China's First Hot Spring Province, Receiving Over 100 Million Visitors Annually, Recognized for Excellent Water Quality
After a long period of living and working in a bustling, prosperous city, if life were just a daily commute between work and home, it might feel a bit monotonous. Therefore, most people, when they have a holiday, come up with various creative ideas to make their lives more vibrant and fulfilling, such as traveling or taking a group of friends to explore different cities, tasting local delicacies.
Of course, the most must-not-miss thing at this time is soaking in hot springs. After a tiring day, soaking in warm springs is incredibly comfortable, seemingly allowing you to completely relax. However, due to the different locations of tourists in China, there are also different habits regarding hot springs. Do you know which province in China loves to soak in hot springs the most? It's Guangdong, located at the shores of the South China Sea.
Many people know that it's one of China's first-tier provinces with a very fast development pace, and that its local delicacies are countless, such as (cháng fěn – char siu rice rolls) and tea snacks, which attract countless tourists every year. However, Guangdong is also a well-known hot spring province in China because of its abundant geothermal resources and particularly good water quality, ranking among the best nationwide. Therefore, locals gradually formed a habit of soaking in hot springs.
Actually, because Guangdong is located in a relatively southern area, its climate is always temperate, even in winter, it remains above 15 degrees Celsius. However, due to the terrain and climate, locals often feel hot, and at this time, drinking (liáng chá – cooled herbal tea) or soaking in hot springs is more comfortable. And the water temperature in the hot springs is not very high, people can still feel a previously unheard-of sense of comfort while sitting in the pools.
Precisely because of these advantages, locals have taken advantage of them and developed many hot spring resorts to welcome tourists from all over the country, and further extended these into different areas, for example, adding more medicinal herbs and some plants beneficial to the human body. After soaking, you will feel like you have had a beauty treatment. It is estimated that the number of hot spring visitors has reached one hundred million every year.
Do the buddies see here and feel like they've learned a lot? If you have the opportunity, you should go to Guangdong for tourism, this treasure city will surely have more surprises waiting for you to discover!
