Zigong Salt History Museum

The museum occupies the Xiqin Guildhall building, featuring exhibits of salt mining tools, production methods, and technical developments across multiple exhibition halls.

Salt merchants from Shaanxi province constructed the Xiqin Guildhall between 1736 and 1752 during the Qing dynasty under Emperor Qianlong's reign.

The museum displays 1,300 different implements, including 500 drilling tools that demonstrate the technological capabilities of Chinese salt production methods.

Located in central Zigong, the museum receives 20,000 visitors annually and allows guests to operate various historical salt mining devices.

The drilling techniques shown at the museum achieved depths beyond 1,000 meters by 1835, using natural gas burners to transform brine into solid salt.

Location: Ziliujing District

Inception: 1988

GPS coordinates: 29.35170,104.76900

Latest update: March 12, 2025 08:48