introduce

The Huaqing Palace (Huaqing Pool • Lishan Mountain) scenic spot is located 30 kilometers east of Xi'an, adjacent to the Terracotta Army. It is well-known at home and abroad for its unchanging hot spring resources and numerous historical events, and has become a landmark scenic spot for Chinese Tang Palace cultural tourism.

Scenic spots in the palace:

Huaqing Palace has a long history. The emperors of Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and other dynasties built a separate garden here. In the palace, there are Tang Yutang Ruins Museum, Xi'an Incident Site-Wujian Hall, Jiulong Lake and Furong Lake scenery. Cultural areas such as the Tang Liyuan Site Museum, Feishuang Hall, Longevity Hall, Changsheng Hall, Huanyuan and Yuwang Hall and other landmark buildings.

  • "Ode to Hot Springs" Monument

Lishan Hot Spring enjoys the reputation of "the best royal spring in the world" because of its early development and utilization and the favor of the emperors of all dynasties. As early as 6,000 years ago during the Yangshao Culture period, the ancestors of Jiangzhai began to use Lishan Hot Spring. The long-standing Lishan Hot Spring embodies rich cultural connotations and is an indispensable and important part of the history and culture of the Chinese nation.

The stele ode to hot springs in the scenic area is 154 cm high, 72 cm wide, and 19 cm thick, with a dragon head and a trapezoidal seat. It was engraved by Yuan Chang, the governor of Yongzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The inscription reads: "Hot springs are the natural prescriptions, the original medicine of heaven and earth, the people of Qiancheng and all countries, and the guests who sleep in Hebei with illnesses. All guests come here without food and cure suffering from water." This stele is Huaqing Palace is the earliest extant written material material.

  • Tang Yutang Ruins Museum

This is the location of the bathing pool where Concubine Yang came out of the bath in "Song of Everlasting Sorrow". After the Anshi Rebellion, few of the original buildings remained. In 1982, when the People's Government of Lintong County was building the "Grand Concubine Pavilion", it accidentally discovered the remains of the bathing pool of the Tang Dynasty. After excavation and sorting out, it was built as the Tang Huaqing Palace Yutang Site Museum. This soup pool is small and exquisite, with a unique design, 3.6 in length from east to west, 2.9 in width from north to south, and its shape is similar to an ellipse. The walls of the pool are all made of bluestones, and the upper and lower floors of the Tangchi are a platform structure made of 18 groups of rolling stones. In the pool, there is a special long stone for Concubine Yang to take a bath, engraved with the pattern of "Yang". There is a water inlet with a diameter of 10 cm in the middle of the bottom of the pool. A lotus base carved with white marble was unearthed here. The lotus on the base is connected to the nozzle, and the bottom is connected to the pottery water pipe to connect with the main water source. The hot spring water is sprayed from the lotus nozzle through the pipe due to natural pressure. Just like today's shower. Immediately to the east of the imperial concubine pool is the imperial soup dedicated to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a Nine Dragon Hall built on the pool, and outside the hall there were nine dragons carved from white jade, with fountains at its mouth. The plane of this soup is in the shape of a realistic lotus, so it is also called "Lotus Soup".

  • Site of Xi'an Incident

The five halls of Huaqing Palace are where the Xi'an Incident took place. To this day, the glass windows and walls of the five halls still retain the bullet marks from the fierce battle, and the desks, chairs, beds, sofas, tea sets, stoves, carpets, telephones, etc. used in the offices of each room are reproduced and placed according to their original appearance.

Historical events:

  • The princes of Fenghuo Opera

In 779 B.C., King You of Zhou was praised by a beautiful woman, but she never smiled all day long. For this reason, King You and the treacherous official Guo Shifu discussed a clever plan and ignited the beacon fire of the Lishan Beacon Tower. The princes of the world watched the beacon fire and quickly led soldiers and horses to rescue him, but King You told the princes: "The beacon fire is raised to make your mother smile", so Bao Si laughed. The princes from all walks of life came with courage and returned with resentment. The Quanrong Kingdom saw that King You was fatuous and heartless, and his hearts were betrayed, so he took the opportunity to lead the army to attack. When the soldiers approached the foot of the mountain, King Zhou You hurriedly raised a beacon to dispatch troops, but none of the princes came to rescue him. King You fled to the foot of Mount Li with Bao Si, where he was killed by Quan Rong. The historical allusions of "a smile is worth a thousand gold", "a smile loses the world", and "beacon fire opera princes" have been left behind.

And this beacon tower is the beacon tower towering on the first peak of Xixiu Ridge in Lishan Mountain at an altitude of 913.6 meters.

  • Su Dongpo Lishan Fu Poetry

The Lishan Hot Spring in the Jiayou period of the Northern Song Dynasty was painstakingly restored by Liu Ziyong and others. Among these innumerable poems and prose, masterpieces such as "Mrs.

  • Xi'an Incident

The Xi'an Incident, also known as the "Double Twelve Incident". Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a mutiny in Huaqingchi and detained the then chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.

Play guide:

You can watch large-scale dance dramas in the scenic area.
The scenic spot launched a large-scale real-scene historical dance drama "Song of Everlasting Regret" in 2007, and a multimedia video drama "The Palace of Eternal Life in Xuanjing" in 2012. Among them, "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is only performed from April to October, and the ticket price for ordinary seats is between 200-300 yuan depending on the region.
There is also "1212 Xi'an Incident" adapted from historical events, which truly and vividly shows the little-known historical original appearance of the "Xi'an Incident".
If you want to try soaking in hot springs here, you can stay in a hotel in Huaqing Palace, which provides natural Lishan hot springs for guests to enjoy.

opening hours

07:30-17:50 all year round (last admission 16:50)

Preferential treatment policy

child:Height below 1.2m (not included), free of charge
elder:Elderly people over 65 years old (inclusive) can register and enter the park at the Muhua Shuiqing Gate of the Huaqing Palace Scenic Area with their original resident ID cards, free of charge
student:It is suitable for purchase and use by minors with a height of 1.2 meters (inclusive) or above or from 6 years old (inclusive) to 18 years old (inclusive). Refunds are not allowed after the ticket is issued. If the ticket is not purchased in accordance with the regulations, the security check and ticket inspection personnel will not qualify for the preferential group. You need to re-purchase the adult ticket for the scenic spot.
soldier:Active-duty soldiers and disabled soldiers register at Muhua Shuiqing Gate of Huaqing Palace Scenic Area with their valid certificates, free of charge
Experts, Model Workers:Experts and model workers who enjoy special national allowances and outstanding contributions above the provincial level hold their own valid certificates, free of charge
the disabled:Disabled people can register and enter the park at Muhua Shuiqing Gate of Huaqing Palace Scenic Area with their valid certificates, free of charge
Supplementary Note:Those who meet the requirements for free tickets above can enter the park through the access control channel after exchanging for free tickets at the ticket window. Discounted tickets and free tickets: only for citizens of the People's Republic of China and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The above information is for reference only. For specific information, please refer to the disclosure of Huaqing Palace Scenic Spot in Xi'an, Shaanxi on the day.

Service Facilities

PARKING LOT:[Huaqing Palace parking lot] Reference price: ¥20/time; Address: No. 38 Huaqing Road, Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province; Storage space: 200; Parking lot outside the scenic spot: ABCDEF six parking lots can accommodate thousands of vehicles ; Parking time: 08:00—23:00.
phone charging:Provided in the tourist service center of the scenic spot
luggage storage:Reference price: Free; Address: Visitor Center outside Wangjing Gate (West Gate); small items storage available
Scenic spot explanation:If you need explanation services, you can hire professional instructors for a fee through the explanation team of the scenic spot tour service department and the tour guide consultation office of Huaqing Palace Travel Agency. They can provide explanation services in Chinese, English, Korean, Japanese, and French. There are explanation service posts at the entrance of the scenic spot.
Park traffic:Reference price: Shanxia Park 16 yuan/person/time; Zhaoyangmen-Bingjian Pavilion 20 yuan/person/time; Address: Shanxia Park sightseeing bus point: Jinyangmen (East Gate); Zhaoyangmen-Bingjian Pavilion ride Point: Zhaoyangmen; runs from Zhaoyangmen-Bingjian Pavilion; reference price: 60 yuan for a round trip, 35 yuan for a one-way uphill, 30 yuan for a one-way downhill; address: West Gate of Huaqing Palace Scenic Area (Wangjing Gate); from the upper station to Xixiuli No. Erfeng Old Mother Hall
bathroom:There are 12 bathrooms (Yujingxuan) in Huaqing Palace, including 5 third bathrooms. They are respectively located in Wangjing Gate (including the third toilet), Jinyang Gate (including the third toilet), east side of the East Side Hall (including the third toilet), east side of Jiulong Lake, Zhaoyang Gate (including the third toilet), the second No. parking lot (including the third bathroom), Shangdeyuan Square, Bingjian Pavilion, Wanzhao Pavilion, Shiweng Temple, Beacon Tower, and Tiger Roaring Pavilion.
FOOD:Yushanyuan, located at Wangjingmen (west gate) of the scenic spot, provides special delicacies with strong Tang culture; Guanfenglou, located on the west side of Zhaoyangmen, provides tourists with Shaanxi specialties such as Liangpi, Roujiamo, and Zongzi noodles, designed in the style of Tang Palace, The environment is elegant, and it is a good place for you to eat and rest during your visit; you can also choose Dexter, Aixixili, Cuiyunxuan, etc. Fast food, ice cream, cold drinks, fruits, coffee and other types of food are all available.

must see tips

1. Nowadays, tourists can only visit scenic spots in the scenic area. If they want to take a bath in the hot spring here, they must stay in the hot spring hotel in the scenic area.

2. In the east square of Xi'an Railway Station, there are many fake You5 special lines (black cars). According to some users' reports, there are also fake on-site administrators, etc. It is almost difficult to distinguish between real and fake.