Hangu Saltern Recognized as “National Green Factory,” Achieving Top Honor for Sustainable Developmen

Hangu Saltern was awarded the title of “National Green Factory” in recognition of its outstanding performance in green manufacturing, green management, green applications, and green products.

From Seawater to the "King of Flavors": A Sea Salt Harvest Story

In the golden autumn season, the vast salt fields of Tianjin Changlu Hangu Saltern, located along National Highway 228, have entered the harvest period. Viewed from above under the sunlight, the neatly arranged crystallization ponds resemble a colorful palette.

Luhua Sea Salt: A New “Look” from the Solar Salt Fields

Luhua Sea Salt has been produced for over 1,000 years. Today, through technological innovation and product development, this time-honored brand is taking on a new look.

Tianjin's 1,100-Year-Old Saltern Balances Tradition with Innovation

Since ancient times, salt has been a vital resource essential to both national economy and people's livelihoods. Recently, our reporter visited the thousand-year-old Changlu Saltern in Tianjin’s Binhai New Area to explore how its two “China Time-Honored Brands”—Luhua brand table salt and Haijing brand industrial salt—are carrying on tradition while pursuing innovation in the new era.

The Vast Beach's Luhua Sea Salt

After living in my hometown, Hangu, for over forty years, I made a surprising discovery while exploring its local salt and fishing culture: this small coastal town had been producing sea salt for over a thousand years. The discovery shifted my perspective entirely. Instead of seeing Hangu as remote and insignificant, I felt a growing admiration for its deep cultural roots, and I turned my writing focus toward its vast salt flats.

Thousand-Year-Old Salt Field Ushers in Harvest Season

This is anaerial drone photo taken on Sept.6, showing a view of Tianjin Changlu HanguSaltern. (Photo by Zhao Zishuo/Xinhua) TIANJIN, Sept.7,2023--Recently,Tianjin Changlu Hangu Saltern Co., Ltd. has commenced its autumn salt harvest.It is u......

Masters of the Haihe River — From Imperial Tribute to Internet Sensation

For cooking enthusiasts, the kitchen is a stage. A dish can do without soy sauce, oyster sauce, or even MSG—but not without salt. Salt is essential, yet because it’s in every home, it’s often taken for granted. In fact, under a microscope, salt crystals reveal not just shapes and colors, but also the history and craftsmanship behind them.

On Hopeful Fields, Colorful Salt Flats Crisscross as “Lutai Jade Sand” Yields Bountiful Harvest

On Hopeful Fields, Colorful Salt Flats Crisscross as “Lutai Jade Sand” Yields Bountiful Harvest

CGTN's China's Coastline explores Changlu Hangu Saltern and the making of "Lutai Jade Sand"

“Driedby wind, baked by sun, the salt gains its taste; the tide is channeled in,transformed to brine.” Sowrote Liu Yong, a poet of the Song Dynasty, in his Song of Boiling Salt,depicting how seawater is transformed into sea salt. Buthow ......

Boiling the Sea, Making Salt A Story of Salt and Sweet at Hangu Saltern

Tianjin Changlu Hangu Saltern has a history of over a thousand years. A single drop of seawater takes a full 365 days to transform into glistening sea salt, undergoing processes of channeling, brine concentration, crystallization, harvesting, and piling. This embodies the wisdom and perseverance of the people of Hangu.