Huaqing Palace
Huaqing Palace
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Historic SitesHot Springs & Geysers
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Monday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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Huaqing Palace, also known as the Huaqing Hot spring or Huaqing Pool, is located in Lintong District, Xi'an city. It takes only 10 minutes from terra cotta warriors to Huaqing Palace by tourist bus 306. The mystery and scarce hot spring, which can cure diseases, attracted many emperors to build palaces here, Huaqing Palace is one the greatest among them. The design of kinds of hot spring pools represented the simple and original world view of ancient people. Now travelers can not only visit the museum of imperial hot spring pool, the historical site of Xi'an Incident but also can climb Moutain Li and furthermore explore the Chinese earliest military observation tower. Suggestion: Before visiting Huaqing Palace, please email to heyiming@hqc.cn, we will send the tour package, which includes: the map, recommended routes and the book about the social organism. Access our official website and homepage on Facebook, you can find more information.
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The Weak Knee Traveler
Singapore, Singapore12,833 contributions
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Jun 2019 • Couples
This is a beautiful place from the Tang Dynasty during the era of Yang Guifei, one of the 4 great beauties of Chinese history. There are some "royal baths" within the complex. Take approx 1-2 hours for a visit. Has nice garden as well.
Written 30 May 2020
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thank you for your visiting~
Written 26 June 2020
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,626 contributions
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Mar 2019 • Friends
The springs at Huaqing Palace have been utilized for over 6,000 years and the palace gardens were first created about 3,000 years ago. The thermal spring-water temperature is generally about 43C. In addition to the thermal springs, palace gardens and structures, there are also performances held in the evening. We very much enjoyed watching the dancers and other performers, dressed in centuries old dress/costumes.
Written 12 May 2019
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thank you for your visiting~
Written 15 May 2019
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tess21
Mornington, Australia87 contributions
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After reading some travel reviews I had mixed thoughts about spending time here, after all the Warriors was the main attraction we had travelled so far to view!. But dont be misled by the reports, the springs themselves are not in use, but the gardens were a delight and the outside attractions on offer, eg dance and opera in the gardens were delightful. I am so glad I spent a few hours in this peaceful and extremely interesting attraction, it was invigorating and calming after the madness of and excitement of the Warriors.
Written 24 March 2006
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SOH KIEN PENG
Singapore, Singapore9,298 contributions
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Nov 2017 • Solo
It was easy to reach Huaqing Palace. Just take bus no. 306 from Xian Train Station and the conductor will tell you when the bus arrived at the destination. And the bus stop is right in front of the attraction. The bus fare cost RMB 7.

It was amazingly beautiful looking at the landscape of this Huaqing Palace with a background mountainous setting. No wonder the Emperor Xuan Zong built such a luxurious palace for his lovely concubine. The naked sculpture of this concubine which was erected at the palace was a good sketch of how gorgeous the body contour of this concubine Yang Kwei Fei. It must be this extraordinary beauty that render the Emperor losing his sense of control, neglected his worldly affairs and spent all his time soaking himself in the paradise with her.

It was ironical that the Terracotta Army Museum and the Huaqing Palace are just in close proximity with each other. Both attractions are symbolic of two extreme kind of rulers whose style of administration eventually led to the downfall of their empires.

The Terracotta Army Museum is the iconic symbol of the harsh tyrant Emperor Qin Shih Huang, a determined and able ruler crowned with the great achievement of unifying China. He ruled with iron hand remarkably constructed the formidable Great Wall of China to deter foreign threats. He implemented agrarian reforms, standardized language, weight and measures and effectively suppressed rebellions. But the achievement came with a price. Almost 7000 hard laborers that were deployed to construct the Great Wall perished during the construction. 460 Confucian scholars were buried alive together with their doctrines and literary works. Young men were coerced to be enlisted into the military service and for those who defied his orders were met with execution and banishment. Artisans and craftsman were forcefully roped into building his terracotta army and buried alive in his mausoleum when he died. His draconian style of administration was short lived and his empire immediately collapsed after his death.

Emperor Xuanzong was the other extreme. He became infatuated with one of his beautiful, young and gorgeous concubine, Yang Kwei Fei and spent his time indulging in music, dance and drinks with this concubine and neglected his duties as an Emperor. Huaqing Palace was the luxurious palace built specifically and exclusively for his gorgeous Yang Kwei Fei. Rebellions broke out and Yang Kwei Fei was forced to commit suicide by the rebels. The Tang Empire soon declined and lost the glory of her great old days.

The historic lessons learnt from these two Emperors and their style of administration were good lessons for the rest of the Emperors who subsequently assumed the throne. Qin Shih Huang was remembered as the typrant who persecuted the Confucian scholars and subsequent dynasties revived Confucianism to consolidate their power. Tang Xuan Zong remembered as a Emperor whose infatuation with a concubine brought the downfall of an empire and subsequent emperors were warned of the bad consequence.

Huaqing Palace deserved a visit and you probably can still smell the fragrance of this gorgeous lady who was reputedly one of the four Great Beauties of China, naked bathing in her pool.
Written 2 January 2018
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Thank you very much, the review is very professional, you are a learned person and have a very profound understanding of Chinese history. Thank you for visiting huaqing Palace and I suggest you see the show of "the Song of Everlasting Sorrow" in Huaqing Palace when you come to Xi'an next time, it will be a visual feast with fabulous shocking !
Written 10 January 2018
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Jonathan S
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Mar 2017 • Couples
We found out about this palace on the way to the Terra-cotta Warriors museum. The guide on the bus talked very positively about it (in Chinese), saying it has a AAAAA rating, interesting history behind it, etc., so we decided to go.

We were very disappointed. The buildings were not unique in any way, and most of the rooms just consisted of "baths" which were nothing more than holes in the ground. I wouldn't have minded that much if the price was low, but at RMB150 it costs more than (or as much as) any of the other Xi'an attractions we visited.

The bus guide also said that the bus only stops at the palace on the way to the terra-cotta museum, and not on the way back. This is COMPLETE NONSENSE, and I find it disappointing that the official guide can get away with such a blatant lie. It is clearly done to trick tourists into going there and paying the high price without having the chance to check the reviews first -- and unfortunately it seems to be working.

Overall I suggest giving it a miss, especially if you have limited time in Xi'an.
Written 2 April 2017
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Dear, Jonathan Thank you for your sharing. However, I don't think you really understand this historic site. Huaqing Palace is a famous royal resort with a long history more than 3000 years. You can find real relics in our imperial bath pool museum. You can watch the moive of romance love sotry between Emperor Lilongji with lady Yang in our cinema for free. If you want to learn about the real ancient China, I think it is the best place. By the way , I wrote a book which name is "the advanced social organism", wihch can help you better understand Huaqing palace and the wisdom of ancient China. Peter he
Written 7 April 2017
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ChrisMcMillan
Chengde, China200 contributions
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I had been looking forward to visiting Huaqing Hot Springs ever since I learnt about the history of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei.

As I was travelling with a UK fully guided tour each of the places we visited could only have a short time allocated to it.

The day we visited Huaqing the stage was being set for a performance of 'Romeo & Juliet': not the Western Shakespeare play but the name given to a performance of the story of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei - or so we were told. Unfortunately I don't know when the performance was or for how long.

It was an extremely hot day so the views may have been a little misty in the far distance. Due to the unenveness of the terrain I was unable to climb to see some of the buildings and surrounding area. However, we did clearly see the steam coming off the rocks on the mountains on the far side of the area. (see photo section).

I'm assuming that the two structures which have been re-furbished to their former glory in my photo are only the beginning of a complete overhaul. The gold on the roof was simply too bright to be believed.

Its possible to buy 'cornetto' ice creams near the water's edge in one of the buildings - which were much appreciated by my fellow travellers.

What I saw of the area is stunning - and it was only late March.

I only really marked it as 'above average' because of the work going on towards the performance. It sort of took the edge of the beauty a little for me. I understand that Huaqing is very much a place for the locals to go and enjoy theatre.
Written 22 April 2007
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BrisbaneTraveldoctor
Brisbane, Australia424 contributions
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Dec 2015 • Friends
Visited Huaqing Hot Springs after a huge morning visiting the Terracotta Warriors. The 'hot springs' is really a misnomer - so much so that one person in our group had enquired if they should bring their swimmers!

It's actually the setting of the holiday palace several emperors - most notably Tang Dynasty Emperor Xuanzang. The hot springs actually feed several spas that have reportedly been used for 3000 years.

It's also the site of the famous Xi'an incident of 1936 which led to the alliance between the KMT and the Communist Party against the Japanese, & which greatly bolstered the status of the Communist Party at the time.

We only had about 1.5 hrs - could have done with another hour. Visiting in late November however meant we didn't have to fight with the usual hordes of people.

Tip/s: while guide books & other reviews note that the Huaqing Hot Springs should be included as an afternoon stop after visiting the Terracotta Warriors - if you have the time - do them separately. We walked around 15 km doing the Terracotta Warriors & were stuffed by the time we got to the hot springs - which also requires a lot of walking to experience properly. On top of that we left ourselves short of time to really enjoy it.
Written 6 December 2015
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moookiez
Bangkok, Thailand102 contributions
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Transportation: To visit this place you can take bus 603 the same one to the terra cotta. I recommend to come to this first then terra cotta since its on the way anyway. The 603 bus you can take from the railway station and it cost 7 to get to the hot spring. It takes about 45 mins.
After you finish you can catch the same 603 bus to terra cotta.

Ticket price is steep 120 RMB but i got student ticket discount it to 60RMB which is very good deal for seeing this hot spring. I think if pay full price might be too expensive for what it is.

I recommend to take the electric car inside which cost 16 RMB each. There werent mang people using the car so its jus the two of us which is almost like private! They try to sell the electric car private for 100 RMB so yes its good deal wepay only 32. The driver is a guide but i can only understand a little bit. But anyway it was hot and it was worth it. We finish the whole thing in about 1.5hour which saves a lot of time.

The pool wasnt that nice if compared to roman bath but the scenery of the mountain and the surrounding is nice.
At night they have a show as well the ticket is quite expensive we didnt see it as we are leaving that night.

The mall and shops infront pretty much closed and empty i thought theres subway but its closed. Better eat or bring something to eat on the bus.
Written 23 May 2015
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Ricard
Barcelona, Spain16 contributions
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Aug 2017 • Family
150 rmb to enter and nothing included, cable car 60 rmb more, put your feet in water 50 rmb more, etc etc. All is new it feels like you are in a theme park. Anything in xi'an is a better place to visit.
Written 2 August 2017
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Dear Lord, Our scenic area is actually a theme park, you can visit the museum of imperial hot spring pool, you can visit the historic site of Xi'an incident, and also you can climb the mountain, none of park in xi'an has these travel elements. In the night, you also can see our drama, which is famous in whole China! Hope you have fun in our natural & historic park next time! Peter
Written 3 August 2017
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DevMehra1988
Baoji, China755 contributions
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Aug 2015 • Friends
I visit this place while visiting to the terracotta warriors, it's in the middle of the way to terracotta. we got down from the bus to see this place in the middle of the way to terracotta. its a nice beautiful and very colorful place. apart from the Hot Spring here are lots of things to see like garden and the rope trolly to the temple on the Qin mountain.
Huaqing Pool, Huáqīng chí or the Huaqing Hot Springs are a complex of hot springs located in an area characterized by mild weather and scenic views at the northern foot of Mount Li, one of the three major peaks of the Qin Mountains. The Huaqing Hot Springs are located approximately 25 km east of Xi'an (formerly Chang'an, the western capital of the Tang dynasty), now in the province of Shaanxi, China. It was built in 723 by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty as part of the Huaqing Palace, using the locally-occurring geothermal heating, and is famous as the supposed scene of Xuanzong's romance with his consort Yang Guifei. This site was also the scene of the 1936 Xi'an Incident, when Chiang Kai-shek was kidnapped by former warlord Zhang Xueliang and forced to participate in a United Front with the Chinese Communist Party to oppose Japanese encroachment on China.
I hope it helps... thanks :))
Written 10 August 2015
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