Ancient salt pan yields 2,000 metric tons annually (1/6)

Aerial view of a salt field at Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

The salt field with a history of salt production for more than a thousand years is well-preserved in Qinghai. As the largest salt field in Nangqian County, it has an annual output of 2,000 metric tons

Aerial view of a salt field at Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

Aerial view of a salt field at Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

Aerial view of a salt field at Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

Aerial view of a salt field at Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)

Aerial view of a salt field at Nangqian County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Mingyan)