After the museum, we went to a hot springs at the foot of Mountain Lishan. I believe the pavilion with the springs was given to an emperor’s concubine, Yang Guifei, in the Tang dynasty. Later in history,1936, this spot played a role in uniting the communists and the nationalists in China against Japan; this was called the Xi’an Incident. At this place, it was rumored that if a couple kissed here, he has to build his partner a pavilion. There were several water baths, basically huge bathtubs, that were large enough to take up half a football field. I must admit to being a bit disappointed in the hot springs because I imagined that it was going to be natural occurring waterfalls in a forest with warm water. In the end, the springs were still beautiful and peaceful to observe. Again, I noticed in particular here the Chinese’s attention to detail such as when a pole, designed to support a tree, resembled a tree itself.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Hot Springs
After the museum, we went to a hot springs at the foot of Mountain Lishan. I believe the pavilion with the springs was given to an emperor’s concubine, Yang Guifei, in the Tang dynasty. Later in history,1936, this spot played a role in uniting the communists and the nationalists in China against Japan; this was called the Xi’an Incident. At this place, it was rumored that if a couple kissed here, he has to build his partner a pavilion. There were several water baths, basically huge bathtubs, that were large enough to take up half a football field. I must admit to being a bit disappointed in the hot springs because I imagined that it was going to be natural occurring waterfalls in a forest with warm water. In the end, the springs were still beautiful and peaceful to observe. Again, I noticed in particular here the Chinese’s attention to detail such as when a pole, designed to support a tree, resembled a tree itself.
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