Yingshan Silver Mine Site

Yingshan Silver Mine Site

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

Era: Tang and Song Dynasties

The Yingshan Silver Mine Site in Dexing City, Shangrao, Jiangxi Province, is currently the largest silver mining and smelting site discovered in China, featuring the greatest number of mine shafts and the most complex shaft structures. It holds significant historical research and archaeological value for the study of the development of silver mining and smelting technology in China. Based on the Tang Dynasty artifacts collected at the site, the Yingshan Silver Mine Site is one of the earliest discovered silver mining and smelting sites in China, dating back to the Sui and Tang periods. It is the silver mine site with the longest continuous mining history in China, as well as the largest in area, with the most numerous and diverse shaft structures, including horizontal shafts, vertical shafts, inclined shafts, and blind shafts. The site includes complete mining and smelting areas, abundant slag accumulations, and boasts grand and well-preserved mining and smelting relics. The terrain and landforms remain in their original, primitive state, making the site of great historical and archaeological importance for studying the development of silver mining and smelting technology in China. In May 2013, it was designated and announced by the State Council as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units