Top 3 Hot Springs in Tibet - Dezhong Hot Spring
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Top 3 Hot Springs in Tibet - Dezhong Hot Spring

Update: Jan. 23rd, 2013

Tibetan Village near Dezhong Hot Spring

Dezhong Hot Spring is located in northeastern Maizhokunggar County and is about 73 kilometers away from the county seat. With an elevation of 4590 meters, Dezhong Hot Spring has a long history which could be dated back to 1400 years ago. It has been listed as one of the top 3 hot springs in Tibet for its excellent spring quality.

Brief Introduction of Dezhong Hot Spring

Dezhong Hot Spring is surrounded by mountains with picturesque scenery. Tourists making a Tibet tour here could not only breathe the pretty fresh air but also enjoy a picture composed of high mountains with precipitous cliffs, lush trees and grass, and the singing birds. Dezhong Hot Spring keeps attracting tourists and pilgrims with its distinctive hot spring resource. It is the No.1 hot spring in the world according to the experts from the western countries who've did some research and analysis here.

It is reported that the water in Dezhong Hot Spring is of rich mineral substances beneficial for the physical health of human beings, including the sulphur, gypsum rubrum, flos farfarae and coal. Hot spring integrated these substances are effective in relieving or even curing some chronic diseases, such as the rheumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gastric ulcer, edema, deficiency of the kidney and so on. In addition, the mineral water in Dezhong Hot Spring also has curative effect in dredging the channel, blood regulation, physical strengthening and weight losing.

There is a wooden bridge over the stream of Dezhong Hot Spring. There is a hot spring pool especially settled for the treatment of arthritis. The temperature of the water in the pool reaches 50 centigrades and tourists could not immerse your whole body in the spring. There are another two hot spring pools at the other end of the bridge. The bigger pool enjoys a diameter of 5 meters while the smaller pool enjoys a diameter of 3 meters.

Tips for Visiting Dezhong Hot Spring

It takes about 6 hours driving to Dezhong Hot Spring though it is only about 140 kilometers away from Lhasa. The road condition is pretty limited and most of the sections are only graveled. Tibet Tour would always arrange tourists a suitable vehicle according to your group size. For the consideration of the physical health and good adaptation on Tibet Plateau with high altitude, tourists are not advised to visit Dezhong Hot Spring before you are completely adapted to the high plateau environment, or your adaptation might be laggard.

Tourists planning to pay a visit to Dezhong Hot Spring could also make a visit to Dregung Monastery which is only about 7 kilometers away. Dregung Monastery played important role in the religion history of Tibet. It is a monastery enjoys high reputation in Kagyu Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Tourists visit here will have the chance to witness the valuable historical relics collected in the monastery. These relics not only recorded its own Buddhism history but also recorded its ups and downs in the past years. It should be noted that Dregung Monastery is quite famous for its celestial burial stage. The devout pilgrims believe their soul could go to the paradise if they were blessed by the living Buddha of Dregung Monastery. But the celestial burial ceremony is not opened to strangers. Tourists are strongly recommended to respect the local taboos.

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