Tirak Hot Springs

Tirak Hot Springs

Tirak Hot Springs is a national AA-level tourist attraction.

Tirak Hot Springs is located in Tirak Town, 45 kilometers northwest of Baicheng County in Aksu, and 50 kilometers southeast of Baicheng County town, at an altitude of 1,862 meters. The hot springs are situated on the first terrace of the upper valley of the Kapsalan River, with hot water flowing out along a 200-meter stretch of the river. This thermal water is lithium and boron-rich, and the mineral content of the spring water meets medical mineral spring standards. It is suitable for bathing, harmless to the human body, and has significant therapeutic effects on various skin diseases, arthritis, and more.

Currently, the hot springs area features 22 high-end brick-concrete guest rooms and special therapeutic bath rooms with a total of 22 beds, as well as 23 single rooms. There are 45 open-air pools, and a newly built swimming pool covering an area of 600 square meters, providing services for tourists of different needs and budgets.

Transportation: A paved road leads directly from Baicheng County town to the Baicheng Power Plant, after which a 5-kilometer gravel road along the west bank of the Kapsalan River leads to the hot springs.

Aksu City, Xinjiang

Tirak Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Baicheng County. Tirak Town was established in 1984. "Tirak" is a transliteration from the Uyghur language, meaning "poplar tree." Located northwest of the county town, it is 40 kilometers from the county seat. Covering an area of 114.2 square kilometers, it has a population of 6,000, with ethnic groups including Han, Uyghur, and Hui, among which the Han people account for 54.1%. The town administers two village committees: Tiyier and Tuzibexi. It hosts regionally managed facilities such as a thermal power plant, a cement plant, and the Tirak Coal Mine. The economy is primarily industrial. Mined minerals include coal, iron, clay, fluorite, and shale. Agricultural production is relatively small-scale, mainly cultivating wheat, rapeseed, and flax... More detailed information about Tirak Town ++