Tourist resources of Jiaoxi Hot Spring

The hot springs have brought a prosperous tourism industry here. Looking around, there are many hotels, and it is known as "Little Beitou". The local specialty salted duck is made from pressed sugar cane and smoked, giving it a unique flavor. Visitors can not only take a hot spring bath, but also taste local specialties such as salted duck. The scenery around the hot spring is quiet and quiet. The mountains to the north, east and west are full of green trees and ancient trees. Especially the maple forest, an ancient tree in the back mountain that is more than a hundred years old, is as green as jasper in spring and red as red as danxia in autumn, setting off the reef. The streams and springs in Xixiang can be described as picturesque all year round. Every year in the crisp autumn season, many tourists, old and young, come to watch the enchanting red leaves, which is the most lively time of the year.

The hardware facilities and garden landscape of Jiaoxi Hot Spring were planned and designed by Japanese companies invited by the Yilan County Government. They are very unique. The public facilities in the park include separate public baths for men and women, multiple foot baths, various pavilions for people to rest, hot spring observation wells, special hot spring landscaping, water play areas, public toilets, etc. wait. Except for public baths, which are charged, the rest are free. Jiaoxi Hot Spring is a sodium bicarbonate spring that is rich in chemical components such as sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and carbonate ions. It is a rare flat hot spring in Taiwan. Within a radius of about 2 kilometers from Jiaoxi Railway Station, there are nearly a hundred hotels, restaurants, and bathhouses, forming the special scenery of a hot spring town.