Antong Hot Springs
A century-old hot-spring hamlet near Yuli in the Hualien rift valley, with a wooden Japanese-era bathhouse still working.
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Antong was developed as a hot spring in 1904 and the timber bathhouse built for it survives, one of very few Japanese-era wooden bathhouses in Taiwan still in use, with its original layout of stone-lined tubs under a wooden roof. The water is clear sodium bicarbonate at around sixty-six degrees at source. The hamlet is small, set among betel palms in the rift valley, and quieter than any of the better-known spring towns.
What you actually see
- The wooden bathhouse - a 1904 timber building with its original stone tubs.
- The clear water - sodium bicarbonate at around sixty-six degrees at source.
- The rift valley setting - betel and rice country between the two ranges.
- The quiet - a spring hamlet without the resort development of the north.
When to go
October to April is the hot-spring season. Summer is warm and quiet. Weekends bring visitors from Hualien.
Honest expectations
The old bathhouse is simple and the facilities are basic. Accommodation is limited to a couple of places. The hamlet has almost no food options.
Nearby
Yuli is west, and the Walami trailhead is southwest.
What to pack for Antong Hot Springs
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
