Baskets of salt are seen in the Hua'ao salt farm in Xiangshan county, Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Ningbo Evening News]

Ningbo's Xiangshan county recently inaugurated a facility to promote sea salt drying skills.

The facility is the first of its kind in East China's Zhejiang province.

The venue is adjacent to the Hua'ao salt farm, which is the only existing salt farm in the province which still dries sea salt the traditional way.

Its establishment will further promote the traditional techniques, which have been designated as a national intangible cultural heritage item, and inject new vitality to local tourism industry, according to Wang Xiao, deputy Party chief of Gaotang Island township, where the Hua'ao salt farm is located.

Farmer dry sea salt using the traditional method in the Hua'ao salt farm in Xiangshan county, Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Ningbo Evening News]

A facility is established to promote the traditional sea salt drying skills near the Hua'ao salt farm in Xiangshan county, Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Ningbo Evening News]