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Yusong Foot Spa () is a public natural
hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow ...
located in an urban park in
Yuseong-gu Yuseong District () is a gu ("district") of Daejeon, South Korea, known for high tech industries, Daejeon Expo '93, Daedeok Science Town and the Yuseong Special Tourism District. Daejeon Islamic Center is also located in Kung-dong, Yuseong Dist ...
, a district of
Daejeon Metropolitan City Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
. The foot spa is open year-round and is free to the public. The park features fountains, streams, colorful lighting, a water wheel, and a
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for towels, and is well frequented by locals. According to the
Korean language Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is kn ...
information at the site, the Yusong Foot Spa opened October 5, 2007. The foot spa consists of a series of outdoor “wading pools” approximately deep. The main pool has an irregular outline long and averaging roughly wide between edges finished with stones and benches allowing visitors and passersby to sit while dabbling their feet in the water. Parts of the bottom are lined with smooth rock and pebble to provide a foot massage to those strolling through the water. A gazebo covers one end of the wading pool. The spring water in Yeusong Hot Spring originate from between 215 and 450 meters deep, are soft and mildly alkaline (pH 7.5 to 8.5) with a high mineral concentration including silicate (SiO2), known for softening the skin. The water temperature is also relatively high, ranging from 41 degrees to 57 degrees
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List of hot springs There are hot springs on all continents and in many countries around the world. Countries that are renowned for their hot springs include Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan, Romania, Turkey, Taiwan, New Zealan ...


References

Geography of Korea Hot springs of South Korea 2007 establishments in South Korea Yuseong District {{Daejeon-geo-stub