Xizang Yanjing Millennium Ancient Salt Field

Salt wells are famous for producing salt, due to the unique geological features of the locals, the locals can get large chunks of salt through drying salt fields, is a treasure of feng shui, it is said that in ancient times in order to compete for salt wells, there have been several conflicts between the toasts.

Mangkang. Millennium ancient salt field In order to see this salt field, you have to walk more than 200 kilometers of mountain roads. However, such a spectacle is indeed worth seeing. In addition, I also appreciate the beauty of 214, which is worth 200 kilometers.

Yanjing Town, Mangkang County, Tibet, is located on both sides of the Lancang River, at an altitude of 2,300 meters. It is the only place in China to maintain the complete and most primitive manual salt drying method. It has a history of 1300 years. The salt well has a long history of salt drying, and it is said that there has been a history of salt drying since the King Gesar period. King Gesar and Naxi have a war over salt wells. According to historical evidence, there is a history of salt wells drying salt from before the Tang Dynasty. To look up from the history of the world salt industry, there is no salt well-style salting method, it is unique in the world.

Mangkang salt wells thousands of years of ancient salt fields, has a history of 1300 years, located on the east and west sides of the Lancang River in Yanjing Town, Mangkang County, Tibet, close to the 214 National Highway of "Gangzang Highway", is the only place in China to maintain a complete and most primitive hand-salted salt method, more than 120 kilometers from Mangkang icon county.

The ancient salt fields have a long history, and they have a history of more than 1300 years. There are more than 3,200 salt fields built on the beaches and cliff steep slopes on the east and west sides of the Lancang River, and the annual salt production reaches millions of pounds. You can see the whole process of handmade salt, and you can see the unique and original production tools, hardworking and simple salt people and simple folk customs.