The hot springs of Guanziling are situated in Baihe Township, Tainan County and were known far and near as early as the Japanese occupation period (1895-1945) as one of the four main hot springs of Taiwan, along with Beitou, Yangmingshan, and Sichongxi. The spring water here is of a rare cloudy type which is found in only three places in the world: Kagoshima in Japan, Sicily in Italy, and Guanziling in Taiwan.

The minerals and chemicals that the water absorbs in the depths give it a grayish color and, supposedly, make it effective for curing skin allergies, alleviating exhaustion, and beautifying the body. A bath in this water leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth; it is, in fact, a natural beauty treatment! After enjoying a soak in this "muddy hot-spring water," you can go on to a number of well-known tourist sites in the area.

These include the Baihe Reservoir, Daxian Temple, Biyun Temple, the burning spring, Xiangong Temple, Earth God Temple, Strongman Slope, and Wushantou Reservoir. An especially interesting spot is the burning spring, located about a kilometer and a half from Biyun Temple, where fire and water emerge together from the earth, the result of natural gas escaping along with the water.

Baihe produces a number of special agricultural products such as ponkan oranges, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, lotus seeds, and lotus-root powder. The lotus fields of Baihe present a scene of incomparable beauty, making this the symbol of the township. The area's lotus seeds are especially well known throughout Taiwan; and the Baihe Lotus Blossom Festival, held from June through September each year, attracts countless visitors to savor the area's "lotus blossom banquets." November and December is the time for tasting ponkan, and October through February is the maple-leaf season.