Guka Natural Mineral Water

Guka Natural Mineral Water

　　Guka Natural Mineral Water is a specialty of Guka Township, Nayong County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province. The water is crystal clear, has an excellent taste, and contains a variety of trace elements, making it a precious and high-quality mineral water.

　　　Traveling by bus from Bijie and entering Nayong, you will cross the Zongxi River Bridge and reach Weixin Town. Eighteen kilometers west of Weixin Town and 78 kilometers from the county seat lies Guka Miao and Yi Ethnic Township. This is the hometown of An Yongsong, a Yi scholar who passed the imperial examination during the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty.

　　　　To the west of Guka lies the Lagebao Mountain, which stands at the junction of Nayong, Shuicheng, and Hezhang, with an elevation of 2,476.4 meters, making it the highest peak within Nayong.

　　　　In the middle reaches of the Shazi River at the foot of Lagebao Mountain, there is a natural bridge. About 500 meters from the natural bridge lies the “Nine Springs.” Legend has it that in ancient times, nine dragons came from Dianchi Lake in Yunnan along the dragon vein and down the Shazi River to play here, spouting clear water, hence known as the “Nine Dragons Spouting Water,” also called the “Nine Springs.”

　　　　The Nine Springs are cool, sweet, and very refreshing. Right opposite the Nine Springs is a mineral spring. After decades of observation, its water level remains stable, with an average flow rate of 21 liters per second and a spring water temperature of 38°C. The water is crystal clear, tastes excellent, and according to analysis by the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, it contains a variety of trace elements, with main components including: strontium, zinc, iron, selenium, copper, fluorine, and metasilicic acid, pH 7.4, and mineralization degree 216. It is a precious and high-quality mineral water.