All impressions of hot springs in Taiwan should start from the first stop, Beitou Hot Springs.
The Geothermal Valley is one of the sources of hot springs in Beitou. It can be reached in a few minutes' walk from the Atami Hotel where we stayed. The hot springs in the Geothermal Valley are crystal clear. The blue-green hot spring water has a temperature of about 90 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius. The water quality is a hydrochloric acid acid spring. Therefore, the Geothermal Valley is also called Green Sulfur Spring.
The geothermal valley emits white smoke all year round, adding a dreamy color and a thick mysterious atmosphere to the geothermal valley. Therefore, this scene in the geothermal valley is also known as the "mineral jade mist".
I initially thought that the source of the hot spring must be deep in the barren mountains, hidden under layers of mountains and forests. I didn't expect it to be so peaceful here. Walking on the streets of the town, you can smell the faint smell of sulfur, and the dreamy mineral jade mist is unobstructed on the side of the road. I heard that in the past, residents could go directly to the hot springs to boil eggs.
If you want to enjoy a private hot spring experience, you must choose Atami Hotel.
Here, each room has an independent hot spring house. The room style is simple, rich in color, and the details reflect industrial elements. It is very special.
Even the light switches in the room are such simple industrial switches. The style is completely contrary to the popular smart touch control, which is a bit interesting.
I heard from the hotel manager that the sulfur content in Beitou hot springs is relatively high. Although it is good for the human body and skin, it is easy to corrode clothes, so it is not recommended for guests to wear swimsuits in the water.
So if you want to soak in a hot spring, you can choose to enjoy the private hot spring pool in your room, or you can be brave and go to the public bath downstairs, but be careful, this is a naked hot spring pool!
To be honest, bathing in hot springs consumes a lot of money and makes me hungry all of a sudden! Definitely come and try the famous Beitou restaurant cuisine.
During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese loved the charm of Beitou hot springs, so they built many hot spring clubs and hot spring hotels. It was a very important hot spring town in Taiwan's tourism industry at that time. After years of evolution, by 1950, the culture of Daijiu can be said to be When it was at its most prosperous, there were many restaurants in Beitou, which often attracted people from all walks of life to come to Beitou to drink and have fun. Therefore, the restaurant dishes that many political, business, and wealthy celebrities loved to eat were born. The characteristics of "restaurant cuisine" are extremely luxurious, focusing on ingredients and ostentation. In the early years, it was called "official cuisine". The biggest feature of restaurant cuisine is the use of authentic ingredients combined with local specialties. In order to whet the appetite of drinkers, the taste will be slightly heavier. . Official cuisine does not have a specific method or style, but is a "Beitou style Taiwanese cuisine " that is a blend of Japanese, Sichuan, Cantonese and other flavors and methods.
I only focused on eating and didn't even take photos properly. If you are interested in learning about this little story, you can check out the video program "Selling Travel" by my uncle and me, which has a special introduction.
If you have enough time, you can visit the surrounding hot spring museums and the Beitou Library, which was rated as one of the "25 most beautiful libraries in the world" and other buildings left over from the Japanese occupation. The buildings and the surrounding environment are integrated into one, unique Features, very suitable for taking pictures.
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Letour Travel Network and Letour Inspiration Traveler: Shanshanjiang Updated: 2017.05.31
