Atlas of China
Yangpu Ancient Salt Field 洋浦盐田Yángpǔ Yántián
National heritage site · Danzhou, Hainan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Danzhou
- Region
- Hainan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yangpu Ancient Salt Field
A salt field of more than a thousand flat-topped volcanic-rock slabs, each cut with a shallow trough and a thin rim, laid out on the shore at Yantian village on the Yangpu peninsula. Seawater fills the stones at high tide and evaporates at low tide, leaving salt to be gathered by hand, a method in use here since at least the Song dynasty that a few villagers still follow. It was listed as a national heritage site in 2013 and as a national industrial heritage site in 2024.
How to get to Yangpu Ancient Salt Field
At Yantian village on the Yangpu peninsula, about 45 km west-north-west of Nada, the Danzhou city seat.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Ancient City of Danzhou 儋州故城 (10 km), Dongpo Academy 东坡书院 (10 km).
On the map
Open Yangpu Ancient Salt Field on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.
Open Yangpu Ancient Salt Field on the map