Name: How Salt Is Made at Hong Kong’s Last Salt Pan
Uploaded: 2021-03-23T18:31:23.000Z
Duration: 6 min 50 s
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In Hong Kong, there's a tiny island that used to produce a lot of salt.

But decades ago, the island was abandoned and the salt production stopped.

Today, one man is trying to change that and bring this island back to life.

Somebody next year contains a is one of many islands in Hong Kong once inhabited by whole families.

Most of them are Hakka, Which means they came from other parts of China and settled here, I think a geo.

How long did you ever tell my young young young girl Hakka people across China adjusted their diets to the environment whenever they moved.

The things I told you and say, Hey, tycoon with them, I think we can play.

But how do they make the salt whole change?

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The salt made here is then sold in small bottles at the island's souvenir shop.

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Today in teens, I gets a steady stream of visitors.

Chan says about 600 people come to the island every weekend.

Just 10 years ago, in teens, I was a deserted island with trees growing into walls and ceilings collapsing into houses.

To the outside world, this Hakka village was notable for being Christian.

The Chan family converted to Catholicism after missionaries set up a church on the island in the 18 eighties.

But as Hong Kong developed, the Villagers left for opportunities in the big city.

Chan left when he was 12 years old and went abroad to the U.

For school 1999 Chan became the village head and began a single handed effort to bring the island back to life and preserve its heritage.

Come, go down to Restoring the salt pans is just part of his project.

Chan hopes to rebuild his entire village one house at a time.

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