Gueidan Hot Spring Scenic Area
1. Environment
The Gueidan Hot Spring is located in the Gueidan Village of Nansi District in Tainan City. It has been a renowned hot spring area since the Japanese Occupation, yet it was not fully developed back then. It was only revived when the Tainan City Government became committed to its development. The initial designated area for the Gueidan Hot Spring was close to 80 hectares. In order to efficiently manage and develop local tourism, hot spring storage tanks were established on the southeastern side of Tiegushan Temple in Gueidan. There are five different kinds of springs in Gueidan: Smelly springs, clear springs, mud springs, carbonic springs, and salty carbonic springs. All of them vary in smell and color, analogous to the characteristics of the five Chinese elements (Wu Sing) metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Hence, they are also known as the Wu Sing Springs. From the mountain trail entrance, you first pass the Gueidan Leisure Farm, which offers camping and accommodations. It is recommended that you stay a night here and take a pleasant walk on the mountain trail, absorbing the phytoncides and observing the animal and plant ecology along the way. The nearby scenic spots are: Gueidan Tiegushan Temple, Jiang’s Historic Residence, Meiling, Shankong Temple, Yongsing Suspension Bridge, Zengwun Reservoir, etc.
2. Transportations
(A) By Bus:
Take Tainan City Bus Green Line to Yujing Station and then transfer to Green 21. Bus Status Inquiry
(B) By Car:
◎ Tainan Railway Station > Provincial Highway 20 through Kaiyuan > Yongkang > Sinhua > Zuojhen > Yujing > Provincial Highway 3. This route takes approximately 70 minutes.
◎ Freeway 1 or 3 > Expressway 84 > head toward Yujing all the way to Provincial Highway 3, then turn left toward Nansi.
~ (In about five minutes, turn right upon seeing the Gueidan Hot Spring sign, and a further five minutes later, turn right again in upon seeing a red bridge to arrive at the Gueidan Leisure Experience Farm.)
~(In about five minutes, turn right upon seeing the Gueidan Hot Spring sign, then a further five minutes later, turn left upon seeing Jioulong Mountain, to arrive at the Public Hot Spring Area within one minute.)
3. Gueidan Hot Spring Water Quality
•pH: 6
•Temperature: 25℃ - 35℃
•Spring Type: Carbonic (not to be consumed)
•Latitude: 201655
•Longitude: 2558247
•Altitude: 242m
•Water Source: Zengwun River < Guidan River
•Therapeutic Quality: relieves neuralgia, arthritis
4. Gueidan Leisure Farm Contact Center (Registered Hostel)
Address: No.59-6, Gueidan Village, Nansi Dist., Tainan City 715
Telephone: 886-6-5746989
Email: vpsky2001@yahoo.com.tw Conact: Lai Jin-ruei
Yongsing Suspension Bridge
The Yongsing Suspension Bridge in the Nansi District of Tainan City has a history of over 50 years. It is the last existing bridge to cross the Zengwun River Basin and serves as a crucial route connecting Nansi Village to Jhaosing Village. With an original length of approximately 170 meters, Yongsing Suspension Bridge was a crucial route between Jhaosing and Nansi District in earlier times, as well as a route most taken by students to and from schools. Back in 2007, the bridge was destroyed by the flood brought by Typhoon Krosa. After reconstruction, the hanging bridge and the ramp have a length of 497 meters and a width of 2 meters, making it about twice the size of the original. The bridge was painted purple and the surface of the bridge was layered with wooden pallets, with the main cable and the hanging cable as its highlights. The LED lights installed on both sides of the railings are bright and impressive at night, making Yongsing Suspension Bridge one of the scenic spots of Nansi District. In the future, Yongsing Suspension Bridge will be further integrated with Shankong Temple, Meiling Scenic Area, Jiang’s Historic Residence, Zenwun Reservoir, and Gueidan Hot Springs to form touristic and leisure hot spots of Nansi.
Transportation
(A) By Bus:
Take Tainan City Bus Green Line to Yujing Station and then transfer to Green 20. Bus Status Inquiry
(B) By Car:
◎ Tainan Railway Station > Provincial Highway 20 through Kaiyuan > Yongkang > Sinhua > Zuojhen > Yujing > Provincial Highway 3. This route takes approximately 70 minutes.
◎ Freeway 1 or 3 > Expressway 84 > to Yujing all the way to Provincial Highway 3, then turn left to head toward Nansi.
●Shankong Temple: Follow the signs or enter Jhongsing Road upon seeing Meihua Restaurant and drive for a further 13 minutes.
●Yongsing Suspension Bridge:~located beside Shankong Temple
Jiang’s Historic Residence
"Lutaoyang Jiang’s Historic Residence" is registered to have an area of 3.5 hectares at No. 354 Lutaoyang Sect., in Sinan District. It is the largest traditional single-surnamed settlement that is mostly preserved in Taiwan. "Lutaoyang Jiang’s Historic Residence" is also registered as a historic building, becoming the 26th historic building in Tainan County. The registered main architectural body includes a god-worshipping pavilion, an ancestry-worshipping hall, a god’s shrine, and an ancestors’ shrine with an area of 439.73 square meters. The historic residence has a history of 300 years, built in a four-tier three-courtyard structure with a cluster of six wings at left and seven wings at right. Jiang’s ancestors’ shrine is located in the middle, with the god’s shrine, the ancestry-worshipping hall, and the god-worshipping pavilion. Other than the bedrooms connected to both sides of the main hall, there are 13 guardian dragons (hulong: relative’s housing) horizontally, six on the left and seven on the right, and they serve as housing for descendants and relatives, while the front guardian dragons expand to form the courtyard. The area inside the historic residence is public land. The rooms inside the area, either newly-built or renovated, are primarily red brick houses bearing heights which cannot exceed that of the ancestor’s shrine. Tall buildings are prohibited to be built in the settlement, which is rare among domestic historic residences. The existing traditional public activities preserved by the Jiangs include “Songjiangjhen", “Chigong", “Ruding", “Kaigong", "Dongfongdadi’s Birthday”, and "Li’s Thousand-year-old Birthday”. Additionally, in managing the assets left by the ancestors, the Jiangs formed the Jiang’s “Company" organised and chaired by the relatives of the 4 major households of the Jiang family.
Information
Phone: 886-6-5751081 (Lutaoyang Jiang’s Culture Society)
Address: No.86, Lutian Village, Nansi Dist., Tainan City 715. (Beside Provincial Highway 3)
Business Hours: Open all year round (The residence is still resided, so be aware of the visiting hours. The Interiors are not open to public.)
Transportation
(A) By Bus:
Take Tainan City Bus Green Line to Yujing Station and then transfer to Green 20, 22, 23, 24, or 25. Bus Status Inquiry
(B) By Car:
◎ Tainan Railway Station > Provincial Highway 20 through Kaiyuan > Yongkang > Sinhua > Zuojhen > Yujing > Provincial Highway 3. This route takes approximately 70 minutes. ◎ Freeway 1 or 3 > Expressway 84 > to Yujing all the way to Provincial Highway 3, then turn left to head toward Nansi.
Jiang’s Historic Residence: (Arrival in 7 minutes. It is located beside Provincial Highway 3. Please contact Director Jiang Jin-cing at 886-931712679 for admission fees and tours)
Fees
Free entry. (Note: Jiang’s Historic Residence is a private property, please protect its environment).
Parking
Jiang’s Historic Residence Free Parking Lot (Entrance to Provincial Highway 3)