Fifty kilometres northeast of Chongqing City, the Northern Hot Springs
Springs Park is situated at the foot of Jinyun Mountain. The park is the
site of a 5th century Buddhist Temple. It covers an area of ten hectares
with hot springs, caves, man-made rock formations and Buddhist Halls.
The water rises to a temperature of 32C (89.6F) and contains lime, sodium
carbonate, sodium sulfate and other minerals, which make it suitable for
bathing and the treatment of quite a few diseases such as Dermatitis,
Rheumatism, Arthritis and Muscular Pain.