Why is Danhe Power Plant abandoned?

The reason for being abandoned is the relocation of the power plant.

Danhe Power Plant is located at the foot of Taihang Mountain at the junction of Henan and Shanxi provinces and belongs to Boai County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province. It was built in 1968, and a large power plant was opened in the depths of the forest, code-named 480. At the peak, more than 5000 people worked and lived here. Later, it was officially retired in 2008, and has been abandoned so far, becoming a scenic spot for many road trip lovers to explore and find honey.

Danhe Power Plant actually had a very important position at that time. Today, Houzhai Railway Station, Qingtianhe Reservoir (formerly 480 Reservoir), Power Plant Tunnel and Danhe Bridge in Houzhai were actually built to support Danhe Power Plant at that time, but now Danhe Power Plant has been retired and abandoned, but these supporting facilities still play a role in the local area.

At that time, Danhe Power Plant was very prosperous. At that time, it was like a lively market town with complete facilities and its own life circle system.

Here, it can be distinguished by the remaining old buildings, architectural forms and some fonts. At that time, the power plant had supply and marketing cooperatives, kindergartens, staff canteens, primary schools to high schools, auditoriums (and cinemas), banks, hotels and residential buildings. It can be said that except for a small scale, it is almost the same as the current market town. No wonder it was called "Taihang Mountain Little Hong Kong" at that time.