Sourceville/Gawataymoro

Sourceville/Gawataymoro (official bilingual spelling; Chinese: 泉城鎮; pinyin: Quánchéng Zhèn), sometimes referred to as Quancheng, is a resort and spa town located in the Callendres Mountains in eastern Nankou, Tseng. It has a population of 3,721 as of 2020. Sourceville/Gawataymoro is one of the most famous hot spring resorts in Tseng and is a year-round destination for people from around the world.

Sourceville/Gawataymoro is also a regional center for the Tanan people and French Tsengians. Sourceville is the French name for the town and Gawataymoro is the Tanan name for the town. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since 1 January 2000, the official name has been "Sourceville/Gawataymoro". Until then, the town was officially named Sourceville.

History
The area's hot springs has been known to and used by the local Tanan peoples for centuries. They called the place Gawataymoro, meaning "place of hot water". During the Five Kingdoms Era, Han settlers attempted to build a settlement centering on the springs, but failed following a landslide in 1284 AD, in which at least 10 mineral springs became covered.

As late as the late-19th and early-20th centuries, parts of the remote Callendres Mountains were still not surveyed despite tourist potential. In 1902, a group of surveyors under the French Talaside government arrived from Shishui to map out the mountains. They suddenly discovered the group of hot springs and immediately contacted the government to discuss economic opportunities. The village of Sourceville was eventually founded in 1907.

The town had its first boom in the 1920s as railway workers building the South Coast line through the mountains headed to Sourceville to relax. Hotels and hostels started to spring up and many workers permanently settled in the picturesque town.

Tourist attractions
Sourceville/Gawataymoro is centered on a group of 60 hot springs in the area.

In addition to its hot springs, Sourceville/Gawataymoro is famous for its carbonated aquifer, the Sourceville Soda Springs. The carbonated water from the Soda Springs is bottled and sold worldwide as Sourceville Water.