Dezhong Hot Springs | A Guide to Having Fun (With Strategies)

| A Guide to Having Fun (With Strategies). Dezhong Hot Springs may be unfamiliar to many mainland tourists, but it is known as the "World's Number One Hot Spring" and is also a medicinal spring. ⚠️ The water of Dezhong Hot Springs contains sulfur, mirabilite, asphalt, coltsfoot flower, coal, and other minerals beneficial to the human body. It can treat stomach ulcers, kidney deficiency, edema, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, physical stiffness, sores, pain, scabies, ulcerative conditions, and can also dredge meridians, harmonize qi and blood, eliminate diseases, strengthen the body, and aid in weight loss. 🚗 Transportation 1️⃣ Self-driving, about 130km from Lhasa, approximately 2.5h drive 2️⃣ Bus (for specific strategies, refer to previous notes "How to Spend 130 to Enjoy Lhasa's Surroundings in One Day") ㊙️㊙️ About the Hot Springs ♨️ 1️⃣ The pool for treating visceral and organ diseases (such as stomach ulcers, kidney deficiency) is the large pool you enter first (see image 17), ⚠️ but note that pool number 1 marked on image 17 is for men, and number 2 is for women 2️⃣ For treating fractures, edema, and physical stiffness, soak in pool number 3 shown in image 18 3️⃣ For treating rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatism, mainly soak in pool number 4 shown in image 18 ❗️ Precautions: 1️⃣ Due to the high altitude of Dezhong (4300m), do not soak in the hot springs for too long, generally no more than 20 minutes at a time, and remember to hydrate promptly 2️⃣ In pool number 3 shown in image 18, the time slots for men are odd hours (1pm, 3pm, 5pm), and for women are even hours (2pm, 4pm, 6pm) 3️⃣ In pool number 1 shown in image 17, which is for men, there is an image of Guru Rinpoche, and below it is a stone, do not sit on it (it is Guru Rinpoche's F platform) 4️⃣ If you need to treat a disease here, it is usually a continuous soak for 10 days to half a month, soaking about 6-7 times a day 5️⃣ The accommodation environment here is poor, with beds generally costing 40-50 per person, and standard rooms around 200. If you are particular about cleanliness and want to stay for a few days, consider bringing your own sleeping bag 6️⃣ There are not many dining options, mostly Tibetan meals, so you can bring your own dry food 7️⃣ Here, soaking in the hot springs is done nude 8️⃣ After soaking, when pores are open, be careful not to catch a cold 9️⃣ Soaking in the bath at midnight, under the starry sky, is also a great experience ㊙️ What else can you do in Dezhong besides soaking in the hot springs? 1️⃣ Mushroom picking, during the rainy season each year, Dezhong has rain in the morning and evening, and the sun comes out in the afternoon. You can go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, there are many (but do not eat the ones you can't identify, to avoid poisoning) 2️⃣ Visit the Lin Ka, next to Dezhong Temple there is a path that leads to the mountain (at the very top there is a Guru Rinpoche's meditation cave), halfway up the mountain there is a large grassland, bring some food and drink, and play for an afternoon, it's very pleasant ⚠️⚠️ Finally, remember to like, save + follow, I'll guide you through Tibet without getting lost🫡🫡