Embracing the Warmth: Decoding Fuzhou's Hot Spring Heritage via Digital Chronicles
When people think of hot springs, most think of Japan. But when I opened the Fuzhou Hot Spring Records, I found something that stopped me cold: there’s a Chinese provincial capital where you can soak in natural hot springs right in the city center. And Fuzhou’s hot spring history predates Japan’s earliest written records by nearly five centuries. I. The Hot Spring That Started It All (282 AD) The story begins in the 3rd year of the Taikang era of the Jin Dynasty (282 AD). ...