華清(qing)(qing)池(chi)(chi)位于西安(an)東約30公里(li)的(de)臨潼驪山北麓,主要有唐華清(qing)(qing)宮御湯遺址(zhi)博物(wu)館、西安(an)事變(bian)舊址(zhi)、九龍湖(hu)與芙蓉(rong)湖(hu)風景區、唐梨園遺址(zhi)博物(wu)館和(he)飛霜殿、昭陽殿、長生殿、環園和(he)禹王殿等(deng)標志性(xing)建筑群。華清(qing)(qing)池(chi)(chi)溫(wen)泉(quan)共有4處泉(quan)源,水(shui)(shui)清(qing)(qing)見底(di),蒸汽(qi)徐升(sheng),腳下暗道(dao)潺潺有聲,溫(wen)泉(quan)出水(shui)(shui)量每小時達113噸。景區內浴(yu)池(chi)(chi)建筑面(mian)積約3000平方米,華清(qing)(qing)池(chi)(chi)有各類浴(yu)池(chi)(chi)100多間,一次可(ke)容納(na)近400人洗浴(yu)。新添的(de)中外書法(fa)碑林(lin)、梨園及其它藝術展館,構(gou)成了集旅游、文(wen)物(wu)、園林(lin)、沐浴(yu)、娛樂、餐飲、為一體的(de)綜合(he)性(xing)文(wen)物(wu)游覽場所,堪(kan)稱北方皇家園林(lin)之(zhi)典范。
相傳周幽王(wang)在此建(jian)驪(li)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong),秦始(shi)皇時(shi)(shi)改為(wei)“驪(li)山(shan)湯(tang)(tang)”,漢武帝(di)時(shi)(shi)擴建(jian)為(wei)離宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong),唐(tang)太(tai)宗營建(jian)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)殿取名“湯(tang)(tang)泉宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)”,唐(tang)玄宗再次擴建(jian)取名華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)(qing)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)(qing)池(chi)·驪(li)山(shan)),因以溫(wen)泉為(wei)特征(zheng),又(you)稱華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)(qing)池(chi)。1982年4月基建(jian)開挖地基時(shi)(shi)發現(xian)唐(tang)華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)(qing)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)御湯(tang)(tang)建(jian)筑遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)。經(jing)考古專家發掘整理,在4200平(ping)方米面積內發現(xian)5個湯(tang)(tang)池(chi)遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi),并確(que)認它(ta)們分別是(shi)蓮花湯(tang)(tang)、海棠(tang)湯(tang)(tang)、太(tai)子(zi)湯(tang)(tang)、尚(shang)食湯(tang)(tang)和星辰湯(tang)(tang),分別為(wei)皇帝(di)、貴妃、太(tai)子(zi)、大臣的(de)(de)御用浴(yu)池(chi)遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)。在這些(xie)遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)上建(jian)成“唐(tang)華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)(qing)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)御湯(tang)(tang)遺(yi)(yi)址(zhi)博物館”,于1990年10月正式開放。華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)(qing)池(chi)內的(de)(de)五間廳是(shi)1936年“西安事變(bian)”爆發時(shi)(shi),蔣介石住地。