□　Edited by Yang Yan　Photo by provided by Ronghui Hot Spring， Longshui Lake Hot Spring and Chonging Brilliant Resort and Spa Hotel

A Tour of Health-care in Bathing Pool in the Capital of Hot Spring

□Edited by Yang YanPhoto by provided by Ronghui Hot Spring， Longshui Lake Hot Spring and Chonging Brilliant Resort and Spa Hotel

It has been a long history since the hot spring in Chongqing was exploited. Now the hot springs have been shared as the international tourism resource. In Chongqing， people are exposed to the enjoyment by bathing in pools in all seasons， completely feel at ease in hot springs. Moreover， bathing in pools also brings quietness and comforts to them when closing their eyes and attentively relieving themselves， and then people will emotionally feel attached to the hot springs. Nothing but the ding-dong sound of spring can disturb the quietness. The warmness and sweetness of nature has wiped all worries away.

Ronghui Hot Spring City

Seeming like a resplendent pearl decorating the city heart， Ronghui Hot Spring City has introduced the natural hot springs into the city. As delivering the hot spring culture with thousands of years， Ronghui has made the colorful life of metropolis integrated with hot springs and thus became the famous ecological metropolis hot spring model in Asia. After strategic cooperation with the Japanese Health Development Consortium， Ronghui has grown into the fi rst industry that has introduced the service system of phrased therapy of Japanese hot spring and became the pioneer in forging an urban health management idea. As a result， Ronghui hot spring which is famous as “The Famous Ecological Metropolis Hot Spring Model in Asia” has earned its fame in citizens as a good metropolis hot spring benefi cial for a simple living.

Ronghui hot spring consists of Germanic health spa， outdoors hot spring area， active water sports park and indoor leisure area. Moreover， the hot spring center is facilitated with cafeterias providing specialties， Hong Kong-style tea café， health-care physiotherapy rooms， sunshine spa rooms， exclusive areas for VIP members， large lobbies， large lobbies and deep sleep areas， chess and card rooms， electronic reading rooms， parentoffspring parks， DIY handcraft workshops， game rooms and other entertainment equipment. The natural hot spring from the underground with the depth of 1800 meters contains more than ten sorts of natural mineral substance benefi cial for human body and is rich in the medical value， health care value and beauty cosmetology value. When bathing in the hot spring pools and enjoying life， tourists are able to make the necessities of tourism， leisure， dining and entertainment etc realized.

Location： Lishuwan Shapingba District

Longshui Lake Hot Spring World

“Old trees， rare birds are found with natural funs， leisure and resort is accompanyingboating； Lakeside hot spring is an area for self-cultivation， while serenity and health care is beneficial for a happy mind. ” This elegant poem has refl ected the endless charming of Longshui Lake. As one of “New Chongqing·Twelve sites in Bayu”， Longhu Lake International Tourism Resort has fully relied on 6000 acres（a unit of area， ≈0.0667 hectares ） of national water recreation area in Longshui Lake， and a Longshui hot spring world with the floor area being 180 acres and the covered area being 31088 square meters. The projects consist of three parts， hot spring center， hot spring bathing pools and theme water parks with large scale. Based on the excellent natural mountains and water environment， guided by the Dazu Buddhism culture， and focusing on the health care and resort， Longshui Hot Spring World has been forging into the first holy health care land with special cultural ethos.

As the only one lakeside hot spring in the west area in China， the water of Longshui Lake hot spring is from the underground rock stratum formed in Triassic period with depth of 1608meters. The daily effluent water volume is 6000 cubic meter with the temperature being 62°C and PH value being 7.5. The spring enjoys the quality of weal base and belongs to sulphur spring accordingly. Meanwhile 30-odd sorts of mineral substances beneficial for the health of human body and microelement are found. Sixty pools are as following： 15 pools with traditional Chinese medicine for health care， 16 pools for water funs， 16 pools titled as love and 13 buddhist mood pools.

In addition to bathing in hot spring pools， large-scale water parks are the core in the summer project operation. Longshui Lake International Tourism Resort will be the most special water park and the lakeside hot spring water world in all seasons with double parks and the largest scale.

Location： Longshui Lake lnternational Tourism Resort in Yulong Town， Dazu District， Chongqing

Chongqing Bolian Hot Spring

Chongqing Bolian Hot Spring， located in the North Hot Spring， enjoys a history of 1600 years. Near to Jialing River， Bolian hot spring is built in the spring of Jiangjing forest. The North Hot Spring is one of the headstreams of Chinese hot spring culture， and has carried 1000-odd years of hot spring culture and celebrity culture. In the history， countless celebrities and literary men were lingering on here， and left heavy poetic flavor and stories through the ages which are stilled sung till now.

There are ten springs in the North Hot Spring， the head of Chongqing hot spring. The water of North Hot Spring is colorless and the spring belongs to neutral warm ones with calcium sulfate， magnesium and the quality of hypotension. The North Hot Spring is famous for its excellent medical effect. In Ming Dynasty， there was a record “The hot spring is able to wipe away illness.”

After a generation of classics coming again and again， the North Hot Spring enjoying a long history of civilization has turned into Bolian Hot Spring with elegance and fl exibleness. As the strokes of geniuses of nature， the rushing Jialing River， the magnifi cent Lesser Three Gorges and the lingering North Hot Spring are encountered with Bolian Hot Spring， a kind of harmony and integration formed by the hot springs， mountains， gorges， forests and the fl exible buildings of Bolian emerges.

According to Ying and Yang， the two opposing principles in nature， and five elements theory， the natural hot springs surrounded by mountains and streams and birds' singing and fl owery fl avor， are arranged， built， introduced with spring water and maintained. Also 26 outdoors forest hot spring pools with distinctive qualities are formed. Here， the hot springs， geography， and legendsare combined， and a leisure style with a health care theme is displayed lively. Bathing in hot spring pools is developed into an exploiting process done to the North Hot Spring. And during this process， the hot spring culture with a history of 1000 years has been completely perfected.

Bolian hot spring has absorbed the anima of tall mountains and long rivers and is cultivated by the crater minerals. Thanks to gathering the natural essence of flowers and plants， Bolia has delivered an impression of dark green， intangibleness and quietness. The morning bell and evening drum from the ancient monastery of thousand years at the other side of the wall and the engraved stone buddhist walls have enhanced each other's beauty， which has displayed the health care culture and buddhism and Zen in the Orient. The hot spring bathing culture and the international spa culture are perfectly combined. Staying near to the ancient hot spring temple and surrounded by the tranquil plants and trees， one is able to be enlightened and relived. Therefore， serenity and quietness is within touch.

Location： The North Hot Spring Park in Beibei District， Chongqing