Geothermal Valley

--It is filled with sulfur smoke all year round, which is reminiscent of hell. Therefore, it is called "geothermal Valley". It is one of the eight wins and twelve sights in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation.

--The temperature of hot spring water in geothermal Valley is between 80-100 ℃, which belongs to hydrochloric acid acid spring, commonly known as "qingsuquan" and "sushuitou".

--It should be noted that the high temperature of geothermal Valley makes it impossible to soak in hot springs. You can only visit the wonders of sulfur hot springs.

Geothermal Valley

Geothermal Valley, also known as digaogu, is located next to new Beitou park. It belongs to Beitou No.56 Park, covering an area of 6800 square meters. It is the source of hot springs and has a history of more than 200 years! In the early years, the geothermal Valley allowed tourists to put food into the valley for cooking. Recently, due to many accidents, the built guardrail often collapsed. Therefore, the dangerous footpath in the valley was removed and only the peripheral garden road was built.

Geothermal Valley, also known as digaogu, is located next to Taipei's Beitou park. It is one of the sources of Beitou hot springs and the highest temperature hot spring in the Tatun mountains.

The hot spring in the geothermal Valley is crystal clear. The temperature of the blue-green hot spring water is about 90 ℃ to 100 ℃. The water quality belongs to hydrochloric acid acid spring. Therefore, the geothermal Valley is also called qingsuquan.

Geothermal Valley emits white smoke all year round, but those gases are definitely not good gases, but sulfur smoke, which is harmful to people's health. Therefore, it is also called ghost Lake by the surrounding residents. However, the sulfur smoke also adds a layer of dreamy color to the geothermal Valley and adds a layer of mysterious atmosphere. Therefore, the scene of the geothermal Valley is also known as "mineral spring jade fog".

brief introduction

Geothermal Valley is located next to the new Beitou Park in Beitou District. It used to be called "digaogu". Geothermal Valley is an outlet of sulfur gas and hot spring. The temperature of the spring is quite high and the water volume is large. Sulfur gas is emitted from the ground and the steam is diffuse. Visitors can put eggs and duck eggs in containers into the hot spring to taste another flavor. Because sulfur hot spring has curative effect on skin diseases, many people often take off their shoes and soak their feet in sulfur containing spring water in the ditch with low water temperature near the entrance of geothermal valley. However, the soil here is soft and the temperature of sulfur water is very high.

Geothermal Valley is located next to Beitou Park, Beitou District, Taipei city. It is about 15 minutes away from the new Beitou MRT station of the MRT Tanshui line. It is one of the sources of Beitou hot springs. It is the Park No. 56 of Beitou, with a total area of 3500 square meters. It is the highest temperature spring in the Tatun mountain group. The scenery of sulfur smoke has the reputation of "mineral spring and jade fog", which is the best name in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation One of the two scenes.

In the early years, the geothermal valley was the place for tourists to cook and play. It was not only prone to scald accidents, but also caused the pollution of hot spring water, resulting in the frequent collapse of guardrails. Therefore, in 1994, the geothermal valley was renovated at the water supply department. There were railings, sightseeing pavilions and hydrophilic ditches around the hot spring pool. Although people could not cook, they could soak their feet in the hydrophilic ditches, so that people could still come to the geothermal valley You can enjoy the hot spring.

Hot Spring Quality

Geothermal Valley hot spring water is clear, the temperature is about 90 ℃ to 100 ℃, the water quality is hydrochloric acid acid spring, pH value is about 1.6, also known as "qingsuquan", local residents also known as "sushuitou", can not use soap to wash, is a strong acid, strong corrosion to buildings and metal products. It is not drinkable, but it is said that this kind of hot spring has curative effect on arthritis, muscle soreness, skin disease, bronchitis, gout, neuritis, excessive uric acid and other symptoms. Geothermal Valley is also known as "digaogu" because it is filled with sulfur smoke all year round, which reminds people of horrible hell, and the bottom of the valley is soft. People often fall and get scalded, so it is also known as "digaogu" "Ghost Lake".

Beitoushibaodi

The stream stone of geothermal Valley contains the radioactive element radium, named beitoushi. It is the only mineral named after the place name of Taiwan among thousands of minerals in the world. At present, only Beitou in Taiwan and Yuchuan in Japan have this mineral. Although it has been damaged, after renovation, the geothermal Valley has set up a beitoushi restoration area, so that people can not only feel the feeling of hot spring village when they come to the geothermal Valley for tourism We can better understand the irreplaceable natural ecology of the world.

Traffic tips

MRT:

Danshui line gets off at xinbeitou station, passes through station square, crosses Guangming Road, goes along Zhongshan Road beside Beitou Park, passes Beitou Hot Spring Museum, and then walks for about 10 minutes. Or take Hong 21, take Beitou station of MRT, and get to geothermal Valley in 20 minutes.

bus:

Take bus 216, 217, 218, get off at Zhonghe street, walk back to Beitou station, and walk along Zhongshan Road beside Beitou park for about 10 minutes.

Adjacent scenic spots

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Address: next to Beitou park at the exit of Wenquan Road, Zhongshan Road, Beitou District, Taipei City

Longitude: 121.51203668221

Latitude: 25.138117618376

Tel. + 886-2-28950556

Official website: http://www.ttvs.cy.edu.tw/kcc/93pei/to.htm

Tour time: 1-3 hours

Transportation information: geothermal Valley is located in Beitou District, about 20 kilometers away from Taipei city

1. MRT: get off at Beitou station by MRT, transfer to new Beitou line, get off at new Beitou station, and go straight along Zhongshan Road;

2. Bus: take 216, 218, 223, 230, 266, 602, Xiao 6, Xiao 7, Xiao 9, Xiao 22, Xiao 25, Xiao 26 and get off at xinbeitou station

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: except Monday, free recreation is available from 9:00 to 17:00 every Tuesday to Sunday

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