Tang, the general manager of Kaiping Mining Bureau, reported to Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang, for approval. Tangshan Fine Miantu Factory was built in the 15th year of Guangxu (1889) with Tangshan limestone as raw material, and is located at the southern foot of Dacheng Mountain in Tangshan, covering an area of 40 mu. It became the first factory in China to produce cement with vertical kiln.
New Lime Company is the earliest cement plant in China. It not only occupies an important position in the cement industry in old China, but also has great representativeness in the occurrence and development of modern national industries in China. Moreover, Qixin Company is a large-scale national industrial enterprise with a long history, and its development and changes can generally reflect the development and evolution of national industries. Therefore, from the position of Qi Xin Lime Company in the development history of modern national enterprises, it is undoubtedly of practical significance to analyze the relationship between officials and businessmen in China during the development of Qi Xin Lime Company. The predecessor of Qi Xin Lime Company was Tangshan Refined Miantu Factory, which was established in the 15th year of Guangxu (1889). 1906, Yuan Shikai, Minister of Beiyang, ordered Zhou to be taken back from the British and renamed Qixin Lime Company.