History of Zigong Salt Industry

Hello, it is my pleasure to answer the following questions for you. I hope my answer can help you, and I hope you can choose me as a satisfactory answer: Zigong, Sichuan has been famous for its rich well salt at home and abroad since ancient times. According to historical records, as early as Wang Xiaonian of Qin Dynasty (250 BC), Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, led the people to dig wells to get brine and make salt. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, after the gradual formation of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Tang and Song Dynasties became famous. It developed further in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and reached its peak in the reign of Xianfeng Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, becoming a well salt center with a history of more than 2,000 years in China. The earliest deep well in the world is also in Zigong. In the early Southern Song Dynasty, the depth of the salt well here was 250-300 meters, but the wellhead was only the size of a bowl. There is also the world's first salt well "deep sea well" that is over 1,000 meters. Zigong stands because of salt and prospers because of salt. Zigong's Gongjing District was named after the salt produced here paid tribute to the imperial courts in previous dynasties. As there was no national industry in old China, salt industry became one of the main sources of government revenue, which attracted much attention. 1939, the Kuomintang government established Zigong City, becoming the third provincial city in Sichuan Province after Chengdu and Chongqing. It is said that at the peak of salt production, Zigong undertook 40% of the national salt production task. After liberation, Zigong's salt industry has also made great contributions to the country, with a total tax revenue of more than 3 billion yuan. Moreover, as chemical raw materials, Zigong salt industry and natural gas also supported a number of chemical enterprises. However, the glory has passed. Unfortunately, today's salt production in Zigong has dropped to almost no hope. In 2000, Gu Wei, vice mayor in charge of industry in Zigong, said in a report: "Now, it is salt that affects the industrial development speed, economic benefits, social stability and local financial resources in Zigong." The direct cause of the decline of Zigong well salt is the low price impact of sea salt and lake salt. Due to the high cost, the sales price of some industrial salt is upside down, and only 800,000-900,000 tons are produced at present. The five major salt plants suffered overall losses, with the highest asset-liability ratio of 270%.

However, after several adjustments, Zigong salt industry began to make progress, and the name of "Millennium Salt Capital" was worthy of its name. Reference website: /view/ 1 12739? Tp=4_0 1 If my answer is insufficient, please give me your opinion and I will continue to work hard. Thank you.