The Huaqing Pool is located in the Lintong District 30 km east to the urban area of Xian. With Mount. Li to its south and the Wei River to its north, it enjoys the great reputation as one of the well-known hot springs for thousands of years. The favorable geographical condition and natural environment make it one of the cradles where ancient people settled and lived generation after generation for a long time. It was also a favorite place for emperors to build their palaces as a resort. Since ancient times, it has ever been a famous bathing and tourist destination.

According to historical records and archeological documents, the Huaqing Pool has a history of 6000 years for the use of hot springs and a history of 3000 years as royal gardens. After Tang Xuan Zong, a well-known emperor in Tang Dynasty, inherited the throne, he commanded the construction of Huaqing Palace on a large scale. The construction was built along the Lishan Mountain’s range, and the former spring well was designed into a pool. Roads were built to reach the top of Lishan Mountain and one two-lane road to Chang An linked Huaqing Palace with Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace in the capital city. In the year 747 A.D., the new palace was completed and the emperor Xuan Zong named it “Huaqing Palace”. Because there were many hot spring pools in the palace, it was also called “Huaqing Pool” based on the third peak of Lishan Mountain. The palace was laid out in four directions. This design, on the one hand, made a good use of the hot springs; on the other hand, it represented a precise and strict layout. Inside the palace, there were officials’ bureaus and houses and hot pools. In addition, some recreational places such as: “Polo Course or ground” and some other traditional pavilions along the pond. The story of Tang Xuan Zong and his concubine Yang Yuhuan lasts for more than a thousand year. During that period the reputation of Huaqing Pool reached its climax, which is the reason why the pool has such a strong lust for Chinese tourists that more than 2 million tourists enter the garden and share the love story of the emperor and his concubine every year.

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