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		-- Introduction -- Attractions: -- Banpo Village Remains -- Bell Tower -- Big Wild Goose Pagoda -- City Wall -- Daxingshan Temple -- Drum Tower -- Forest of Stone Steles Museum -- Great Mosque -- Green Dragon Temple (Qinglong Temple) -- Huaqing Hot Springs -- Huashan Mountain -- Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang -- Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi -- Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses -- Shaanxi Provincial History Museum -- Small Wild Goose Pagoda -- Straw Hut Temple -- Tang Dynasty Dinner Show -- Temple of Flourishing Teaching -- Western Zhou Chariot Burial Pit -- Xiangji Temple -- Around Xian Xian Hotels

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Huaqing Hot Springs

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The Huaqing Hot Springs, located about 35 kilometers east of Xian city at the foot of the Lishan Mountain is a must for every visitor to Xian. For centuries emperors had come here to bathe and enjoy the scenic beauty, and it has been a favorite spa since the Tang dynasty. Huaqing Hot Springs can be conveniently visited on returning from the Terracotta Army site.

History

During the Western Zhou, Li Palace was orignially undertaken here as resort palaces. Later the First Emperor Qin built a stone pool and gave the name "Lishan Hot Springs," and it was extended by the Han Wudi, Martial Emperor. However, the strongest associations are with the Tang and most of the present buildings have a Tang style.

The Hot Springs Palace was built by Emperor Taizong and a walled palace was added by Emperor Xuanzong in 747 A.D. Unfortunately, it was damaged during the An Lushan Rebellion at the middle Tang. The present site was rebuilt on the site of the Qing dynasty structure.

A visit to the Huaqing Hot Springs

Through the west gate visitors can visit Nine-Dragon Pool, the Lotus Flower Pool and the Frost Drifting Hall rebuilt in 1959 in Tang architectural style.

Emperor, Xuanzong used to spend winter in company of Yang Guifei (Lady Yang) - his favorite concubine in the Hall of Fluttering Frost. The hall gains its name due to the slightly milky mist and vapor over the pool year around. In winter, the snowflakes also thawed immediately in front of the Hall because of the lukewarm vapor rising out of the hot spring.

Close by the hall is the Nine-Dragon Pool. It has a legend that a severe drought once happened in central Shaanxi. The Jade Emperor (the Supreme Deity of Heaven- a legendary figure) ordered a dragon with his eight sons to rain. The dragons got slack when the disaster was just abating, and the drought became much more severe. Young dragons later were suppressed under the Jade Causeway, with the pavilions of Brilliant Dawn and Glowing Sunset built on each side. The dragons spout clear water all day long. And the old dragon was confined to the bottom of the Murmruing Dragon Pavilion at the upper end of the Jade Causeway.

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