Yuncheng Salt Lake offers up natural marvels

Region's ecosystem and cultural heritage boosting tourism

China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-02 12:11
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The Yuncheng Salt Lake, a wetland area in the Yellow River Basin, in Shanxi province, becomes colorful in warm temperatures because of algae growth. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY

Located in North China's Shanxi province, the Yuncheng Salt Lake has long been the focal point of the city's culture and economy. It is estimated that locals have consciously harvested salt from the lake for more than 4,600 years.

But now, it has completed the transformation from a salt production pond and an industrial zone to a tourist park and an ecological protection area.

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