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| 1、Hot spring” means warm water, cold water, gas, or geothermal heat (steam) which conforms to hot spring criteria. |
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2、Hot spring water right” means the right to access and use or monetarily benefit from hot spring water pursuant to the Water
Act. |
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3、Hot spring mining right” means the right to explore or mine hot spring gas or geothermal heat (steam) pursuant to the Mining
Act. |
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| 4、Hot spring outcrop” means a site where hot spring is gushed out naturally. |
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| 5、Hot spring hole” means a reclaimed source of hot spring. |
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6、Hot spring area” means a designated and approved area including hot spring outcrops, hot spring holes, and adjacent areas
assigned for proposed use. |
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7、Hot spring licensee” means an individual or an enterprise that has obtained hot spring water right or mining right and provides
hot spring for private use or use by others. |
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8、Hot spring proprietor” means a business operator who acquires hot spring resources from hot spring licensees and provide
services for the purpose of tourism and recreation, agricultural cultivation, geothermal use, or biotechnology thereof.The
central authority-in-charge will define the hot spring criteria as mentioned in the Clause 1of Paragraph 1 hereof. |
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| More than one hundred hot springs have been discovered in Taiwan, located in different geological areas including plains, mountains, valleys, and oceans. The highest concentration of hot springs can be found in northern Taiwan, where the Tatun Volcano is located, while along both sides of the central mountain range, covering an area that to the north is bordered by Yilan and to the south by Pingtung, the largest number of hot springs can be found. Hot springs found here make up more than 80% of all hot springs in Taiwan.
As hot springs generally come from deep below the surface of the earth, when they emerge they bring along a high concentration and great variety of minerals that are mostly foreign to the human body and benefit our general health. Specific properties of hot springs vary depending on chemical composition, mineral concentration and water temperature. Taiwan has a great variety of springs, both cold and hot. Of course, each type of hot spring has its own specific medicinal properties. |
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