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Tonglüshan Ancient Copper Mine 铜绿山古铜矿遗址Tónglǜshān Gǔtóngkuàng Yízhǐ
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Huangshi, Hubei
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Huangshi
- Region
- Hubei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Tonglüshan Ancient Copper Mine
An ancient copper-mining and smelting site that was worked from at least the Spring and Autumn period, and probably earlier, until the Han dynasty. It came to light in 1973 when modern miners broke into ancient shafts, galleries and furnaces, and part of it is preserved in a museum built over a surviving shaft in the 1980s, now joined by a new museum that opened in June 2023. Indoor galleries explain how the copper was found, mined and smelted, outdoor areas show the excavated workings, and in 2025 the site became a National Archaeological Site Park.
How to get to Tonglüshan Ancient Copper Mine
On the edge of Daye city, about 4 km from the town centre and roughly 20 km south-west of central Huangshi. Closed on Mondays except public holidays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Site of the Daye Soldiers Revolt 大冶兵暴旧址 (under 10 km), Shangfeng Ancient Village 上冯古村 (under 10 km), Huangshi OCT Dinosaur Wonderland 黄石华侨城恐龙奇域 (10 km), Dongfang Mountain 东方山 (10 km), Leishan Scenic Area, Daye 雷山风景区 (20 km), Huangshi National Mine Park 黄石国家矿山公园 (20 km).
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