Thermal Valley

Thermal Valley
地獄谷
Geology
Type Valley
Geography
Location Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan

The Thermal Valley (Chinese: 地獄谷; pinyin: Dìyù Gǔ) is a valley located on the foothill of Yangmingshan National Park in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. This makes Thermal Valley one of the sources of acidic sulfur hot spring in the area. Locals call it as Hell Valley as well. The formula of this mineral water contains Plaster, Alunite, Jarosite, Realgar, Sulfur, and Radium. pH value is between 1.4~1.6, the highest temperature could be reached to 90 Celsius. It was one of the eight attractions and twelve scenic spots in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period.[1]

Reference

  1. 北市府網站管理員 (2016-04-13). "Taipei City Government". Taipei City Government. Retrieved 2018-01-23.

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