Since Hirata Gengo (¥¥Ð·½§^) set up Tiangouan Hot Spring Hotel in 1896, Beitou has been occupying a leading place in Taiwanese hot spring industry. While Tiangouan(¤Ñª¯±g) was the first hot spring hotel of Taiwan, the aborigines and farmers in Beitou were the people first soaking themselves in hot spring steams in Taiwan, and they made outdoor hot spring bath being a trend in Taiwan then.
In the 1990s, some businessmen began to operate new style hot spring hotels in Beitou and emphasized professional modern services. With the aid of the government, these hotel owners infused modern leisure activities into the traditional hot springs culture. It turned hot spring tourism in Beitou into a new page.
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