Yangmingshan used to be called the Grass Mountain and is located in the northern region of Taipei. Also known as the secret garden of Taipei.

　Yangmingshan hotspring refers to the Chenshan and Hoshan region.

Yangmingshan hotspring 's development dates back to the Japanese reign of Taiwan. The rebellious fighters used to use this region as a combat base against the Japanese,and it is due to this reason that the Japanese found out about the hotspring and started developing her officially.

　The teacher training center used to be the most famous public hotspring dipping room in Taiwan, called the Paradise Garden, and it was built in 1929. Nowadays, up to 160,000 tourist come annually.

Chenshan hotspring is located around the Eastern part of Chungshan Building, and the water is clear, with a touch of milky white, and an average water temperature of about 70℃. In addition, there is a separate hotspring located just in front of the region, which has a more acidic spring, with a pH value around 2.2∼2.5.

Yangmingshan hotspring is located in the Yangmingshan scenic region, an important site, and thus attract many tourists every year. The government, in an effort to clean up Yangmingshan, strictly forbids inappropriate types of businesses from entering. It is our hope that the government continue this policy and further preserve these resources, and try to combine scenery with the hotspring to turn this place the ideal scenic site.

Chenshan Park is also called Chungching Park. It includes Yangming Lake and the park offices. There are two public dipping rooms, one being the women's public dipping rooms located in the front, while the other is the men's public dipping rooms, located next to the office, with a special round outer appearance.

　Because the public rooms are free, many old people come here daily and take morning dips.after a dip they rent chairs to have tea and talk, and massage is another relaxing activity that is quite popular here.

1, What are the advantages of living near a hotspring region?

• good:dipping in a hotspring is convenient.
• bad: sulfur smells funny, and buildings erode easier than other places.

2, Do you like the businesses near the hotspring region? why?

• Yes, because it attracts crowds.
• kind of, because it brings in money.
• no, because it draws illegal vendors.