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The Huaqing pool
Edit ThisSituated at the bottom of Lishan Hills, the Huaqing pool is a well-known scenic spot, the location of hot springs, and a villa palace and resort for emperors and kings in ancient times with a history of more than 3000 years. During the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor Xuanzong ordered large-scale construction by transforming spring wells into pools housed in walled palaces. These were called the “Huaqing Palace” and “the Spring pool”. The Tang Emperor Xuanzong and his concubine Lady Yang often came here for pleasure.
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Mt. Huashan
Edit ThisHuashan is famous for its precipice, located in Hayin city, Shaanxi province. It is one of the noted Five Mountains in China, and once called the West Mountain in ancient times. The mountain has three summits: the south peak, 2160.5m above sea level, the east Morning Sun Peak and the west Lotus Flower Peak. Two hundred and ten famous scenic spots and historical sites are scattered everywhere, including the Yuntai (Cloud Terrace) and Yunu (Jade Maiden)peaks, Qian Chi Chuang (Thousand-Feet Cliff), Bai Chi Xia (Hundred-Feet Valley), Lao Jun Li Gou (old-gentleman-ploughed furrows), more..
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The Forest of Steles in Xi'an
Edit ThisThe Forest of Steles was founded in 1090 A.D, housing over 2300 steles of the Han, Wei, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Exhibited here are also stone tablets on which are engraved the handwritings of such Tang calligraphic masters as Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan. The well-known steles of many dynasties include “the Stele of Caoquan" of the Han, “the Stele of Si Mafang"of the Jing, “the Stele of the Canons of Filial Piety on Stone Terraces", “the Stele of the Stone Classics of Kaichen"and “the Popular Stele of Daqin more..
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Great Mosque (Da Qingzhen Si)
Edit ThisEast of Beiguangji Jie, one of the largest and most impressive mosques in China, the Great Mosque founded in 742 AD. Non-Muslims are not permitted to enter the prayer hall. Take time out to wander through the Muslim district in the alleyways around the mosque.
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