Danning Saltworks Site

Danning Saltworks Site

The Danning Saltworks Site is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Danning Saltworks Site is located on the narrow, elongated slopes along both the northern and southern banks of Houxi River in Ningchang Ancient Town, Wuxi County, Chongqing. It is an industrial heritage site with over two thousand years of salt production history, covering a total area of about 500,000 square meters.

This site is one of China’s earlier developed salt industry bases based on natural salt springs and serves as an important witness to the long history of salt production in the Sichuan-Chongqing area. The site features a large-scale and numerous salt stoves, with well-preserved remnants such as salt springs, brine transport pipelines, and brine storage pools, fully showcasing the ancient Chinese salt production process. The site is vast in scale, with clear functional zoning, well-preserved historical features, and a harmonious integration of cultural heritage with the natural environment, making it highly valuable for protection and utilization.

In 2019, the Danning Saltworks 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