In the eastern area of the Huaqing Hot Spring, a tablet hangs in the room, and is inscribed with three golden Chinese characters Hua Qing Chi (the Huaqing Pool),Shanghai Travel, written by Guo Moruo. In this area, there are the Lotus Pavilion, the Feixia Pavilion, the Five Chamber Hall, the Three Chamber Hall, and the Hovering Rainbow Bridge with a pavilion on each side. The Spring Eulogy engraved on the stone walls is among the elaborate works of stele art in the country. ¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡The center area is a museum of imperial bathing pools built in the Tang Dynasty. In this area, there are the Lotus Flower Pool, the Chinese Flowering Crabapple Pool, the Crown Prince Pool, the Stars Pool, the showroom of cultural relics and the medicinal herbs used by the emperor during the bath. It is said that Emperor Xuanzong and his concucine Lady Yang both bathed here with medical herbs and that is said to be the reason why Emperor Xuanzong was able to lead a dissolute life in his seventies and his concubine Lady Yang gained his favor for such a long time. ¡¡¡¡ In the western area, there are the Nine-Dragon Pool and the Feixia Hall. To the north of Feixia Hall, a big fresco, made up of 90 white marbles,China Pictures, is 9.15 meters high and 3.6 meters wide. The painting on the fresco is about Emperor Xuanzong's first meeting with Lady Yang in Lishan Palace in the 28th year of his reign.
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