Thermal Valley, Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Historically one of Taiwan’s 12 Great Sites, the springs at Thermal Valley have the highest temperatures in the Datun Mountains area, giving off an eerie sulphuric steam that rises from the surface of the pond that plays around in the breeze.
The sight of the steam rising off the surface of the water is quite surreal and beautiful.
The area around Thermal Valley is home to a rare type of rock called hokutolite, named after the Japanese name for Beitou, Hokuto. These rare rocks (also known as Anglesobarite or Beitou rocks) contain the radioactive element Radium, and can only naturally be found in Beitou and Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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