Fenghuang Hot Springs

Fenghuang Hot Springs is a thermal bathing destination associated with the ancient town of Fenghuang (Phoenix) in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of western Hunan Province, China — one of the best-preserved ancient towns in China, with its 18th-century wooden stilted houses, ancient city walls, and traditional Miao and Tujia culture set against the backdrop of the Tuojiang River gorge. The bicarbonate mineral waters emerging from the geological complexity of the Wuling Mountain range provide comfortable therapeutic bathing in a setting of exceptional cultural and historical richness, where the ancient architectural heritage and living minority cultures of Fenghuang create an incomparable context for wellness tourism. The town's connection to the writer Shen Congwen — who immortalized this landscape in his prose — and its extraordinary preservation of pre-modern Chinese river town architecture make Fenghuang one of the most photographically and culturally compelling destinations in China. Fenghuang Hot Springs offers geothermal relaxation in one of China's most celebrated and visually extraordinary historic town environments.