Metal Detecting In China?

[Northeast]

2 hours ago, 中国 张 said:

has arrived in China Looking forward to wonderful results

Congratulations. 

This probably needs a thread of its own but, can you detect for gold in China?  It isn’t something that I thought the government would allow.  Can you keep everything you find? 

[jasong]

15 minutes ago, Northeast said:

Congratulations. 

This probably needs a thread of its own but, can you detect for gold in China?  It isn’t something that I thought the government would allow.  Can you keep everything you find? 

Very curious here too. I know someone in Macau and she said basically not possible for foreign people, and even for Chinese citizens it would be difficult due to government as well as some organized crime in rural areas. But clearly it is possible for some people...

I'd be interested to know more, just for general interest. 

 

[VicR]

I always believed that China was listed as one of the countries that you cant take your detector to and that metal detecting by the public was banned.

 

[dsb]

He has youtube and facebook pages.  One about meteorite hunting, looks like semi desert area. 

 

[Northeast]

Does too.  It’s here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIZQOmdcBCyqP2hGWvW-Sg

Only had a quick look as I am supposed to be working.  Couple of nice bits.  1 very nice piece! 

 

[Aureous]

41 minutes ago, dsb said:

He has youtube and facebook pages.  One about meteorite hunting, looks like semi desert area. 

A couple vids there from Australia and Mongolia. Nothing defo Chinese....suppose the China/Mongolia border lands would be perfect if China was off limits.

[1515Art]

I don’t know the regulations but I plan to give it shot sometime in the future when travel becomes easier, although only if I have assurances there will be no issues. If I can keep finds or not would not be a deciding factor I think the experience would be a chance in a lifetime. 

I have friends in a few different locations that have invited me to detect on their property one has a lake and I was told there is some sort of gold dredging operation another friends mountain property has a jade mine (more of a green quartz type of stone) I don’t think it has a history of gold but who knows it’s a vast area of hills and rivers. Of interest detecting is one of the oldest temples found in the area, although if I were to find anything there should stay with the temple. Some other friends have offered to escort me into restricted areas they have access, but I haven’t done really any research yet although I think with their help it will be OK. 

I’m not sure if I can bring my own detector or if it would be easier to buy/borrow one over there, but in all my trips over my experience there is little interest in what is brought in, more concerns I’ve seen have more to do with taking cultural artifacts out of the country but something important to know first.

next year maybe, depending but I want to go back pretty soon anyway although I hate being on a plane for so long, If possible it would be fun to plan a small group trip.

if there is interest I have pictures of the jade mountain temple and property.

 

[paradiceau]

Nice photos and information, thank you Clark.

The garden enclosure with adjacent stone wall is neat.  

Good looking guide as well!

[1515Art]

 Ha… she’ll like that, there must be some interesting things to detect around those temple buildings Im certain no detector coil has ever swung there, old coins at the very least and the coins would be keepers I’d think.

[Swegin]

Thanks for the photo's.  Any idea what is written on that big rock you two are standing next to?