Hitting the hot springs and avoiding the hot spots

Hot spring resorts have also developed in Wulai (烏來), Taipei County, Chiaohsi (礁溪) in Yilan County (宜蘭縣), Lushan (廬山) and Tungpu (東埔) in Nantou County (南投縣), Kukuan (谷關) in Taichung County (台中縣) and Chihpen (知本) in Taitung County(台東縣). They all have their attractions and are popular with locals, Japanese and other tourists.

All hot spring resorts claim their spring waters have extraordinary healing effects, such as improving skin tone, increasing circulation and digestion, as well as other functions of the body. Also, many scientists have confirmed the beneficial effects of bathing in hot springs.

One thing is certain, however, and that is, when a person relaxes in a hot spring pool, natural or suffused with fragrance, the comfort naturally brings forth a refreshing effect, spiritual and physical, against which little else can compete.