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Address: No. 170, Lane 101, Jingshan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City 11192

Hours of Operation: Daily 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Closed on the last Monday of each month (if a national holiday falls on a Monday, this area will also be closed on Tuesday) and Lunar New Year's Eve.

Telephone number: (02) 2861-0036, (02) 2861-7934 ; Gift shop: (02) 2861-3685

E-mail: yms18@mail.ymsnp.gov.tw

Services:

1. Guided tours (must be booked in advance)
2. Tour groups: 09:30 AM; 13:30 PM
3. Information on sights and things to do in the park.
4. Complimentary informational films.
5. Guide books, souvenirs, food, and beverages are available for purchase.

Parking:

1. The Lengshuikeng Visitor Center parking lot has space for 6 buses, 68 passenger vehicles, and 69 motorcycles.
2. A parking fee will be charged.

Lengshuikeng Public Hot Spring Baths

Please observe the following guidelines when taking the bath.

1. This hot spring is a weak acid hydrogen carbonate spring. The pH value is about 5 to 6. The water temperature is about 39 ~ 45℃.
2. Contagious patients , incontinence and women during menstrual periods are not allowed.
3. Do not enter after drinking.
4. No pets.
5. High blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes patients are not allowed.
6. Malign cancer and multiple sclerosis patients are not allowed.
7. Hemophiliacs, low skin sensitivity and sensory disturbances patients are not allowed.
8. Do not enter the pool when you are full and on an empty stomach. Please drink enough water when bathing.
9. Please take a shower and remove make-up before entering the pool.
10. Do not bath for more than 10 to 15 minutes each time.
11. Disabled, elderly and children should be accompanied.
12. Please notify the Lengshuikeng Visitor Center or on-site cleaning staff if there are hygenic conditions in the bathing pool. The pool will be cleaned and disinfected immediately and the hot spring water will be changed.
13. If you do not feel well when bathing, please leave the pool immediately and inform one of the following units:
    1. Lengshuikeng Visitor Center: 02-28610036(09:00~16:30)
    2. Yangmingshan National Park Headquarters: 02-28613601~6
    3. Yangmingshan National Park Police Branch: 02-28613609
    4. Police Hotline: 110
    5. Fire and Emergency Call: 119
14. Please feel free to contact Lengshuikeng Visitor Center for any improvement of the bath. (Office time:09:00-16:30,phone: 02-28610036)

Attention please all visitors:

1. The weather may change very quickly in this area. Hikers are advised to be properly prepared and bring warm clothing and rain gear.
2. The digging of minerals and rocks, picking of flowers and/or plants (including herbs and awn flowers), capture of wild animals and/or insects, feeding of fish and/or animals is prohibited. Carrying any of the park's natural resources out of the park is also prohibited.
3. Please do not litter, talk loudly, barbecue, camp, fly kites, paraglide, burn offerings/make religious sacrifices, set off firecrackers, or perform any other dangerous acts.
4. For other prohibited acts please consult the National Parks Act.

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  Niunai Pond (Milk Pond)

  Heading towards the direction of Qingtiangang from Lengshuikeng, not far from the entrance of the trail and opposite of the pavilion, there are some small stone steps heading up a hill. At the end of the trail is an Observation Deck from which a milky pool of water can be seen. This is the unique sight of “Milk Pond". As Lengshuikeng is the only place in Taiwan where the bottom has precipitated sulfur deposits, the swamps and pools bottom in the region emits sulfur gases, and because of the tiny free sulfur particles, it results in a milky color. After falling to the bottom the particles forms a white-yellow or light gray soil, making the pond water a milk-like color, and hence the name Milk Pond. Niunai Pond unique color evokes a special emotion in people, as if a beautiful girl suddenly appeared from a black forest. Elegant and refined, the pond adds a dash of feminine beauty to an otherwise masculine landscape of volcanoes.

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  Hot Springs Baths

  Lengshuikeng hot springs well naturally from the fissures of Mt. Qixing east peak and is indirectly heated. The temperature of the spring water is about 40 °C and is classified as a low-temperature neutral bicarbonate hot spring. There is one male and one female public bath and a foot-soaking pool which are open to visitors free of charge.

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  Juansi Waterfall

  The waterfall is one of the tributaries upstream from Neishuang Creek. Water falls from a 20-meter-high rock cliff to paint a white, silk-like waterfall. Unfortunately, the ground here is quite soft and prone to collapsing and falling boulders. The area around the waterfall has been fenced off with “Do Not Enter” warning signs. Visitors can only enjoy the waterfall from a distance; entering the fenced-off area and/or the water is strictly prohibited.

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  Menghuan Pond

  Formerly known as Yachi or “Duck Pond”, Menghuan Pond is located at the southeast foot of Mt. Qixing at an elevation of approximately 870 meters above sea level. The reason behind the pond's formation is not clear. Some speculate it to be a crater lake or a hollowed out area caused by fumaroles, or even a volcanic depression. A rare aquatic fern-the Taiwan isoetes-grows in the lake. It is one of the lowest attitudes at which isoetes grows in the world, and the Taiwan isoetes is an extremely rare species. In order to protect this national treasure aquatic fern Menghuan Pond has been designated as an Ecological Protected Area. Tourists are prohibited from entering the pond. An observation deck near the lake is available for observation.

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  Jingshan Suspension Bridge, Lengshuikeng

  The 50-meter long suspension bridge across the Lengshuikeng Creek stands out from its surroundings with its red towers, black suspension cables and brown deck plates. Located at the entrance of the trail, the Jingshan suspension bridge is beautiful and charming. Beneath the bridge the stream is filled with the smell of sulfur and is one of the tributaries of the source of Neishuan Creek. Nearby, ruins of old sulfur mines exist. After crossing the suspension bridge, the flat trail leads visitors to the peacock pine forest, wooden observation deck and forest trails. En route there is a path leading to the Juansi Waterfall. Going straight is the tree-lined path to Qingtiangang.

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  Mt. Qixing

  Mt. Qixing is a show window for hot springs, geothermal energy, and fumaroles for the greater Taipei metropolitan area. The Qixing mountain range include the famous Mt. Qixing main peak as well as the east peak, Mt. Zhugao, Mt. Qigu, Mt. Shamao, Mt. Xiaocao, Mt. Weilun, Mt. Ewei, Mt. Xiazhulin, etc. The main peak of Mt. Qixing is the highest mountain in the Taipei area. Mt. Qixing erupted about 700,000 years ago. Originally a crater existed on the top of the mountain but has since then been eroded by time and formed seven smaller hilltops. The faults crossed through the southeast and northwest side of the mountain to form hot springs, fumaroles, etc. After the explosion, the resulting lava and pyroclastic rocks piled up layer upon layer and formed the mountain's cone-shape. Mt. Qixing's steep and independent peak is the most obvious feature of a conic volcano. Mt. Qixing's main peak has an elevation of 1,120 meters and has one first-order triangulation station. The east peak is located southeast of the main peak and is 1,107 meters tall. It has one third-order triangulation station. When the weather is clear, the mountaintop affords an expansive view of one's surroundings.

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  Qixing Park

  There are large and small pavilions, and stone tables and chairs in the park for visitors to rest and serve as a mid-way point for hikers making their way up the mountain. Currently, the park is managed by the Taipei City Government Works Department Parks and Lights Management Office. The park covers considerable ground and overlooks mountainous areas such as Taiyang Valley, Mt. Ding, Mt. Huangzui, etc. From here it is possible for visitors to reach Menghuan Pond and Lengshuikeng. The walk down the mountain on the Qixing Park footpaths to the Headquarters Visitor Center follows a shady trail that is cool and refreshing.