Heyuan Hot Springs

Heyuan Hot Springs are geothermal springs in Heyuan city in northeastern Guangdong Province, China, one of the most geothermally productive areas of southern China, where bicarbonate thermal waters emerge in abundance from the deep granite and volcanic rocks of the Nanling Mountains — the mountain range that forms the watershed between Guangdong and Jiangxi. Heyuan is known throughout Guangdong as one of China's premier hot spring cities, with dozens of thermal resort hotels and natural spring sites developed along the Dongjiang River valley, capitalizing on the exceptionally rich geothermal resources of this granite-dominated mountain landscape. The city's bicarbonate springs are valued in Chinese traditional medicine for their therapeutic effects on the skin and joints, and Heyuan's reputation as a hot spring destination has made it a major weekend retreat for residents of the Pearl River Delta metropolis just a few hours' drive away.