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In recent years, Korean culture swept around the world which improved the development of its tourism industry. Korea became one of the most popular country that Taiwanese prefer to travel. The number of international visitors in Korea achieved extremely high point. Korean Spa was shown in Korean movies, TV shows and dramas often. Korean Spa is one of the unique symbol of Korean culture. It will absolutely be listed into schedules by self-guided tourists and tour groups. This research is going to study the facilities in Korean Spa, treatment effects of diverse Jjimjilbang, features of Korean Spa, its benefits for human and differences between Taiwanese hot springs and Korean Spa through in-depth interviews and literature analysis methods. According to the results of this research, Korean Spa can date back to 600 years ago. Relative history was recorded in the Joseon dynasty. In the very beginning, Korean Spa was built by loess and flat stones. Sejong the Great, the forth king of Joseon dynasty, even healed illness through Korean Spa. There are many Korean spas in Korea which are 9,400 in total. Among them, more than 3,000 spas were located in Seoul. These spas supply many kinds of facilities, generally including Jjimjilbang with different treatment effects, bath houses and restaurants. The other services such as massage and Korean body scrub are also available. Besides, travelers can enjoy large, five-star Korean spas like PARADISE CITY CIMER SPA and Centum Spa Land by cost less than 30,000 South Korean Won. Staying there all day long or even a night with such low price makes it a new choice for backpackers who wants to save travel budget. The facilities of Korean Spas are extremely different from those in Taiwanese hot springs. Especially bathroom and rest lounge. All of the bathrooms in Korean Spas are open style, on the contrary, those in Taiwanese hot springs are all individually. The rest lounge in Korean Spas is like an open area, travelers could sit or sleep, whatever they want to. But travelers could not sleep in rest lounge in Taiwanese hot spring. This research interviewed 5 objects who have gone to Taiwanese hot springs and experienced Korean Spa before. The result displays that Taiwanese hot springs has to make change in several sides and facilities in Korean spas should be updated. If Taiwanese hot springs could follow the mode of Korean Spa to promote, the former would definitely attract more visitors. Meanwhile, international tourists could learn more about Taiwanese hot springs.
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