Survey And Protect Study On The Salt Of Well In Gansu Province

Salt is a necessity of human life.There are many places in the country where there is a material or intangible cultural heritage of the ancient or modern salt industry.Salt culture site in Gansu is more numerous,but the production of the well salt is only existed in Yanguan town of Li county and Yanjing town of Zhang county.Salt culture is rich in connotation of Li and Zhang county and the site of well salt is the most culturally valuable material heritage.According to the investigation,Yanguan town of Li county and Yanjing town of Zhang county are not only because of salt establishment,but also closely related to the rise and fall of the salt industry.Only Li county and Zhang county have the salt god faith in many salt producing areas of Gansu.The salt god of li county is commonly known as "salt grandma ",and the salt god of zhangxian is commonly known as "salt grandpa ".Due to the frequent decline of brine in salt well,there is a legend about the "meeting" of salt gods.The existing historical and cultural resources in Yanguan town of Li county and Yanjing town of Zhang county are mostly related to salt,but they need to be protected.For example,The salt history museum in Zhang county collapsed,Salt houses were demolished,The lack of well site protection signs and traditional salt making process faced loss.Based on the study of survey information,there are many legends about the origin of well salt in Li county and Zhang county.According to the latest archaeological results,the well salt of Li county was developed in the pre-qin period,and the well salt in Zhang county was developed in the time of qi family culture.Salt is an important material foundation for the rise of local power,and the early qin people was raised in longnan,and the rise of wang's family in the yuan dynasty of Zhang county have been linked to the possession of salt resources.The worship of the female salt god and the "goddess of the goddess" should be remembered as the "ancestor of the qin people".The "salt grandma" of Li county met the "salt grandpa" of Zhang county will be the reaction of the early qin people's conception of fertility.The historical value,artistic value and scientific research value of Gansu well salt culture site are outstanding.The well salt culture of Li county is an important part of the local Qin culture,and the well salt culture in Zhang county is the most important cultural resource of Zhang county.The study of Gansu well salt culture helps to highlight the regional characteristics of China's salt culture and enrich the connotation of Chinese salt culture.It is helpful to strengthen and promote the effective protection and rational development and utilization of the site of the well salt culture,so as to promote the development of local economy and society.