Kaohsiung, China Pioneers the "East Kaohsiung Slow Food" Journey

"Liugui Hot Spring Soak, Flower Viewing and Hiking Mini Trip" kicked off enthusiastically. On the 5th, Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Yeh Kuang-shih led the city government team to join the fun, and greeted each vendor at the East Kaohsiung Slow Food Journey Chef's Market one by one, while also experiencing the fun of hand baths and foot baths. He stated that when visiting Baolai, besides soaking in hot springs and viewing flowers, one should also experience the East Kaohsiung Slow Food Journey, enjoy local healthy ingredient cuisine, and appreciate a kind of slow, food, travel winter leisure, which can also drive local tourism and residents' deep service quality.

Deputy Mayor Yeh Kuang-shih stated that Baolai Hot Spring is famous nationwide for its sodium bicarbonate spring, commonly known as "Beauty Soup." Although the August 8 flood disaster dealt a heavy blow to the tourism industry, local operators have worked very hard. In addition, over the past year, the city government has been committed to clearing spring sources and investing resources in developing the East Route mountain town journey. Currently, there is 1 spring source for operators to use, and the city government will continue efforts to develop a 2nd spring source. After the Baolai Flower Viewing Hot Spring Park was rebuilt, it provides hot spring visitors with diverse facilities. In addition, plum blossoms on the mountain have already bloomed, and then during the Chinese New Year period cherry blossoms will be in full bloom. With hundreds of flowers blooming in the mountains, there is a distinctive scenery. He also welcomed the public to come to Liugui to experience, amid the curling hot spring steam, the tranquility and happiness of mountain forest flower whispers.

The "Liugui Hot Spring Soak, Flower Viewing and Hiking Mini Trip" includes activities such as a starlight night viewing party, a thousand-person hike, camping at the Flower Viewing Park, and sharing fairyland crystal ball beautiful photos to social media. The local market offers delicacies such as indigenous roast whole pig, freshly picked wax apples, creative baking, and Liugui Baolai-limited handmade ai-yu jelly, satisfying travelers' taste buds all at once.