On the outskirts of Tangshan, east of Beijing, the small plant is a primitive operation that takes cheap steel slabs and turns them into H-bars long, thin rods used in construction.

• 这座小钢铁厂坐落于北京以东的唐山郊区，它利用廉价钢锭进行简单加工，从而生产出又长又薄的建筑用H型钢。