Suichang Gold Mine National Mine Park is a scenic spot in Suichang that is well worth visiting. Due to the long history of gold mining in Suichang, it was also one of the largest silver-producing areas in China in the Ming Dynasty. With the park’s long history and the mysterious characteristics of the gold smelting process, it has attracted many tourists to come and explore. Here, you can explore ancient mine tunnels and even be a miner for a while and taste the sweetness of gold panning.
In fact, just the theme of ‘golden journey’ is enough to make people eager to try. After entering the scenic area gate and walking to the right, there is a south platform for a small train on the beautiful mountainside. You can take the yellow ‘Golden Journey’ small train to the Ming Dynasty gold mine ruins and experience how miners in those days took the small train for transporting ores in the mining area to enter the gold mining operation area. It’s very interesting. The small train travels in the dark for about 5 minutes and reaches inside the mine tunnel, and then you can visit on foot. This section is an ancient mine tunnel in the Ming Dynasty. The walls on both sides of the tunnel show scenes of people prospecting and mining in ancient times with relief sculptures. You can see the ancient mining site with your own eyes and understand the ‘burning and blasting method’ used for mining. Even the mine disaster site is preserved, allowing you to understand the hardships of mining at that time. At the end of the ancient mine tunnel, there is a short section of ‘time tunnel’ connecting the ancient mining area and the opposite modern mining area. Just a few dozen meters is like traversing hundreds of years of time, which is a special experience. Coming out of the mine tunnel and continuing forward not far, there is a Tang Dynasty gold mine cave where you can go down into the mine tunnel. However, this section is relatively low and narrow, so you need to wear a safety helmet to avoid being injured. Leaving the mine tunnel and going back directly to the gold panning pool. The staff here will pour broken gold and silver into the pool. Tourists squat by the pool and hold small basins to ‘pan for gold’ (20 yuan for half an hour). If you are lucky, you can really pan some small gold pieces and experience the scene of gold panning in those days. At the end of the tour, you come to the Gold Museum. The tone of the entire museum is golden. As soon as you walk in, you will feel as if something is shining in your eyes. The exhibition hall is divided into two floors. On the first floor, there is a rather luxurious experience project called ‘Holding a Gold Brick’. A large gold brick weighing 25 catties costs 10 yuan to hold once. You can take free photos with your own camera. Many people come here just to hold this piece of gold ore for good luck in making a fortune. Next to ‘Holding a Gold Brick’ is a store selling gold and silver jewelry made of gold and silver produced by the gold mine. On the second floor are some exhibitions about gold knowledge and mineral specimens. In addition, there is a mine disaster simulation room, a room with a sloping floor. The sound system creates the effect of a mine disaster, which feels relatively realistic. In addition, there are armed security guards guarding the gate of the first-floor vault. Just hold the gold brick. Don’t take it away!Children under 2 meters (not included) enter for free; children between 1.2 meters (included) and 1.5 meters (not included), as well as elderly individuals aged 70 (included) and above with a senior citizen card or ID, enter for free. Elderly individuals aged 60 (included) to 69 (included) with an ID or senior citizen card receive a discount. Students with a student ID receive a discount. Disabled individuals with a disability certificate enter for free.
Military personnel with an officer’s ID or non-commissioned officer’s ID enter for free. Faculty and staff with a teacher’s ID receive a discount. Retired cadres with a retirement certificate enter for free. Service facilities include a parking lot: [SuiChang Gold Mine National Mine Park Parking Lot] with a reference price of ¥10 per entry; located at SuiChang Huayuan Ridge with a capacity of 1400 spaces.
Mandatory tips: 1. Guided tours within the scenic area cost 80 yuan per session, lasting approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. 2. The mine tunnels are cooler, so it is advisable to wear more clothing.
