Taian Hot Springs

Introducing Taian Hot Springs

There are hot springs all over Taiwan, and beautiful mountains for hiking, too, but we still think Taian (Tàiān Wēnquán) is special. For one thing, it has hot spring water so good the Japanese built an officers’ club here to take advantage of it 90 years ago.

More recently, Taian has gone from largely unknown to the hot new hot-spring place (we never doubted it for a second, though now that it’s happened, we aren’t all that happy sharing). Weekdays are best if you want to avoid the crowds, but note that if you are going hiking, a warm weekend is not going to attract the hot springers. Whatever you do, avoid the hugely popular strawberry season in autumn. And avoid the strawberries: they are loaded with pesticides.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009