 | Historical attraction of Xi'an: Huaqing Palace of the Tang dynasty (2) click to open  |
 | Historical attraction of Xi'an: Huaqing Palace of the Tang dynasty (1) click to open |
 | Historical attraction of Xi'an: Huaqing Pool (3) click to open |
 | Historical Attraction of Xi'an: Huaqing Pool (2) click to open |
 | Historical Attraction of Xi'an: Huaqing Pool (1). Situated at the bottom of Lishan Hills, the Huaqing Pool is a well-known scenic spot and the location of hot springs. As early as the Western Zhou period, King Zhouyou had Lishan Palace constructed here. Qin Shihuang built a stone pool named "Fairy's Spring". Both the Han Emperor Widi and Sui Emperor Wendi enlarged it. During the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor Xuanzong ordered large-scale reconstruction by transforming spring wells into pools housed in walled palaces. These were called the "Huaqing Palace" and "the Spring pool". They also became the resort for the Tang Emperor Xuanzong and his famed concubine Lady Yang. click to open |
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