華(hua)(hua)清(qing)池位于西(xi)(xi)安東約(yue)30公里(li)的臨潼驪山北麓,主要(yao)有(you)唐華(hua)(hua)清(qing)宮御(yu)湯(tang)遺(yi)址博物館(guan)(guan)、西(xi)(xi)安事變舊址、九(jiu)龍湖(hu)與芙蓉湖(hu)風景區、唐梨園(yuan)(yuan)遺(yi)址博物館(guan)(guan)和飛霜殿(dian)、昭陽殿(dian)、長(chang)生殿(dian)、環園(yuan)(yuan)和禹王殿(dian)等標(biao)志(zhi)性建筑(zhu)群。華(hua)(hua)清(qing)池溫(wen)(wen)泉共有(you)4處泉源,水(shui)清(qing)見底(di),蒸汽徐升,腳下暗道(dao)潺潺有(you)聲,溫(wen)(wen)泉出水(shui)量每小(xiao)時(shi)達113噸(dun)。景區內浴池建筑(zhu)面積約(yue)3000平方米,華(hua)(hua)清(qing)池有(you)各類浴池100多(duo)間,一(yi)次可容納近400人洗浴。新添的中外書法碑林(lin)(lin)、梨園(yuan)(yuan)及其它(ta)藝術展館(guan)(guan),構成(cheng)了集旅游(you)、文(wen)物、園(yuan)(yuan)林(lin)(lin)、沐浴、娛樂、餐飲、為一(yi)體的綜合(he)性文(wen)物游(you)覽場所,堪(kan)稱北方皇(huang)家園(yuan)(yuan)林(lin)(lin)之典范。
相傳(chuan)周幽(you)王在此建(jian)驪(li)宮(gong)(gong)(gong),秦始皇時(shi)改為(wei)“驪(li)山湯(tang)(tang)(tang)”,漢武帝(di)時(shi)擴建(jian)為(wei)離宮(gong)(gong)(gong),唐(tang)(tang)太宗營(ying)建(jian)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)殿(dian)取名“湯(tang)(tang)(tang)泉(quan)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)”,唐(tang)(tang)玄宗再次擴建(jian)取名華清(qing)(qing)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(華清(qing)(qing)池(chi)·驪(li)山),因(yin)以溫(wen)泉(quan)為(wei)特征(zheng),又稱華清(qing)(qing)池(chi)。1982年4月(yue)基建(jian)開(kai)(kai)挖地(di)基時(shi)發(fa)(fa)(fa)現唐(tang)(tang)華清(qing)(qing)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)御(yu)湯(tang)(tang)(tang)建(jian)筑遺址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。經考古專家(jia)發(fa)(fa)(fa)掘(jue)整理,在4200平方米面積內發(fa)(fa)(fa)現5個湯(tang)(tang)(tang)池(chi)遺址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),并確(que)認它們分別(bie)是蓮(lian)花湯(tang)(tang)(tang)、海(hai)棠湯(tang)(tang)(tang)、太子(zi)湯(tang)(tang)(tang)、尚(shang)食湯(tang)(tang)(tang)和星辰湯(tang)(tang)(tang),分別(bie)為(wei)皇帝(di)、貴(gui)妃、太子(zi)、大臣的御(yu)用浴池(chi)遺址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。在這些遺址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)上(shang)建(jian)成“唐(tang)(tang)華清(qing)(qing)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)御(yu)湯(tang)(tang)(tang)遺址(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)博物館”,于1990年10月(yue)正式開(kai)(kai)放。華清(qing)(qing)池(chi)內的五間廳是1936年“西安事變”爆發(fa)(fa)(fa)時(shi),蔣介(jie)石住地(di)。