Good coal comes out of the coal ditch, and the mining lamp lights up the northwest sky. "As night falls in Shizuishan City, Ningxia, the searchlight of the coal well lights up again, not to find coal, but to illuminate the crew of the recent movie" Welcome to Dragon Restaurant "filmed here. The legend of coal mines began in 1958. In response to the national call for the construction of the "Third Front", tens of thousands of miners rushed from all over the country to the hinterland of Helan Mountain to build mines, mine coal, build roads and bridges, and turn this area into one of the largest coking coal bases in China, with an annual output of 7.3 million tons of "Taixi coal". In the 1980s and 1990s, the coal mine led the fashion trend in Ningxia and was known as the 'Little Shanghai of Northwest China' Standing in front of the mottled red brick walls of Hongguang Market, Ge Yihong, a street volunteer landscape surveyor who has been working and living in the coal mine for 40 years, recalled, "At that time, there were 130000 people living here, with hospitals, shopping malls, schools, cinemas, and clubs all available. Recording machines, televisions, and bell bottoms were popular here, which once made Yinchuan people drive a hundred miles to 'catch up with the trend' and even compete for space when setting up stalls!" In recent years, in conjunction with the national energy transformation, Ningxia has launched the ecological defense war of Helan Mountain. The once bustling town of Coal Mine has only over a thousand people left behind. In the process of ecological restoration, the well preserved industrial and mining sites complement the Danxia landform of Helan Mountain, attracting more than 40 film and television works such as "Journey of Ten Thousand Miles" and "Mountain and Sea Love" to shoot here. This place has gradually become a popular filming location and check-in spot. This old industrial base, which once produced the first ton of coal and the first kilowatt hour of electricity in Ningxia, is once again turning red with the new appearance of a northwest industrial, cultural, tourism, film and television town. In 2024, it received 184000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of over 130%. At the beginning of this year, with the popularity of the web drama "Flames in the Wind," buildings such as the Red Light Market, Mining Town Railway, Xinhua Street Residential Houses, and Yikuang Coal Preparation Building were once again highlighted in the light and shadow narrative reconstruction of industrial sites. Viewers exclaimed in the barrage, "The scene is too real," "It's like going back to the bustling 1994..." These red brick buildings from the 1960s are natural studios with realistic themes. "Zhai Lei, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Coal Mine Street Office, touched the mottled" safety production "slogan in the miners' canteen and said," What the crew needs is the texture of reality. Remember the 2023 movie "Strong Wind Blows The crew came to look for scenes from a small town in Northwest China in the 1990s and was immediately moved by the state-owned barber shop here: the price list embedded in the frame was fixed at '2 hair for haircuts, 1.5 hair for shaving', and the leather cracks of the old-fashioned swivel chair were also embedded with coal slag The mottled cement silos of the No. 8 Spring Cement Plant have become fortresses of the future, the Red Light Market is adorned with neon signs transforming into a cyberpunk neighborhood, and the "Time Train" stops on the coal transport railway tracks... Walking into the Coal Mine Film and Television Base, it feels like being in a dream factory where reality and fiction intertwine. Since 2023, eight film and television dramas, including "Strong Wind Blows," "Flames in the Wind," "Welcome to Dragon Restaurant," and "Where to Use Your Skills," have been filmed in the setting of the Coal Mine Well, leaving seven scenic resources in Xinhua Street, Film and Television Street, and the former Mining Bureau Television Station Ma Xiaohu, Deputy Director of the Shizuishan Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau, said, "These newly added scenic resources have attracted more production teams to come and explore the scenery. The business card of the Shizijing Chinese Realism Theme Film and Television Shooting Base is becoming more and more prominent." "The rough texture of industrial sites naturally matches the dramatic tension, and the rusty conveyor belt is more visually expressive than the green screen," said Li Bin, a professor at the Beijing Film Academy. Memories of the times bring fire to the study of consumption. "Jade Lake used to be a large mine, but after ecological restoration, the lake water turned into a beautiful emerald green color." On the 7524 green train from Coal Mine to Dawukou, Ma Yan, a teacher from Jinlin Primary School in Shizuishan City, explained the changes in the mining area to the students of the study group. "There is also a red lake in the mountains over there, which was also transformed from an abandoned mine. Many netizens came to check in after seeing it in the drama..." This mining area commuter line, which was opened in 1971, still departs on time every morning and passes through 7 abandoned mining areas, becoming a "walking industrial history classroom" with a maximum daily passenger capacity of 800 people. Inside the carriage, yellowed "Coal Mine Safety Regulations", enamel tea canisters, and smart temperature measuring wristbands are displayed together; Outside the car window, the new greenery of the Dadenggou Ecological Restoration Demonstration Zone blends with the ruins of the mining area, with rock sheep foraging and drinking water in between. Every blade of grass, every tree, every brick and tile here is telling history. We make full use of industrial sites, film and television scenery, as well as elements of red culture and folk culture, and introduce relevant professional institutions such as film and television, cultural tourism, etc., to continuously explore and improve our graduate courses Wan Chunmiao, a staff member of the Education Bureau of Dawukou District, Shizuishan City, showed reporters the curriculum manual currently under development. In July 2024, Shizuishan City signed a contract with Beijing Film Academy to jointly establish the Carboniferous Well Film and Television Creation Practice Base. The team of teachers and students from Beijing Film Academy came to Coal Mine to work with local group actors to complete short drama creation, create handicrafts using waste industrial parts, integrate gourd pyrography techniques into film and television derivative design, create a series of photography works for ecological restoration of Helan Mountain, participate in the new compilation of "Coal Mine Impressions" cultural and historical materials, continuously accumulate research teaching materials, and drive more research teams and self media people to come here for live streaming and video shooting. In 2024, the research route built around industrial sites such as the coal mine in Shizuishan has received more than 90 batches of various research teams and more than 6000 people, driving a 40% increase in local consumption income. The integration of culture and tourism promotes industrial upgrading. In the 1980s, the Hongguang Market was the busiest place within a hundred miles, and people came here to buy "three turns and one sound" (bicycles, sewing machines, watches, radios). Liu Yuxia, a former salesperson at the Hongguang Market, said, "After the movie" Journey of Ten Thousand Miles "was released, the Hongguang Market became lively again, and tourists came to take photos and check-in in an endless stream." This state-owned store, built in the 1960s, still has enamel plates on its wooden counters marked with the words "supply by ticket". As night falls, the fragrance wafts from the "Central Kitchen" transformed from the miners' canteen of the coking coal company, and the new prop warehouse built in the 10000 square meter factory is brightly lit, bringing people together here. A unique industrial heritage cultural and tourism industry is taking shape. Since 2023, the Actors' Union of Dawukou District has provided 12000 extras for the production team. I am currently doing professional group performances and earn over 6000 yuan per month, "said Sun Ming, a descendant of the miners. Guiding and promoting the integration of the film and television industry with the cultural and tourism industry is the key to upgrading the coal mine industry Zhai Lei introduced that by revitalizing and utilizing the idle staff dormitory apartment buildings and staff canteens of Coking Coal Company, actor apartments and central kitchens have been built to meet the accommodation needs of 200 people and dining needs of 500 people. In addition, "planned economy packages", industrial style special drinks, Dongzi hotpot, car campsites, and other film and television peripheral products such as immersive script killing halls will be developed and launched. This year, we will accelerate the construction of industrial facilities supporting projects such as the integration of service, culture, and transportation, studio shooting, catering and accommodation, digital production, and immersive cultural and tourism experiences Wu Gang, the head of the Industrial Development Department of Shizuishan Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau, revealed that "at the same time, the ecological landscape, industrial sites, military relics, and film and television shooting points of the main scenic spots in the jurisdiction will be effectively connected, and industrial and ecological themed characteristic tourism routes will be developed and created, continuously enriching and expanding the business model of the Coal Mine Town