It fist happened in the Mediterranean Sea in the West.Lianghuai in the East provided a quarter of the revenues in Kang and Qian Years, and fostered brilliant salt culture.

• 西方地中海沿岸首开风气之先，而东方两淮盐业则提供了康乾盛世四分之一的财政收入，并培育出灿烂的盐业文化。