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HuaqingPoolissituatedabout35kilometreseastofthecityofXi'an。Historically,theWesternZhoudynastysawtheconstructionoftheLiPalaceonthespot。IntheQindynastyapoolwasbuiltwithstones,andwasgiventhenameLishanTang(theLishanHotSpring)。ThesitewasextendedintoapalaceintheHandynasty,andrenamedtheLiPalace(theResortPalace)。IntheTangdynasty,LiShimin(EmperorTaiZong)orderedtoconstructtheHotSpringPalace,andEmperorXuanZonghadawalledpalacebuiltaroundLishanMountainintheyearof747。ItwasknownastheHuaqingPalace。ItalsohadthenameHuaqingPoolonaccountofitslocationonthehotsprings。
HuaqingPoolislocatedatthefootoftheLishanMountain,abranchrangeoftheQinlingRanges,andstands1,256metreshigh。Itiscoveredwithpinesandcypresses,lookingverymuchlikealikeadarkgreengallopinghorsefromalongdistance。SoithasthenameoftheLishanMountain(Limeansablackhorse)。
TheTangdynastyEmperorXuanZongandhisfavouritelady,YangGuiFeiusedtomaketheirhomeatFrostDriftingHallinwinterdays。Whenwintercame,snowflakeswerefloatingintheair,andeverythinginsightwaswhite。However,theycameintothawimmediatelyinfrontofthehall。Itowedagreatdealtothelukewarmvapourrisingoutofthehotspring。ThisistheFrostDriftingHallthatgreetsustoday。
ClosebytheFrostDriftingHallliestheNineDragonPool。Accordingtolegend,theCentralShaanxiPlainwasoncestrickenbyaseveredroughtintheveryremotepast。Thus,bytheorderoftheJadeEmperor(theSupremeDeityofHeaven),anolddragoncameattheheadofeightyoungones,andmaderainhere。Yetwhenthedisasterwasjustabating,theyloweredtheirguardsomuchthatitbecameseriousagain。Inafitofanger,theJadeEmperorkepttheyoungdragonsundertheJadeCauseWay,withtheMorningGlowPavilionandtheSunsetPavilionbuiltatbothendsofitrespectively,tomaketheyoungdragonsspoutcleatwateralldaylongtomeettheneedsoflocalirrigation。Besides,hehadtheolddragonconfinedtothebottomoftheRoaringDragonWatersidePavilionsituatedattheupperendoftheJadeCauseway,andobligedhimtoexercisecontrolovertheyoung。
TheNine-BendCorridorwestoftheNineDragonPoolleadsdirectlytotheMarbleBoat,whichresemblesadragonboatonthewatersurface。IntheMarbleBoatliestheNineDragonTang(theNineDragonHotSpringwhereEmperorXuanZongusedtotakebaths)。Attheheadofhiscourtladiesandhundredsofhisofficials,hewouldcometotheHuanqingPalacetospendhiswinterdaysinOctoberoftheLunarcalendarandreturntoChang'anCityastheyeardrewtoitsclose。TheNineDragonHotSpringwasoriginallybuiltwithcrystaljade,whosesurfacewasdecoratedwiththecarvingsoffish,dragons,birdsandflowers。Inittwinlotusflowersalsocarvedwithwhitejadecouldbeseenaswell。Thespringwaterwelledfromthebreakofanearthenjar,andspouteduptothelotusflowers。HencethenameLotusFlowerTang(theLotusFlowerHotSpring)。