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Salt pans on 'roof of the world' well-preserved in Xizang

December 23, 2024Source: Ecns.cn

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

  • Aerial view shows salt pans in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)

An ancient technique of salt production dating back 1,000 years ago is well-preserved in Xizang and local people follow a traditional salt harvesting method by collecting brines from salt mines and ponds and evaporating them in the sun until crystallization.

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