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Huaqing Lake (華清池), also known as Huaqing Hot Springs (華清宫), is a group of hot springs located in an area with temperate weather and beautiful scenery at the northern foot of Mount Li, one of the three main peaks of the Qinling Mountains. Huaqing Hot Springs is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) east of Xi'an (formerly Chang'an, the western capital of the Tang Dynasty), in Shaanxi Province, China.
The hot springs use local geothermal heat and have a long recorded history dating back nearly three millennia, having been the site of several palaces under previous Chinese emperors, including King Du of the Zhou Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty, and an expanded version of Wu Han of the Han Dynasty.
Under the reigns of the Tang emperors Tang Taizong and Tang Xuanzong, the latter had the structure rebuilt in 723 as part of the Huaqing Palace (華清宮), and is famous as the setting for the supposed romance between Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Yang Guifei. However, during the events associated with the An Lushan Rebellion, the site suffered significant damage. However, the historical legacy of the Huaqing ponds has received lasting tribute, as in the following passage about Emperor Xuanzong and Yang in Bai Juyi's poem Song of Eternal Regret:
”春寒賜浴華清池，温泉水滑洗凝脂。
侍兒扶起嬌無力，始是新承恩澤時。“
-《長恨歌》 (Chang hen ge)
On a cold spring day, he granted her the honor of bathing with him in the Huaqing ponds,
The hot spring water was soothing, caressing her pale skin.
The palace maids helped her leave the pond, for she was too weak and lacking in strength.
This is when she began to gain the emperor's support.
The site was also the scene of the Xi'an Incident of 1936, when Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped by former warlord Zhang Xueliang and forced to join the United Front with the Communist Party of China to protest against the Japanese invasion of China.
Huaqing Lake is now a major tourist destination, ranked as an AAAAA scenic spot by the China National Tourism Administration.
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