Baofeng Silver Mine Site

Baofeng Silver Mine Site

The Baofeng Silver Mine Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Baofeng silver mine has a long mining history and holds significant cultural heritage value. Managed since the Yuanyou era of the Northern Song Dynasty (1086–1094), it has been mined intermittently for over 900 years. Chronicles such as the San Shan Zhi, Ba Min Tong Zhi, Ningde Xian Zhi, and Zhou Dun Qu Zhi, as well as historical texts like the Lin Cong Nian Pu and Fujian Shi Gao, all document the Baofeng silver mine. The ancient mining site spans seven villages across three townships—Qibu, Lidun, and Puyuan—and features a complete range of relics related to exploration, extraction, beneficiation, smelting, processing, transportation, and inscriptions. The relatively well-preserved remains are quite rare in China.

The Baofeng Silver Mine Site is of great value for studying ancient mining exploration and extraction techniques, as well as the evolution of local society, economy, and culture, and the earliest formation of ancient villages.

In 2019, the Baofeng Silver Mine Site was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units