Wanfu Hot Spring in Zhangjiajie

Wanfu Hot Spring in Zhangjiajie

Wanfu Hot Spring (万福温泉) is located in Cili, a town known for its hot springs, within Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province. Situated at the Cili East interchange of the Changzhang Expressway, it is closely connected to three famous scenic spots: Wulei Xianshan (五雷仙山), also known as “Southern Wudang,” Zhangjiajie Geopark (张家界地缝景区), home to the world’s longest “One-Line Sky” wonder, and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon (张家界大峡谷). The area offers convenient transportation, beautiful surroundings, and serves as an ideal destination for wellness, relaxation, business meetings, and leisure activities.

Hot Spring Features

Wanfu Hot Spring is a natural self-flowing spring with clear, refreshing, and smooth water, ideal for both drinking and bathing. The water is rich in beneficial trace elements like radon, fluorine, lithium, boric acid, and silicate, making it a therapeutic source of calcium-magnesium bicarbonate. The hot spring resort integrates Chinese happiness culture (“Fuxing” 福) with wellness practices, offering a serene and health-promoting environment.

The resort features 199 hot spring pools, each with a different function, and is divided into nine distinct zones:

Welcoming Blessings Area
Receiving Blessings Area
Bestowing Blessings Area
Sending Blessings Area
Creating Blessings Area
Wishing Blessings Area
Gathering Blessings Area
Praying for Blessings Area
Enjoying Blessings Area

These pools are set within a natural landscape of trees and flowers, creating a harmonious and rejuvenating environment.

Resort Overview

The resort covers an area of 1,000 acres, with 300 acres already developed. The initial investment amounted to 300 million yuan, and the total investment is expected to reach 1 billion yuan. The first phase of the project includes a five-star mountaintop hot spring hotel with over 200 rooms, 30 semi-mountain hot spring villas, and various recreational and business facilities. These include a banquet hall for 500 people, a self-service tea restaurant, conference rooms, KTV entertainment, shopping center, spa, outdoor activities, and health check-up centers.

Key Information

Name: Wanfu Hot Spring (万福温泉)
Location: Cili County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, S304 (Wanfu Road) [2]
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 23:00
Ticket Price: 199 RMB
Area: 1,000 acres
Attractions: Mountaintop Infinity Swimming Pool, Semi-Mountain Hot Spring Slide, Mountaintop Constant Temperature Corridor, Aerial Walkway, Infinity Hot Spring Pools
Tourist Level: AAAA (National Level Scenic Area)

Unique Features

Forest-based natural wellness hot spring
First “Fuxing” culture-themed hot spring in China
World’s longest semi-mountain infinity hot spring swimming pool
World’s longest semi-mountain hot spring slide
World’s longest mountaintop constant temperature hot spring corridor
World’s most unique hot spring aerial walkway
World’s most unique hot spring sightseeing elevator

Nearby Scenic Spots

Zhangjiajie Wulei Xianshan (张家界五雷仙山)
Zhangjiajie Geopark (张家界地缝景区)
Tianmen Mountain (张家界天门山)
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (张家界国家森林公园)
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon (张家界大峡谷)
Huanglong Cave (黄龙洞)
Baofeng Lake (宝峰湖)

Ticket Information

Adults: 199 RMB
Children: 99 RMB (Free for children under 1.2 meters; 1.2m–1.4m requires a child ticket; over 1.4m pays adult price)

Opening Hours: 09:00 – 01:00

Wanfu Hot Spring (万福温泉) is located in Cili County, part of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is a natural hot spring resort offering relaxation, wellness, and cultural experiences. The resort is easily accessible from various locations, including Zhangjiajie, Wulingyuan (武陵源), Changsha (长沙), and Jingzhou (荆州). It is also close to several famous scenic areas such as Wulei Xianshan (五雷仙山), Zhangjiajie Geopark (张家界地缝景区), and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon (张家界大峡谷).

Hot Spring Areas

Welcoming Blessings Area (迎福区)

This area features advanced water therapy equipment and entertainment devices designed to help relax muscles, stimulate acupoints, and improve overall well-being. The water flows through powerful jets and bubbles, helping to relax the body and relieve stress. Additionally, it deep-cleanses the skin, promoting beauty and improving skin tone. The full-body massage helps eliminate excess fat and burn calories for a slimmer physique.

Receiving Blessings Area (接福区)

Enjoy a delightful experience in the “Glass Crystal” environment, where you can swim gracefully like a mermaid. You are encouraged to think about your future while gazing into the distance, touch a stone engraved with the character “福” (blessing), and participate in a ceremonial blessing. This experience brings happiness and positivity, ensuring that your desires are fulfilled.

Bestowing Blessings Area (赐福区)

This area consists of 13 blessing pools, each named for different blessings such as Prosperity Spring (福泽泉), Longevity Spring (福寿泉), Peace Spring (福安泉), and others. Visitors are invited to kiss the spring water and touch the “福” stone to symbolize the arrival of good fortune. The area represents lifelong happiness and fortune, ensuring that blessings follow you throughout your life.

Sending Blessings Area (送福区)

This area is designed with the “Three Treasures of Nature” in mind: sunlight, air, and water, as well as the “Three Treasures of a Happy Family”—father, mother, and child. It symbolizes joy, humor, and harmony. The pools here are enhanced by the Five Elements Theory of Chinese medicine, offering specific health benefits to the lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, and spleen. The experience promotes physical health, relaxation, and longevity, making it ideal for middle-aged and older guests.

Creating Blessings Area (造福区)

In a completely private space, guests can enjoy the hot spring baths, embracing tranquility and natural surroundings. This area combines traditional Chinese philosophy, symbolizing the harmony of heaven, humanity, and earth. The three unique springs—Heavenly Spring (天道泉), Human Spring (人道泉), and Earth Spring (地道泉)—represent the balance of nature, offering a deep spiritual and physical rejuvenation experience.

Blessing Area (祝福区)

In this area, visitors can immerse themselves in eight soothing springs, including Refreshing Heart Spring (爽心泉), Calming Heart Spring (静心泉), and others. Surrounded by 39°C warm spring water, visitors are invited to meditate and offer blessings for their families, friends, and loved ones. This is a moment of gratitude and prayer, sending positive energy to everyone in your life.

Gathering Blessings Area (聚福区)

The world’s longest semi-mountain infinity hot spring swimming pool and the longest semi-mountain hot spring slide await you in this area. The vastness of the pools symbolizes endless blessings and good fortune, ensuring that happiness and prosperity continue to grow in your life.

Praying for Blessings Area (祈福区)

This area combines traditional Chinese herbal wellness with Taoist blessing rituals. Visitors can experience the essence of Chinese health culture and enjoy the Five Blessings Spring (五福泉), which represents happiness, wealth, longevity, joy, and fortune. This area ensures that you receive both physical and spiritual renewal.

Enjoying Blessings Area (享福区)

At the mountaintop, enjoy the sea-like waves and hot spring water. Each wave of hot spring water brings you both thrill and relaxation. As you enjoy the waves, the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains, and clear waters are all around you, offering a blend of adventure, romance, and joy.

Transportation Information

Self-Driving Directions:

From Zhangjiajie: Take the Changzhang Expressway, exit at Cili East Interchange, and follow the signs to Wanfu Hot Spring.
From Wulingyuan: Drive via the Yanghe-Shaochang Expressway, exit at Cili East Interchange, and continue to Wanfu Hot Spring.
From Changsha: Travel via the Changzhang Expressway through Yiyang and Changde, then exit at Cili East Interchange and head to Wanfu Hot Spring.
From Jingzhou: Drive via the Erguang Expressway and Changzhang Expressway, exit at Cili East Interchange, and continue to Wanfu Hot Spring.