Xinglong Hot Springs

Xinglong Hot Springs is located in the Xinglong Overseas Chinese Farm in Wanning City on Hainan's eastern coast, a uniquely cosmopolitan community established after World War II to resettle returning ethnic Chinese from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and other Southeast Asian countries who brought with them a remarkable hybrid culture blending Hainanese, Malay, Vietnamese, and Indonesian influences in food, music, and daily life that makes Xinglong one of China's most culturally distinctive small towns. The famous Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden, established by the overseas Chinese farming community, displays an extraordinary collection of tropical crops and exotic plants introduced from Southeast Asia alongside traditional Hainanese flora, reflecting the community's unique role as a bridge between Chinese and Southeast Asian plant culture. The natural hot springs here have been developed into a celebrated resort complex drawing on the Huaqiao community's blend of Chinese and Southeast Asian wellness traditions, creating a thermal bathing experience unique in all of China for its cultural fusion and tropical botanical setting.