Tengchong Volcanoes and Thermal Sea

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Thermal Sea Scenic Area

The Thermal Sea Scenic Area is 8 km from the southwest of the border city- Tengchong, and has an elevation of about 1,520 m and an area of about 9 m2. In 1639, Xu Xiake, a geographer in Ming Dynasty, visited the Thermal Sea and gave a detailed and wonderful description of its geothermal landscape. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was called “an expanse of thermal sea” and was one of the twelve scenes of Tengchong in ancient times. Its current name is also gained because of it.

The Thermal Sea Scenic Area is rare in China for its high geothermal temperature, high pressure, rich steam, multiple forms of emergence, strong hydrothermal activities, soft water, proper pH value and high degree of mineralization. It is listed as one of the three geothermal regions in China, one of the eight provincial resort areas in Yunnan, a hot spring pilgrimage site of China and one of the top ten hot spring health care bases in China. The scenic area has a ring tour route of 5-kilometer-long, along which dotted with famous natural sceneries such as Big Boiling Pot, Songzi Well, Drumming Spring, Glasses Spring, Pearl Spring, Pleated Skirt-like Sinter, Toad’s Mouth and Lion’s Head.

Toad’s Mouth

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2023-05-22

Announcement of the suspension of the opening of Volcano View

In order to restore the green landscape of the scenic area, the volcano scenic area is suspended from opening to the public, the specific opening time will be notified.

2023-05-18

Historical and Cultural City - Tengchong

Tengchong, a famous historical and cultural city on the Southern Silk Road, has accumulated a rich and profound history and culture through the vicissitudes of time. In the Second World War, the Chinese army and people fought against the Japanese invasion forces on this tie-up land, the first example of total annihilation of the invaders, defending the dignity of the Chinese nation. The solemn National Cemetery is the resting place of the martyrs who died for their country. Thousands of tombstones show to future generations the righteousness of the national elite in resisting foreign humiliation. In the ancient overseas Chinese town of Heshun, there is also a village library built in 1928, which is still the largest and has the largest collection of books in China.

2023-05-08