Sanjiang Hot Springs Guangxi

Sanjiang Hot Springs are natural geothermal springs in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County in northeastern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, where bicarbonate thermal waters from the ancient Precambrian basement rock emerge in a landscape that is home to China's largest Dong ethnic minority community — the creators of the magnificent wooden drum towers, covered wind-rain bridges, and polyphonic Dong Grand Song tradition recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Dong villages of Sanjiang county contain some of China's finest traditional wooden architecture, including the remarkable Chengyang Wind-Rain Bridge — a masterpiece of Dong carpentry built entirely without nails — that spans the Linxi River amid a landscape of terraced rice paddies and traditional drum towers. The bicarbonate hot springs of Sanjiang offer therapeutic thermal bathing deeply embedded in the extraordinary living culture of the Dong people, making this one of China's most culturally resonant thermal destinations.