Yusong foot spa
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Yusong Foot Spa is a free natural hotspring
located in Yusong
, a suburb of Daejeon City
, South Korea
. According to the Korean language
signboard posted on the site, the Yusong Foot Spa opened October 5, 2007. It is an outdoor “wading pool” approximately 10 inches (30 cm) deep, with an irregular outline 60 feet (15 m) long and averaging roughly 4 feet (1 m) wide between edges finished with stones and benches allowing visitors and passersby to sit while dabbling their feet in the water. Parts of the bottom are lined with smooth rock and pebble to provide a foot massage to those strolling through the water. A gazebo covers one end of the wading pool
.
The Foot Spa is open year round, 24 hours a day, in a minuscule but lush park in downtown Yusong, and is free to the public.1 The park features fountains, streams, colorful lighting, a water wheel, and a vending machine
for towels. The foot spa is well frequented by locals.
According to the signboard beside the foot spa, the spring’s waters originate between 215 and 450 meters deep and have various minerals. The water temperature is variable and rather high, ranging from a steamy 41 degrees to a blazing 57 degrees Celsius
.
A small photograph and a short paragraph on the topic may be found at the Yusong City website.
1 The city does not provide signage or directions. The foot spa is generally 1 block north and east of subway station 116, exit 7; travelers should refer to travel guides.
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
located in Yusong
Yuseong-gu
Yuseong-gu is a gu of Daejeon, South Korea, known for high tech industries, Daejeon Expo '93, Daedeok Science Valley and the Yuseong Special Tourism District...
, a suburb of Daejeon City
Daejeon
Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...
, South Korea
South Korea
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. According to the Korean language
Korean language
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signboard posted on the site, the Yusong Foot Spa opened October 5, 2007. It is an outdoor “wading pool” approximately 10 inches (30 cm) deep, with an irregular outline 60 feet (15 m) long and averaging roughly 4 feet (1 m) wide between edges finished with stones and benches allowing visitors and passersby to sit while dabbling their feet in the water. Parts of the bottom are lined with smooth rock and pebble to provide a foot massage to those strolling through the water. A gazebo covers one end of the wading pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
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The Foot Spa is open year round, 24 hours a day, in a minuscule but lush park in downtown Yusong, and is free to the public.1 The park features fountains, streams, colorful lighting, a water wheel, and a vending machine
Vending machine
A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
for towels. The foot spa is well frequented by locals.
According to the signboard beside the foot spa, the spring’s waters originate between 215 and 450 meters deep and have various minerals. The water temperature is variable and rather high, ranging from a steamy 41 degrees to a blazing 57 degrees Celsius
Celsius
Celsius is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death...
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A small photograph and a short paragraph on the topic may be found at the Yusong City website.
1 The city does not provide signage or directions. The foot spa is generally 1 block north and east of subway station 116, exit 7; travelers should refer to travel guides.