲述。当时修长城怎样运输建筑材料？为什么会“自修”了一座敌楼？什么原因使得城子峪一带的清明节与其他地方不同？风水对修长城有什么重要性？是谁派一群媳妇儿驻守一座敌楼？为什么要这样做…… 张鹤珊三十年如一日，志愿守护长城；他讲的长城传说故事生动有趣，闪耀着长城遗产的文化精神光芒。

四百多年前张家祖先亲手修建了这一带的长城。在《长城民间传说》一书中，张鹤珊对这段往事作了绘声绘色的讲述。当时修长城怎样运输建筑材料？为什么会“自修”了一座敌楼？什么原因使得城子峪一带的清明节与其他地方不同？风水对修长城有什么重要性？是谁派一群媳妇儿驻守一座敌楼？为什么要这样做……河北省有个名叫“城子峪”的村庄，“城子峪”位于长城脚下，群山环抱，长城修筑者后裔张鹤珊一家就住在这里。四百多年前张家祖先亲手修建了这一带的长城。 张鹤珊三十年如一日，志愿守护长城；他讲的长城传说故事生动有趣，闪耀着长城遗产的文化精神光芒。