Site of the Renhongdong Lead-Zinc Mine

　　The site covers an area of over 300 acres with more than 60 mine entrances scattered across two mountains—Renhongdong and Yinbao Bao. Renhongdong is situated beneath a cliff, with its entrance facing from northwest to southeast, measuring 1.5 meters wide and about 2 meters high, extending hundreds of meters deep. A few of the shafts remain relatively intact, featuring crisscrossing tunnels that run deep and remain largely unexplored.

　　Mining operations began in the 10th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1745). According to "Qing Veritable Records: Guizhou Data Compilation": “On the 27th day of the 8th month of the 10th year of Qianlong, the Ministry of Revenue approved the proposal by Governor-General and Provincial Governor Zhang Guangsi of Guizhou: 'Guizhou annually transports large amounts of zinc to the imperial mint and to both Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. The output from various lead mines has long been in decline, unable to meet demand. It was found that Luomudi in Dading Prefecture contains lead ore, which has undergone trial mining. It is requested that, following the example of Lianhua Smelter, a tax of twenty jin be levied on every hundred jin of lead mined. The Shuicheng Tongpan (deputy magistrate) shall be put in charge of managing the smelter...'” The mine was shut down on the 25th day of the 2nd month of the 21st year of Qianlong (1756). The "Qing Veritable Records" state: “On the 7th day of the 4th month of the 16th year of Qianlong, the Ministry of Revenue approved the proposal by Guizhou Governor Ai Bida: ‘The Luomudi lead smelter under the jurisdiction of Shuicheng Tongpan in Guizhou has been exhausted and should be closed. It is proposed to smelt ore nearby at Cichong, collecting taxes as per regulations—charging one tael and five qian per hundred jin, to be delivered to the treasury.' This was approved.” However, it was not entirely shut down. According to Volume 667 of the "Gaozong Veritable Records": “On the 25th day of the 2nd month of the 21st year of Qianlong, the Ministry of Revenue approved the proposal by Guizhou Governor Ding Chang: ‘The white lead smelter at Cichong in Shuicheng Ting has been in operation for many years, the mines are depleted and the mountain hollowed out, and it is requested to close it.’ This was approved.”

　　According to the above records, mining operations lasted for a total of 11 years. The lead and zinc ore extracted was primarily transported to Fujiji Smelter for smelting. This mine site holds significant value for the study of mining history and was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit on June 3, 1989.