SALT PRODUCED IN YEONSU

Long ago,

Incheon produced Jayeom,

a traditional type of salt

that requires many hours

in the boiling of sea water.

This consumed heavy

material expenses and labor,

and it was natural that

salt became an item managed

by the state.

 

After the port’s opening,

the state’s salt tax

revenue emerged alongside

the importation of cheaper salt.

 

As a solution to this issue,

the salt ponds were established,

and Incheon, as a coastal city,

became the main production

area for sea salt.

 

Yeonsu-gu is located south

of Munhak Mountain ranges,

with the Yellow Sea

spreading out to the west.

 

Before reclaiming the sea,

Yeonsu-gu was a typical

coastal village tucked in

between mountainous chains.

 

In September 1920,

Namdong Salt Pond was formed

in the wetlands between

Dongmak-ri, Cheokjeon-ri,

Yeonsu-ri, and Dojang-ri

of Munhak-myeon

and Nonhyeon-ri and

Gojan-ri of Namchon-myeon.

 

Thanks to Namdong Salt Pond,

the local economies

of Dongmak-ri, Yeonsu-ri,

and Dojang-ri were

vitalized and the pond

became the citizens’ primary

working space.