A Gift from History and Nature - The Mangkang Salt Fields

The thousand-year-old salt wells in Mangkang, Tibet, are like a palette overturned by God. Mangkang belongs to Chamdo, Tibet, and is the first county town one encounters when entering Tibet, with an altitude of over 3800 meters, smaller than Batang county town. The restaurants here mostly serve Sichuan cuisine, but there are also Tibetan and Yunnan's Lijiang-Dali restaurants. 🥭An area with a long history of salt production. The ancient salt wells and fields here still maintain the most primitive method of sun-drying salt by hand. The ancient salt wells and fields in Mangkang are distributed along the banks of the Lancang River, and they still retain the ancient method of salt production, with a history of 1300 years. It is also the place in Tibet where the original method of hand-drying salt is completely preserved. 📍Mangkang Thousand-Year Salt Wells 🚗Driving navigation: Jiada Village 🎫Ticket: None Special Cuisine🍜 🧡: Salt Well Jiajia Noodles: Jiajia noodles are a traditional snack of the Salt Well town, which became popular after being featured on CCTV's 'A Bite of China'. 🧡: Salt Well Grape Wine: A specialty of Mangkang, Tibet Autonomous Region, and a Chinese national geographical indication product. 🎈Some tips for visiting 💎There is a large temperature difference between morning and evening in Western Sichuan, so be sure to bring a coat. 💎The UV rays are very strong during the day, so be sure to protect yourself from the sun!