Remember to collect these 9 hot springs in the 'China Hot Spring City'! Come and soak when it snows~

▷Xianning, located in the southern part of Hubei Province on the south bank of the Yangtze River, is known as the “Southern Gateway” of Hubei. It boasts stunning landscapes and is recognized as China’s Capital of Hot Springs, the Home of Osmanthus, the Home of Bamboo, the Home of Ramie, and the Home of Tea.

It is truly worthy of the name “City of Osmanthus.” In golden autumn, sweet osmanthus blooms along streets, alleys, and around buildings, filling the entire city with a fragrance that drifts beyond the heavens, enveloping everything in a mist of scent.

In autumn, enjoy the osmanthus fragrance; in winter, soak in hot springs. Xianning is renowned for its “one city, twelve springs,” with a history of hot spring use and development spanning over 1,400 years. Today, Chu Xiaoyou takes you into this “China’s Hot Spring City” to see which hot springs are worth a dip!

Hubei Early Winter Hot Springs Recommendations

Xianning Special

01

Taiyi International Hot Spring

Taiyi Hot Spring, known as “Central China’s first forest-style open-air hot spring in a national 4A scenic area,” is located next to the national 4A tourist attraction Taiyi Cave. Surrounded by mountains and water, the area is lush with vegetation like bamboo and osmanthus trees. A 200-acre natural lake sits within the park, and after a heavy snowfall in winter, it looks like a fairyland on earth.

Taiyi Hot Springs exude a strong Southeast Asian exotic vibe, featuring 72 outdoor hot spring pools and dozens of specialty hot springs in a fresh, elegant setting. Here you can find the perfect soak for yourself—enjoy the silky-smooth milk bath, relax with the healing herbal springs, or experience the amazing body-relieving effects of the stone slab hot spring…

Tips:

Address: Group 8, Taiyi Village, Fushan Office, Xian’an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Ticket Prices: 168 yuan/adult, 88 yuan/child
Meituan Price: 117 yuan/adult, 68 yuan/child
Night Session Price: 98 yuan/adult

02

Country Garden Phoenix Hot Springs

Biguiyuan Phoenix Hot Spring is located at the foot of Qianshan Mountain. The hot spring water originates from deep within the mountains, clear and abundant. The spring water is a sulfur spring rich in precious strontium, commonly known as “Beauty Spring.” The entire resort features indoor and outdoor hot springs in a Southeast Asian Balinese style, exuding an exotic charm and a fresh atmosphere. Sixty open-air SPA pools are scattered throughout the mountain forest.

The hot spring area features unique indoor hot spring吊脚楼 structures, offering a variety of enhanced springs with different benefits, including a fun and dynamic area for kids, rose-scented botanical springs, special healing natural stone slab hot baths, beauty-enhancing salt mist baths, and mineral mud baths inspired by the Dead Sea.

Tips:

Address: No.1 Longtan Avenue, Xian’an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province (near Qianshan National Forest Park)

Ticket Price: 199 RMB/adult
Meituan Price: 178 RMB/adult Wednesday Price: 99 RMB/adult

03

Sanjiang Forest Hot Spring

Sanjiang Forest Hot Spring’s biggest draw is its forest and ecological setting. It blends original natural resources like forest, hot springs, osmanthus, and bamboo, making you feel like you’re in the middle of a forest while soaking. There are also unique options like dense forest hot springs, cave hot springs, wild creek hot springs, and tunnel hot springs—you can take your pick.

The hot spring pools here are built along the mountain, rising and falling naturally with the terrain. Not only is there an outdoor bathing area designed like a terraced hillside, but there are also 22 cozy little bathhouses arranged in a staggered layout, offering excellent privacy. The hot spring water flows slowly from top to bottom, 24 hours a day without interruption. The unique “live water” circulation system keeps the water exceptionally pure.

Tips:

Address: No. 2 Moon Bay Road, Xianning City, Hubei Province
Ticket Price: 198 RMB/adult
Meituan Price: 159 RMB/adult  Wednesday Price: 99 RMB/adult

04

Marriott Hot Spring Valley

Marriott Hot Spring Valley, also known as the Boiling Pool, has been famous since the Tang Dynasty for its high-quality spring water rich in beneficial minerals, with a history of 1,400 years. The entire hot spring valley is divided into six areas: the Indoor Hot Spring Area, Chutian Charm Area, Nanyang Hot Spring Area, Dongyang Hot Spring Area, Palm Dynamic Area, and Siam Bathhouse Area. Here, you can enjoy over 80 hot spring experiences, including indoor hot springs, open-air hot springs, bathhouses, and water parks.

The Hot Spring Valley features an exquisite outdoor hot spring area with a world-inspired ambiance, a beautifully arranged indoor hot spring area with Southeast Asian charm and scattered pavilions, a hot spring area highlighting the unique style of southern Hubei, and a small, delicate Japanese-style hot spring pool. The serene hot spring environment rivals the Zen-like tranquility of Japanese hot springs.

Tips:

Address: No. 1 Moon Bay, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Ticket Price: 199 RMB/Adult Meituan Price: 159 RMB/Adult | Wednesday Price: 99 RMB/Adult

05

Chutian Yaochi Hot Spring

“Fairyland on earth, Hot Spring of Yaochi.” Chutian Yaochi Hot Spring Resort is located in the urban area of Xianning City, by the Gan River, and is the site of the “Boiling Pool” archway, known as the “No.1 Hot Spring in Central China.” If I had to describe it in one sentence: it’s a city garden hot spring where you can “build a hut in the human world, yet hear no noise of carriages and horses.”

This original, garden-style open-air hot spring blends with the profound Buddhist culture, making it a first of its kind in Central China. The hot spring area is also surrounded by well-preserved vast primitive forests. Here, bathing in the hot springs—from cleansing the body, refreshing the spirit, testing the water temperature, immersing in the pool, feeling it on the skin, to nourishing the body—allows you to fully experience the essence of China’s unique hot spring bathing culture. You can not only enjoy the health benefits of the natural hot springs but also savor the beauty of the landscape and indulge in unparalleled local cuisine.

Tips:

Address: No. 5 Wenquan Road, Xian’an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Ticket Price: 138 yuan/adult, 60 yuan/child

Meituan Price: 108 yuan/adult

06

Chibi Longyou Hot Spring

The Longyou Hot Spring Resort in Chibi features over forty uniquely designed hot spring pools, each with different functions. Nestled among the mountains and woods, they are scattered along the hillsides and beside the water, offering a different view at every step. The pools are arranged in a harmonious yet varied layout, orderly yet distinct.

The natural landscape-style hot spring area is designed to preserve its original scenery, with springs bubbling up from stone caves and winding through the lakeside and mountains. While soaking in the hot spring pools, you can overlook the green mountains and valleys, feel the bubbles rising from beneath you, and enjoy the mist from the waterfall blending with the steam from the hot springs—it truly feels like “a paradise on earth.”

Tips:

Address: No. 774, Chibi Avenue, Fenghuang Mountain, Chibi City, Xianning, Hubei Province

Ticket Prices: 108 yuan/adult, 58 yuan/child
Meituan Price: 88 yuan/adult

07

Chongyang Langkou Hot Spring

Chongyang Langkou Hot Spring Resort is the first national 4A-level tourist attraction developed in Chongyang County, featuring the Ten-Mile Gallery of Hongxia, a wetland park, and Langkou Hot Spring Town. Nestled against the mountains and bordering the water, the resort is traversed by the Juanshui River. Stepping into Langkou Hot Spring, you are greeted by retro-style yellow walls and black tiles, deep courtyards, and verdant bamboo groves, which together evoke the grandeur of private mansions belonging to Ming and Qing dynasty officials and merchants.

Langkou Hot Spring’s outdoor natural pool area features 28 hot spring pools of various sizes, nestled under green trees or beside bamboo groves, seamlessly blending with the sky and earth. There are also 19 hot spring villas and 69 guest rooms in diverse styles, including four-season wellness rooms, ecological water-view rooms, and bamboo forest Zen-inspired rooms. Each villa comes with a private courtyard and a hot spring pool, allowing you to enjoy the thermal springs with family and friends without stepping outside.

Tips:

Address: 300 meters south of Langkou Hot Spring Club, Xinhe Village, Langkou Hot Spring Resort, Chongyang County, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Ticket Prices: 178 yuan/adult, 98 yuan/child

Meituan Price: 148 yuan/adult, Wednesday Price: 98 yuan/adult

08

Jiayu Shanhu Hot Spring

Shanhu Hot Spring Tourist Resort is located in Jiayu County, Xianning. Nestled between mountains and lakes, it blends stunning lake views, lush green hills, and cultural architecture, offering features like “hot spring wellness, sightseeing, business, leisure, and vacation.” The entire hot spring area incorporates global bathing culture and styles, infused with the unique and profound Chu culture, giving it a distinct Hubei character.

The hot spring pool area is divided into seven themed zones: Dynamic Zone, Beauty Zone, Wellness Zone, Historical and Cultural Zone, Leisure Zone, Spa Zone, and Saltwater Floating Zone, featuring 68 hot spring pools of various styles and sizes. Once you’re here, you have to check out the iconic glass bubble pool—chasing the moon in a secret realm, holding the moon in your hands, making heart-shaped gestures… no need to pose deliberately, you’ll still look great in photos.

Tips:

Address: Inside Sanhu Lianjiang Scenic Area, Jiayu County, Xianning City, Hubei Province (Jiayu Shanhu Hot Spring)

Ticket Price: 188 yuan/adult Meituan Price: 128 yuan/adult

09

Wulongshan Chunquanzhuang Hot Spring

Chunquanzhuang Hot Spring Resort is located in Cha’anling Town, Chibi City, nestled among the green mountains and bamboo forests of Wulong Mountain. Here, the cultures of the Three Kingdoms, pastoral life, and tea soup blend with the natural ecological resources of Wulong Mountain and a cultural boutique hotel. It is a modern leisure community centered on returning to pastoral life and a high-end tourist resort themed around the Three Kingdoms culture.

The Chunquanzhuang Hot Spring water is an extremely rare and precious medicinal mineral spring, so it’s known as the “aristocrat of hot springs.” The natural ecological environment has been preserved here, with 43 pools scattered beautifully across the terrain, nestled among native trees and rocks, offering a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.

Tips:

Address: No.1 Wulongshan Avenue, Wenquan Village, Cha’anling Town, Chibi City, Xianning, Hubei Province
Ticket Price: 168 yuan/adult, 108 yuan/child
Meituan Price: 83 yuan/adult, 67 yuan/child

It’s getting cold—time to soak in hot springs!

“China’s Hot Spring City” is waiting for you!

Edited by Chu Xiaoyou
Reviewed by Guo Weijun
Photos by Xianning Xianyou
All photo credits go to the original creators—thank you!

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