Beitou Hot Springs in Taipei City | hot spring taipei
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Beitou 北投 is one of those places you go and can’t believe you are still actually in Taipei City. Via the MRT, you can leave the downtown bustle and noise of Taipei City and within an hour be soaking in the Beitou Hot Springs surrounded by a lush green park full of a bit of Taiwan/Japanese history.
Beitou District is situated over the Datun Volcano Group. Even though dormant, volcanic activities such as hot springs are still moving underneath the area.
Beitou became a hot spring haven for the Japanese common and elite during their occupation of Taiwan. The Japanese harnessed the hot sulpher spring water, which literally flows underneath the area and emits a sulpher hot spring aroma wherever you walk, and opened countless hot spring bath houses in the area. Beitou Park which is the center of Beitou, was full of walking paths, a bubbling stream, and bridges to enjoy a day in quiet nature.
After the Japanese left Taiwan, Beitou was neglected until the 1990’s when the ...