Hundred years brand " berth head match " widely known, it is the urban calling card of city of Heibei berth head, be born to had obtained a string to string together honorary title up to now oneself. It is China light industrial the outstanding product that association match branch considers to recommend, "Berth head card " be named to be Heibei to save first famous label. According to the data, predecessor of limited company of match of Heibei berth head is pressed down for berth (of berth head old say) always Inc. of Hua Huo bavin, only then built 1912, the Feng Guozhang that acting president of the Republic of China assumes when becomes a shareholder with 40 thousand yuan of silver dollar company. Also be this factory, adapted the Chinese is depended on " matches " the history. Sun Baofeng of old worker of factory of berth head match collected numerous matchbox. Match factory begins construction formally in berth head for on May 22, 1912. Sponsor of prime factory of berth head match is dark blue county promotes aid person money to establish booth, call together the person such as the Li Yaxuan that is in business in and other places of dark blue county, big city, Xu Jingxuan to collect money in all at that time 12 thousand yuan of silver dollar is promoting collect to prepare to construct. Factory of match of the factory of match of Tianjin China prosperous at that time and the Qing Dynasty name for the coastal provinces of Liaoning is northerly nevertheless Ya of the path austral ferry of straight be subordinate to sues foreign military goverment, because match bound competes to decrease at that time ever government of ask for instructions established 300 lis of economy to protect a group, match plant cannot be set again newly inside the circle, because this fund stands the match factory of booth to be made stop, final south change berth head. 1948, factory of berth head match becomes one of companies of liberated area and even new China's earliest at that time joint state-private ownership. "At that time the those representing capital of the enterprise is to come from the capitalist of a nation between the river, he was removed from the enterprise 1950 hind went to Tianjin, from now on factory of berth head match becomes a state-owend enterprise. " going up the planned economy system of 559 time leaves the century, the dimensions of factory of berth head match expands ceaselessly, plant area area achieves many mus 300, when personnel is most have 2300 much people. "We ever were the match manufacturers with whole Asia the biggest dimensions. " the tall master of limited company of match of berth head city up to now the most brilliant hour in factory of bear in mind constantly. Make stalk workshop inside, accumulation mountainous match straightens. In the planned economy times that goods and materials shorts, "Berth head card " match is the tight smart money that supplies by the ticket all the time. Go up century 80 time, the country unlocks the prices of daily expense consumable stage by stage, the factory price of match turns into one box to fix a price independently by the enterprise by a few years of changeless 2 cent money, this makes the good opportunity that berth head match expands. "In those days is match factory when service advantage is best, a month can take workers at that time 200 multivariate salary, bonus. " tall master saysDimensions bakes stalk machine tremendously. The person that comes from an other place to waiting to want money was swarmed in the factory in those days. The van that will pull match is being discharged at the door be in factory, of Heibei place, of Shandong, of Inner Mongolia, northeast, connect Xinjiang farthermostly come. "Berth fire " 2.1 million are achieved when year of productivity is highest (every 100 packets 1000) . Implementation profit tax broke through ten million 1990 yuan after closing greatly, implemented profit tax 1991 ten million four hundred and forty-two thousand nine hundred yuan, implemented profit tax 1995 eleven million eight hundred and eighty-four thousand three hundred yuan. The structure loses stalk chance complexly, await in those days, wanting to go to work into match factory is not an easy thing, now and then the new worker that take is worker children mostly, until go up century 80 time end, this kind of system that use worker worker just produces a change, begin from hire socially, because factory output begins,demand exceeds supply. Arrived 1988 1998, it is berth head match 10 the most brilliant years. Begin from 1988, our country has plant of a batch of match at that time in succession stop production, close down, begin to depend on berth head factory greatly socially, increase produce can hind, crop is added madly to 90 time medium-term day produces 7 million, be called " the Asia's biggest match plant " . Inside the workshop that pack, equipment rust mark is full of stains or spots. "The match that leaves factory at that time presses case (or) pack, there are 100 packets in every box, every have 10 in the bag, every have 100 match in the box. " Guo Xian says, "Calculate the daily output at that time now, the worker of our factory is much more marvelous, there still is not the complete mechanization product line later in those days, a match has the link that a lot of handiwork work. Day produces 7 million match, that is day produces 700 million! That is day produces 700 million!! There still is not finishing match on cartoning machine, already was dirt completely. Go up century 80 time evening, the country unlocks pair of match every price control of 2 minutes of money, the hair of match course of study shows blowout showpiece, the match enterprise of and other places gets interest drive, blind and outspread, cause match market supply demand relations serious unbalance. Factory of berth head match hopes to borrow this to open national market originally, but very fast this kind of desire came to nothing. As a result of lighter arisen, match demand of the whole nation has been in at that time glide, lumber cost, industrial chemicals cost is rising. Berth head match pulls out finally cloudily. 2004, the sales revenue of match factory dropped than going up one year 7 million yuan, subsequently deficit of in successive years. Although privately owned small plant is " stragglers and disbanded soldiers " , but intense with each passing day to the concussion of big plant. And factory of berth head match still hug is worn advocate course of study is not put, did not seek follow-up transition industry, still be in rely on capital to holding to. In November 2006, after last batches of products leave factory, late evening of this hundred years old plant goes bankrupt. Curtain of night arrives, one person lights cigarette with lighter in plant area doorway. On September 6, 2012, limited company of match of Heibei berth head holds asset to deal with the auction is met, last batches of equipment are auctioned, the match production manufacturer that this is indicating the Asia is the biggest, berth head match that has hundred years history goes bankrupt thoroughly, this once adapted compatriots is depended on " matches " hundred years old plant of the history draws full stop at this point.