Longnan Hot Springs

Longnan Hot Springs is a natural geothermal destination in Longnan City, in the southeastern corner of Gansu Province, a transitional zone where the Loess Plateau of northern China gives way to the mountains of the Qinling and Minshan ranges that form the cultural and ecological frontier between northern and southern China. The oligomineral thermal waters emerging from the tectonically active mountain geology of the Longnan area are offered in local spa facilities that serve the communities of this historically significant Silk Road corridor as a therapeutic and relaxation resource. The surrounding landscape of Longnan's deep river valleys, broadleaf forests, and ancient towns perched on dramatic loess cliffs creates a setting of considerable natural beauty in one of Gansu's most ecologically diverse and scenically varied corners. Longnan Hot Springs represents an authentic regional Chinese thermal bathing tradition in a part of Gansu that combines Silk Road heritage with the biodiversity-rich mountain landscapes that link the Tibetan Plateau to the subtropical south.