The Wulai Hot Spring () is a

hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by c ...

Wulai District Wulai District (Atayal: Ulay; ) is a mountain indigenous district in southern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It sits near the border with Taipei and is famous for its hot springs. It is the largest district in New Taipei, as well as the mos ...

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Name

The name ''Wulai'' comes from

Atayal language The Atayal language is spoken by the Atayal people of Taiwan. Squliq and C’uli’ (Ts’ole’) are two major dialects. Mayrinax and Pa’kuali’, two subdialects of C’uli’, are unique among Atayal dialects in having male and female regis ...

“Ulay” which means ''streaming water''.

Geology

The hot spring town situates in the

Xueshan Range The Xueshan Range is a mountain range in northern Taiwan. It faces the Chungyang Range on the southeast. The tallest peak of Xueshan Range is Xueshan ("Snowy Mountain"), which has a height of . Shei-Pa National Park is located around the peaks ...

, and spreads out around the confluence of the Tonghou River and the Nanshi River. The water of the hot spring is clear and odorless with a temperature up to 80°C. Two types of hot springs exist in the area, which are those in hotels and resorts and also the open air ones along the

Nanshi River The Nanshi River (; DT: Lamsiw kev) is a river in Taiwan. The river is governed by Water Management Office of Taipei City Government overseen by the Water Resources Agency. Geography The river flows through Wulai District and Xindian District ...

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. While many of them offer a set course with meals, there are also some spas that require guests to wear bathing suits. On the left bank of the Nanshi River, there was a free open-air bath with bathing suits on, but it was removed by the New Taipei City Government on May 18, 2017 due to a violation of the Water Conservation Law.

Transportation

The hot spring is accessible by bus 849 from Xindian Station of

Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, which also operates the Maokong Gondola ...

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Hot springs of Taiwan Landforms of New Taipei Tourist attractions in New Taipei Wulai District {{Taiwan-geo-stub

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