Story Summary

Long ago during the reign of Emperor Yao of the Tang Dynasty, Hou Yi shot down nine suns on Shewu Mountain in Jiangning. One of the suns fell into the belly of Tangshan Mountain, endowing it with an inexhaustible hot spring. The Tangshan Hot Spring remains a famous natural resource in Nanjing to this day, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

Sustainability

Renewable resource characteristics

Tangshan Hot Spring is considered to be related to the myth as the remaining heat of the sun that fell into the mountain. In fact, it is a renewable geothermal resource. From the perspective of sustainability, the geothermal energy of Tangshan Hot Spring is continuously replenished by the internal heat of the earth, which has the characteristics of long – term availability. As long as it is exploited and utilized within a reasonable range, it can provide a stable energy source.

Cultural inheritance and sustainable development

The myth of Hou Yi Shooting the Suns endows Tangshan Hot Spring with rich cultural connotations. These cultural heritages attract tourists to come and understand, which promotes the development of cultural tourism. At the same time, the development of cultural tourism also promotes the local government and society to pay more attention to the protection of hot spring resources and the surrounding environment, forming a positive cycle of cultural inheritance and sustainable development.

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