Longmen Iron Spring (Golden Spring), Huizhou
Award Reason: Asia’s No.1 Hot Spring
Style Rating: ★★★★
Formerly named Longmen Hot Spring, Longmen Iron Spring Resort occupies 500,000 square metres in Longmen County, housing Asia’s largest hot spring wellness centre and earning the moniker “Asia’s Top Hot Spring”. Its 120,000-square-metre open-air hot spring zone holds 48 diverse functional pools split into five sections: Dynamic Zone, Leisure Zone, Wellness Zone, Entertainment Zone and the Water Kingdom Aquatic Park.
The resort features rare, one-of-a-kind iron-rich hot springs abundant in iron and other minerals. The golden-hued warm spring water is smooth and refreshing, recognised as premium thermal mineral spring water, hence the nickname “Golden Spring”. Regular soaking nourishes and beautifies skin, improves physical fitness, and delivers remarkable relief from chloasma, rheumatism, neural bone pain, lumbar strain and muscular atrophy.
Room Rating: ★★★★★
Accommodation options include Blue Moon Villas, Red Tower Villas, Hakka Mountain Resort, Yindu Mansion, Longmen Inn and Linquan Cottage Villas equipped with private hot spring pools and back gardens.
Catering Rating: ★★★★
Signature dishes include Eight Hakka Bowls, Yao Mountain Rural Feast, Longmen Three-Yellow Bearded Chicken, Xixi Bamboo Shoots, Longmen bonito fish and Nankun Mountain Guanyin greens.
Transport Rating: ★★★★
Distance markers: 153 km from Guangzhou, 180 km from Shenzhen, 128 km from Dongguan, 90 km from downtown Huizhou, 10 km from Longmen County seat.
Overall Review: The resort provides over 800 guest beds, 680 dining seats and complete supporting amenities including a conference centre, karaoke hall, barbecue grounds, shopping mall and massage therapy centre.
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