Photo shows a course of Yongde County, Lincang City, southwest Yunnan Province. Affected by Dai people living here, the food here is sour and hot-dominated. [Photo/ Li Mengze]

Regardless of some delicacies, Yongde County has many out-door hot springs. Located in southwest Yunnan's Lincang City, the county boasts its original ingredients, such as chicken, pork, beef, fruit and wild condiments, which are healthy and rare.

Visitors can find 16 natural hot springs in the county. The temperature of Yuhua Spring, enjoying the highest water temperature, can be 71 ℃.

Quite a few springs are wild springs in which visitors can enjoy a spa at anytime, free. Menggong Spring is one of the developed springs located on the south of the county. An undercurrent flows from a karst cave joints with a running river on the ground. There you can see the erupting spring, attractive. The water flow of this spring is high. Bathing in the spring, one can relief the fatigue. And it also help prevent some diseases.

Travel tips: Yongde County is about 690 km from Kunming. It takes about 10 hours to cover the distance by driving.

Tour route: Kunming--Chuxiong--Xiangyun (direction)--Midu(direction)--the National Road G214--Yongde

Food: Affected by Dai people living here, the food here is sour and hot-dominated.

Photo shows a course of Yongde County, Lincang City, southwest Yunnan Province. Affected by Dai people living here, the food here is sour and hot-dominated. [Photo/ Li Mengze]

People trade in a market in Yongde County, Lincang City, southwest Yunnan Province.[Photo/ Li Mengze]

(Editor:Lynn)

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