Fire and Water Spring

　　Fire and Water Spring, also known as Fire-Water Cave or Fire-Water River, is located in the Guanziling Scenic Area of Baihe District, Tainan City, on the southwestern side of the foothills of Pillow Mountain, at the rocky wall along the upper ridge-axis near the Liuchongxi Fault. It is a natural phenomenon where fire and water coexist. Natural gas seeping from the cliffside keeps the flames ignited without extinguishing, while spring water trickles out through tiny crevices in the rock wall. The fire burns among the water, emitting no smoke or visible flame, creating a unique scene of fire within water and water within fire.

　　Fire and Water Spring is one of Tainan’s most famous and unusual natural attractions. It was first discovered in the 40th year of the Kangxi Emperor’s reign (1701) by Zen Master Canche of Baihe’s Daxian Temple, and the flames have been burning continuously ever since. Prior to the 1964 Baihe earthquake, the fire used to be concentrated in a single jet and burned vigorously; after the quake, the flames dispersed and emerged from several openings, burning more weakly, resembling blooming flowers on the water's surface. During Taiwan’s Japanese colonial period, locals carved a deity statue known as the Fire-Water God or the Immovable God atop the gushing fire site for worship. In 1993, Tainan County Government designated Fire and Water Spring as the spiritual emblem of the county, symbolizing harmony and coexistence, and reorganized the area’s street vendors into a proper shopping street. Since then, it has gradually become a widely renowned tourist destination.

　　Fire and Water Spring [Taiwan] Foreign name: Water and Fire Homogeny

　　Baihe District [Baihe District]