file photo (source: the official website of Ningxiang Government)
Huitang Hot Spring is located in the southwest of Ningxiang City, Hunan Province. It is one of the three famous high-temperature composite hot springs in China. Huitang, in English it, means "grey soup", and is named after the vapour rising out of the spring. Huitang Hot Spring has a history of 2,000 years. The water is transparent and clear, and the spring water temperature reaches as high as 89.5 degrees centigrade. It has 29 types of minerals that benefit many aspects of your health. It has always been regarded as a "natural medical hot spring."
Huitang hot spring has advantageous resources and broad development prospects. Huitang is endowed with beautiful landscapes and vegetation. Dongwu Mountain is located near the hot spring.
In the ponds near the hot spring, there are fish and ducks, which are quite delicious. They are called "Tang Fish" and "Tang Duck" and were tributes to the emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties.
