Two Histories in a Mining Landscape
Around Daye and Huangshi, Tonglüshan’s ancient copper workings and a modern open-pit iron mine reveal different eras of extraction.
The ancient copper mine at Tonglüshan, in Daye, preserves evidence of mining and smelting long before modern industrial works. Excavated shafts, galleries and metallurgical remains bring labour beneath the ground into view. They are part of the archaeological record of copper production, rather than simply the old section of the nearby modern iron mine.
Around Daye and Huangshi, Tonglüshan’s ancient copper workings and a modern open-pit iron mine reveal different eras of extraction.