huaqing spa park

main cities of shaanxi: xian , xianyang , baoji , hanzhong , tongchuan , yan'an .

the place is famed for the romantic love story of emperor xuanzong and his concubine yang guifei in the tang dynasty (618-907).

        situated at the northern foot of mt. lishan in lintong county, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from xian city, huaqing hot spring is famed for both its dainty spring scenery and the romantic love story of emperor xuanzong (685-762) and his concubine yang guifei in the tang dynasty (618-907). its long history and location among the wonderful landscapes of xian should entice any visitor to visit and bathe in this hot spring.

         it is said that king you built a palace here during the western zhou dynasty (11th century bc-711 bc). additions were subsequently made by the first emperor qing (259 bc-210bc) and emperor wu during the western han dynasty (206 bc-24). during his reign, the emperor xuanzong spent dizzying amounts of his funds to build a luxurious palace, changing its name to huaqing hot spring or huaqing palace. over the course of 41 years in his days, he visited the palace as many as 36 times. the palace thus has a history of 3,000 years and the hotspring a history of 6,000 years! ranked among the hundred famous garden in china, it is also has the status as a national cultural relic protection unit and a national key scenic area.

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last updated: march 16, 2006

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