Enshi Hot Springs

Enshi Hot Springs is a geothermal bathing destination in the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of western Hubei Province, China — a mountainous region of extraordinary biodiversity and minority cultural richness, where the ancient Tujia and Miao peoples have preserved distinctive architecture, music, costumes, and ritual traditions for thousands of years. The bicarbonate mineral waters of the Enshi area emerge from the karst limestone geology of the Wuling Mountains, and are developed in resort facilities that serve both local communities and visitors drawn to Enshi's spectacular natural scenery — including the dramatic Enshi Grand Canyon, with its limestone cliffs and ancient forest, and the Tenglongdong Cave, one of the world's largest cave systems. The surrounding mountains of western Hubei are recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot with numerous plant and animal species found nowhere else on earth. Enshi Hot Springs offers therapeutic mineral water bathing embedded in one of China's most culturally distinct and ecologically extraordinary minority regions, far from the coastal cities in a landscape of genuine natural and cultural depth.