Enchanting Jiangmen: A Romantic Hot Spring Journey

Author: Zeng Xiaohua
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: On the coordinates of history and culture, Jiangmen is a naturally beautiful and serene place in China. As one of the pioneers of modern Chinese civilization, Jiangmen is also a forerunner of modern Chinese hot spring culture. As early as the late 1980s, Jinshan Hot Spring, operating with modern business concepts, was one of the earliest and most successful modern hot spring developments in China. Following it were Emperor Hot Spring, Jinjiang Hot Spring, Xiyunlai Hot Spring, Gudou Hot Spring, and Fudou Hot Spring, each with its unique characteristics such as health culture, dynamic culture, Tang Palace culture, and snowflake culture, collectively opening a new and brilliant chapter in Chinese hot spring culture. Enping, the area with the most concentrated hot springs, was the first to gain global fame as the "China th Hot Spring County." Currently, the hot spring industry has become one of the pillar industries of Enping's national economy and also a key pillar of Jiangmen's tourism. The successful development of Jiangmen's hot springs offers us important inspiration. When we look back, hot springs are natural resources that have been dormant for hundreds of millions of years. Once fully tapped and utilized, they not only significantly boost economic development but also greatly promote local culture. In some ways, they even change people's lifestyles and living philosophies, producing such profound positive effects.