Wenshan Hot Springs

Wenshan Hot Springs are natural bicarbonate thermal springs in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan Province, China, a mountainous border region adjacent to Vietnam where the geologically complex terrain of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau produces diverse geothermal resources amid one of China's most culturally rich ethnic minority landscapes. The prefecture is home to large communities of Zhuang and Miao peoples, whose colorful traditional dress, terraced agriculture, and distinctive architectural heritage make Wenshan one of China's most culturally vibrant minority regions — and home to the rare Wenshan green peacock, a critically endangered species found only in this corner of Yunnan. The bicarbonate thermal springs offer therapeutic bathing within a landscape of extraordinary cultural and ecological diversity, where China's ethnic minority heritage and subtropical natural richness converge in a corner of the country rarely visited by international travelers.