Zigong, formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing and Gongjing, is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, Southwestern China.
Zigong Dinosaur Museum
Old Salt Wells in Zigong
Boiling Brine into Pure Salt
Zigong Salt Museum
Salt, salt production, and salt taxes played key roles in Chinese history, economic development, and relations between state and society. The lure of salt profits led to technological innovation and new ways to organize capital. Debate over government salt policies brought forth conflicting attitudes toward the nature of government, private wealth, the relation between the rich and the poor, while the administration of these salt policies was a practical test of a government's competence.
Lake salt from Jilantai (Inner Mongolia, China)
Aquaculture and Salt Production Bohai Bay (Seen from space 1979)
Salt evaporation pans, Yangpu Ancient Salt Field, Hainan Island
Industrial Salt Evaporators at Zigong