A hot-spring inn on the hillside at the edge of Heshun, the 600-year caravan town outside Tengchong. Terraces and an open timber pavilion look straight over the old town's tiled roofs to the rice plain and the Gaoligong foothills; Tengchong sits on volcanic springs, and the inn is built around the soak and the long view. Calm, contemporary rooms and lounges with folding glass walls that open onto the rooftops — best of all at dusk, when the old town lights come on below.
Highlights
- A hillside hot-spring inn at the edge of Heshun, the 600-year caravan town near Tengchong
- Terraces and an open timber pavilion looking over the old town's tiled roofs to the rice plain
- Built for the soak and the long view — Tengchong is volcanic hot-spring country
- Folding glass walls open the lounges and rooms straight onto the rooftops and mountains
- Blue-hour views across the Heshun plain to the Gaoligong foothills
- A quiet base for the old town's ancestral halls, crafts and clay-pot kitchens
Inside Boyun Hot Spring Inn
Staying at Boyun Hot Spring Inn
01 Where is Boyun Hot Spring Inn and how do I get there?
It's on the hillside at the edge of Heshun old town, just outside Tengchong in far-western Yunnan. Tengchong has its own airport and high-speed rail, and Heshun is a short drive from the city; the inn sits above the old town for the view.
02 What are the views and the hot springs like?
The views are the draw: terraces and an open timber pavilion look over Heshun's tiled roofs to the rice plain and the Gaoligong foothills, best at dusk. Tengchong is one of China's volcanic hot-spring areas, and the inn is built around a slow soak and that long view.
03 Who is this stay best for?
Travellers basing in Heshun and Tengchong who want old-town views, a hot-spring soak and an easy walk into the ancestral halls, craft workshops and clay-pot kitchens of the caravan town. It's one of the stays on our Borderlands of Yunnan small-group journey.
