Jiulong Hot Springs

Jiulong Hot Springs are natural geothermal springs in Jiulong County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of western Sichuan Province, China, where bicarbonate thermal waters emerge from the high-altitude volcanic and crystalline geology of the eastern Tibetan Plateau at elevations exceeding 2,000 meters in a landscape of dramatic Tibetan canyon topography, ancient forests, and Khampa Tibetan cultural heritage. The area around Jiulong is part of the extraordinary biodiversity hotspot of the Hengduan Mountains — the globally significant mountain chain where the subtropical and temperate flora of eastern China collide with the alpine ecosystems of the Tibetan Plateau, producing extraordinary plant richness. The thermal springs offer visitors an immersive Tibetan cultural experience combined with geothermal bathing in a remote high-altitude landscape rarely visited by international travelers, providing access to one of China's most authentically wild and culturally distinctive thermal destinations.