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Lishan scenic area is located in Lintong County, 25 kilometers northeast of Xian. There are hot springs at Lishan, and a royal park was built here during the Zhou Dynasty some three thousand years ago.
Huaqing Pool resort at the foot of Lishan Hill where Emperor Xuan Zong (685-762) of the Tang Dynasty used to spend the winter with his favorite concubine, Lady Yang. They bathed at Gui Fei Pool.
East of Huaqing Pool is the hillside pavilion where Chiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi) was captured on December 12, 1936, in the famous Xian Incident - an uprising launched by generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. Chinese was forced to agree to end the civil war and join the national united front against the Japanese invaders.
East of Old Mother Hall (Laojundian) are the remains of Longevity Hall (Changshengdian). According to legend, it was here that Emperor Xuan Zong and Lady Yang vowed to live together forever as 'lovebirds in the sky and twin lotus flowers on a stalk'.
The remains of beacon towers can be seen on Xixiuling Peak. They were built for defense more than three thousand years ago. The peak also affords a view of the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259-210 B.C.)
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