Travelers can see Hong Kong’s salt making history in 4 places
Hong Kong is at the southern coast of China.
People made use of local resources, seawater, to make salt to earn a living.
See Hong Kong’s salt making history at 4 different places.
In this blog post, Frank the tour guide is going to show travelers the 4 places to see the salt making history of Hong Kong, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, Lantau Island’s Tai O Fishing Village, Kwun Tong and Yim Tin Tsai.
Equipment to drain the sea water off from the salt making pond.
Hong Kong fishermen caught fish, made salt and made salted fish in the past.
Travelers can TIY, tour them by yourselves.
Travelers of course can take Frank’s Hong Kong private tour to see Hong Kong history easily.
See the history of made in Hong Kong salt at Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, Lantau’s Tai O, Kwun Tong and Yim Tin Tsai
There is the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum in Cheung Sha Wan Kowloon.
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
The funeral objects inside show the life of the people about 2000 years ago during the Han Dynasty.
The unearthed funeral objects of the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
Historians believe that the cenotaph was for an official from the north, who managed the salt production in Hong Kong area.
Outside the old Lei Cheng Uk Han tomb
That official built his own tomb in advance, which showed that Chinese thought much of funeral and death.
As he was delegated to work in other area later, the official’s corpse was not entombed in Hong Kong. (Take MTR to Cheung Sha Wan Station Exit A2, follow the sign, walk for about 10 mins)
The salt production and sale were often monopolized by the Central Government in the past.
To protect their important income sources, emperors and officials did not allow the common people to make and sell salt.
During the Southern Song Dynasty in 1197AD, emperor sent the army to Lantau Island to suppress the illegal private salt smugglers.
Big Buddha is at Ngong Ping of Lantau Island. You can visit Big Buddha and see Lantau Island history during Frank’s half day Lantau private tour.
This showed Lantau Island’s native people had a long history of salt making.
Today at the Tai O fishing village, travelers can see a big piece of artificial wetland next to the public pier.
Tai O artificial wetland was the old salt farms.
See sunset and stilt houses at Tai O fishing village during Frank’s Lantau Big Buddha Tai O private tour.
Actually it was the salt farm in the past.
People only ended Tai O’s salt production in the late 1960s. (Take New Lantao Bus Route 11 from Tung Chung to Tai O)
After defeating the salt smugglers, the soldiers were ordered to station at Kowloon to protect the official ponds for salt making.
The pronunciation of “official pond” in Cantonese is “Kwun Tong”.
Kwun Tong Promenade has no relic for salt making, but it has a nice view. You can visit the promenade during Frank’s Hong Kong Kowloon full day private tour.
Kwun Tong is an area at the eastern part of Kowloon today.
Good view from Kwun Tong Promenade
Night view of Kwun Tong Promenade. You can visit this promenade during Frank’s private night tour.
The shoreline has no relic of salt making, but the sea view is nice and the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is great (Take MTR to Ngau Tau Kok Station Exit B6, then walk to the waterfront).
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
Recently the native people of Yim Tin Tsai at Sai Kung has returned their hometown to resume the salt making activities for conservation.
Apart from tasting the delicious Sai Kung seafood meal and enjoying the nice scenery, travelers can take sampan boat to visit Yim Tin Tsai (Take sampan at Sai Kung Public Pier only on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.)
Frank the tour guide brought clients to Yim Tin Tsai in the past.
Frank the tour guide and clients took sampan to go to Yim Tin Tsai in the past. Frank can fine-tune the Hong Kong Island Sai Kung private tour to bring clients to Yim Tin Tsai.
See Hong Kong history in Frank’s private tour
Travelers may tour the above-mentioned places by yourselves.
Of course travelers can be Frank the tour guide’s clients in his Hong Kong private tour service.
Besides salt making history, Frank can show clients Hong Kong history at the sightseeing points and the private car during the easy private car tour service.
Frank hopes he can serve you in 2021!
See amazing view of Victoria Harbor at Victoria Peak during our half day private car tour.
Visit beautiful Nan Lian Garden during Hong Kong Kowloon full day private car tour.
Visit the World heritage building, St Paul’s Ruins, during our full day Macau private car tour.
For further questions, please contact Frank
