Yangpu Ancient Salt Field
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The Yangpu Ancient Salt Field is an archeological heritage site in Yantian village, on Yangpu Peninsula
, Hainan
, China
. The area comprises more than 1,000 stones, cut flat on top, used to evaporate seawater to produce salt
. The stones have a thin rim around the edge to contain the water. During high tide, the surface of the stones fill with water. During low tide, the seawater evaporates, leaving the salt, which is then collected.
The area was established around 800 AD by a group of salt workers from Putian
city in Fujian
province moved to Yangpu. Today, only a small group of villagers continue to make salt with this method. It is not their main source of income.
Yangpu Peninsula
The Yangpu Peninsula is located in northwestern Hainan Island, the southernmost province of China. It has a 110-kilometer coastline containing many natural harbours. An expressway connects the peninsula to Haikou city, the capital of the province, to the east....
, Hainan
Hainan
Hainan is the smallest province of the People's Republic of China . Although the province comprises some two hundred islands scattered among three archipelagos off the southern coast, of its land mass is Hainan Island , from which the province takes its name...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The area comprises more than 1,000 stones, cut flat on top, used to evaporate seawater to produce salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
. The stones have a thin rim around the edge to contain the water. During high tide, the surface of the stones fill with water. During low tide, the seawater evaporates, leaving the salt, which is then collected.
The area was established around 800 AD by a group of salt workers from Putian
Putian
Putian is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east.-Administration:...
city in Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province moved to Yangpu. Today, only a small group of villagers continue to make salt with this method. It is not their main source of income.