Shanxi Yuncheng Hedongchi Salt Museum

The Hedong Salt Museum is located on the north bank of the salt pond in the Salt Lake District of Yuncheng City. Locals usually call it the "Pool Temple". It is also the only well-preserved salt temple in my country. The museum faces north and south, with a total area of ​​26,000 square meters. It is built in a staggered manner according to the hilly terrain, and its south gate faces the vast salt pond. Standing on the top of the Chishen Temple and looking down, the rippling lake and the white saltpeter piles complement each other like a painting, and the Zhongtiao Mountains on the south bank of the lake are in full view. The poetic scene of "a pool of snow in Zhongtiao for thousands of years" is breathtakingly beautiful. The two most valuable cultural relics in the collection are the Ming Dynasty stone carving "Map of Hedong Salt Pond" and the "Newly Built Salt Pond Temple Stele" erected by Emperor Temur of the Yuan Dynasty. Salt is the measure of civilization. One important reason why Hedong can become the cradle of Chinese civilization is the presence of salt. Writer Zhou Zongqi said in his book "Watching over Lu Salt", "There are four kinds of salt in the world: pond salt, sea salt, well salt and rock salt. What is Lu salt? A type of Chinese pond salt, produced in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, which is the ancient Hedong County. The ancient name of Yuncheng was Yanshi. During the Han Dynasty, there was a Salt Commandery, so it was also called Salt City. In the early Yuan Dynasty, it was renamed Lucun, and the salt produced in Yuncheng Salt Lake was called "Lu Salt". Lu salt is one of the earliest types of salt used by humans, and its reliable history can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. An expert on the art of medicine said: "According to historical records, the Yuncheng Salt Lake (the salt produced there is Lu Salt). It can be said to be an ancient and unique treasure that is as old as the Chinese nation. ’”The value of the Hedong Salt Museum can be seen from this. Come and learn about the Yuncheng Salt Lake if you have the chance!