There were two main techniques for sea salt making in ancient China: pouring-boiling technique before Ming Dynasty and beaching-solarization beginning in Yuan Dynasty.

• 摘要我国古代海盐生产技术主要有两种：明代之前的淋煎法和元代开始兴起的滩晒法，目前学界对淋煎法的起源问题迄无定论。