Business · Energy & Commodities · 18 hrs ago
Gold museum brings new visitors and jobs to a historic Jilin mining town
Jiapigou is a small town in Jilin province, in northeastern China, with more than 200 years of gold mining history.
Mining continues there, but the town had lost jobs and residents as older mining areas were depleted and traditional mining declined.
A gold museum opened after a partnership between China National Gold Group and the Jilin provincial government.
It combines exhibits on gold mining and local resistance history with tours through former mine tunnels.
More than 40,000 visitor trips to the museum were recorded over the National Day holiday.
Some young people who had moved away have returned to work in tourism, and local shops are seeing more business.
The town plans to connect the museum with 11 industrial heritage sites and develop more tourism activities.
A gold museum in Jiapigou town, Jilin province, drew more than 40,000 visits during China’s National Day holiday.
The museum combines exhibits on gold mining and revolutionary history with an underground mine-cart and gold-panning experience.
Its opening has helped bring returning workers, more visitors and new business to the historic mining town.
The town has a 206-year history of large-scale gold mining, which continues today.
- Who
- The Jiapigou Gold Museum and the town’s residents, businesses and visitors.
- What
- The museum is attracting visitors and supporting a revival of tourism and local business.
- When
- It received more than 40,000 visits during the National Day holiday in 2026.
- Where
- Jiapigou town, Huadian, Jilin province, in northeastern China.
- Why
- The museum presents the town’s mining and revolutionary history and offers underground tourism experiences.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The stories of our parents’ generation in the mines and the revolutionary history deserve to be seen by more people.
I did not expect such a comprehensive gold museum in a northeastern town; the underground mine cart and gold-panning experience were both special.
The museum not only preserves history, but also brings new life to the century-old mining heritage.
Gold seekers followed the Weisha River upstream and began mining in the area.
China National Gold Group and the Jilin provincial government reached an agreement.
Construction of the gold museum began.
The 13,000-square-metre museum was completed.
The museum received more than 40,000 visits.
- Museum area
- 13,000 square metres
- National Day holiday visitors
- More than 40,000
- Jiapigou’s mining history
- 206 years of large-scale gold mining
- Town population
- Just over 10,000 permanent residents
- Industrial heritage route
- 11 national industrial heritage sites linked by the town’s tourism plan
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