Shougang Group, a heavyweight steel maker in China, announced it had halted all its steel-making operations in the nation's capital on Jan. 13, 2011. The company has built a 21-square-kilometer new plant in Caofeidian, an islet 220 km east of Beijing in Bohai Bay, to replace Shougang's old facilities. It was located in Shijingshan District, 17 km away from Tian'anmen, central Beijing. With the city's rapid urbanization over the past decades, the site -- once on the outskirts -- became part of the urban area. [photo/Chinanews.com]