In the historical records, the first mention of hot springs was when Chin Shih-huang bathed in one to cure a boil. The actual place was probably the Hsinfeng hot spring on Mt. Lishan.
說起洗溫泉的歷史，最早始於「辛氏三秦記」中的記載，秦始皇使用溫泉療瘡一事，其實地點應為新豐驪山湯。