Xie Chi
| Xie Chi | ||
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| Geographical location | Province of Shanxi , China | |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 58 ′ N , 110 ° 58 ′ E | |
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| length | 22.9 km | |
| width | 4 km | |
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The Xie Chi or Xiechi Lake ( Chinese 解 池 , English Xiechi Lake ), which is also called Yuncheng yanchi ("Yuncheng salt lake"), or earlier Hedong yanchi ("Hedong salt lake"), is the largest lake in Shanxi . He is a salt water lake and Grabenbruchsee (Riftsee). It is located at the northern foot of the Zhongtiao Shan Mountains south of Yuncheng in the southwest of the Chinese province of Shanxi. The lake is famous for its salt production, the so-called Xie Salt (Xieyan). It has a very long history.
See also
Web links
- Pumai and the Jenancy System in China's Salt Industry During the Seventh to the Thirteenth Centuries ( Memento from January 16, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Salt Production and Mining: Interfaces of Production Techniques and Concepts of Nature in Traditional China ( Memento from 23 August 2007 in the Internet Archive )