Gaozhou Hot Spring

　　Gaozhou Hot Spring is located in Requan Village, Jinshiqiao Town, 63 kilometers south of the county seat. The hot spring was first tapped during the Han Dynasty and became famous across Sichuan, Guizhou, and the vast regions of southern China. Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty made a special trip here to bathe during his southern inspection tour.

　　The hot spring water flows out from natural granite, with a daily discharge of 242 tons and a temperature of 48.5 degrees Celsius. It contains over 20 essential trace elements required by the human body, including metasilicic acid. The radon content reaches 1975.8 Bq/L, which is 26.7 times the basic standard for international medical mineral water and extremely rare in the world. The metasilicic acid content is 132 mg/L, exceeding the naming standard for international medical mineral water by 3.5 times and ranking first in China. The lithium content is 0.22 mg/L, making it a rare lithium water resource. It offers unique therapeutic and health benefits for skin diseases, aging-related weakness, neurosis, and early-stage hypertension.

　　The miraculous effects of Gaozhou Hot Spring have drawn attention from leaders at all levels. Chen Bangzhu, former Deputy Director of the State Economic and Trade Commission and former Governor of Hunan Province, visited and inscribed: “Gaozhou Hot Spring — Healing and Wellness.” Ying, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People’s Congress, after inspecting the site, happily wrote: “Gaozhou Divine Spring.” In October 2000, He Tongxin, then Vice Governor in charge of tourism, also made a special trip here. In October 2001, Zhang Jimin, former Director of the Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau, came to inspect and provided important guidance for the development of Gaozhou Hot Spring. Luo Yuelin, former Mayor, repeatedly inquired about the development of the hot spring and inscribed: “Gaozhou Hot Spring — Truly Deserves Its Fame.”

　　Gaozhou Hot Spring Resort integrates vacationing, dining, accommodation, and conferences, combining entertainment, leisure, convalescence, and health care. It features indoor and outdoor hot spring bathing areas, medicinal hot spring pools, specialty baths (wine bath, flower bath, milk bath, specially formulated salt bath, etc.), a spa center, as well as a large parking lot, hotel, villas, and a farmhouse leisure area. It has become a popular tourist destination in central and southwestern Hunan, attracting an increasing number of visitors.