Smelting technology of gold chute with stone built stove

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: smelting technology of gold chute stone stove

Applicant: Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province

Project No.: 899

Project No.: VIII - 116

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Shandong Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province

Protection unit: Village Committee of Jiuqu Jiangjia village, Fushan Town, Zhaoyuan City

Brief introduction to smelting technology of gold chute with stone built stove:

Applicant: Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province

Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province is the largest gold mining and smelting base in China. In January 2002, Zhaoyuan was named "golden capital of China". Zhaoyuan's gold mining and metallurgy originated in the spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, and flourished in the Song Dynasty. The smelting technique of gold chute and stone stove is the invention and creation of Zhaoyuan people, which has been handed down for more than a thousand years since the Song Dynasty.

The smelting technology of gold chute with stone mound and built stove uses hammer, mortar, stone mill, stone mill, chute, dustpan, pottery (or crucible) as tools. The whole production process includes crushing, grinding, sliding and smelting, all of which are operated by hand. This ancient mining and metallurgy technology has played an important role for a long time, among which gravity dressing method is still used. The smelting technology of gold chute with stone built stove can not only be used for reference to guide today's gold production, but also has important historical, cultural and scientific research value.

As the smelting technology of gold chute stone built stove mainly depends on oral and psychological teaching, the mastery of technology depends on personal experience, and there is a lack of theoretical summary and scientific records, so there are few people who master this traditional technology now, and there is a decreasing trend. It is an urgent task to protect this art as soon as possible and promote its smooth inheritance.