Lincang Yongde Hot Springs

Lincang Yongde Hot Springs draw bicarbonate and sulfated mineral water from the geothermal zone of the Salween River valley in southwestern Yunnan — one of China's most ecologically diverse and botanically extraordinary landscapes, straddling the Three Parallel Rivers UNESCO World Heritage biodiversity zone where three of Asia's great rivers flow through parallel gorges separated by snow-capped mountain ranges of exceptional elevation. The mineral springs emerge in the subtropical forest of the Lincang highlands, where the extraordinary biodiversity of western Yunnan — including ancient tea trees, rare orchids, and endemic wildlife species — creates a natural therapeutic environment of global ecological significance. Combining bicarbonate-sulfated mineral bathing with the extraordinary natural landscape of the Salween corridor and the living tea culture of Lincang — one of China's most important ancient tea production regions whose pu-erh and wild mountain teas are prized worldwide — creates a wellness experience of great natural and cultural depth.