Xingqing Palace Park

Xi'an Xingqing Palace Park is a cultural heritage park built on the site of Tang Xingqing palace in 1958. It is located in the north of Xianning West Road outside the east gate of Xi'an, covering an area of 780 mu, including 150 mu of lake surface. It is the largest urban park in Xi'an. It has the functions of landscaping, regulating climate, protecting environment, beautifying the city, and taking into account the function of flood control and drainage in the southeast of the city. 　　

The park is designed with freehand brushwork. It is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with three mountains planted with trees and three islands in the lake. Centered on the dragon pool, it is surrounded by lush green landscape. According to the location of the original Xingqing palace, it has set up the Chenxiang Pavilion, calyx Xianghui tower, Nanxun Pavilion, changqingxuan, memorial to APEI zhongmalu, Wulongtan Pavilion and sanbalin Point.

Xingqing Palace Park

Xi'an Xingqing Palace Park is located in the north of Xianning West Road outside the east gate of Xi'an City, the former Xingqing square in Chang'an city. Xingqing Palace Park covers an area of 780 mu, including 150 mu of lake, which is the largest urban park in Xi'an. Xingqing Palace Park was built on the site of Tang Xingqing palace in 1958.

Xingqing Palace Park is the oldest historical and Cultural Heritage Park in China, adjacent to Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Historical evolution

In the first year of Xianxian (712 AD), Li Longji ascended the throne of emperor, which was called Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

In the second year of Kaiyuan (714 AD), Xuanzong changed the old house to "Xingqing Palace", and changed the name of "Longqing square" to "Xingqing square".

In March and July 1956, the government acquired about 260 Mu and 480 Mu respectively.

At the end of July 1957, the construction of the park, then known as "xingqingchi nursery", broke ground.

From August 1957 to July 1958, the park opened.

On July 10, 1958, Xingqing palace park officially met with Xi'an citizens.

It was not until 1965 that the Yingchun bridge was transformed into a steel-concrete structure.

The east gate of the park was completed in 1983. From 1983 to 1991, Xingqing lake was treated for the first time.

In 2006, Xingqing Palace Park was free of charge.

Garden layout

From the overall layout, there is an east-west partition wall in the middle of Xingqing Palace Park, which divides Xingqing Palace Park into two parts, and the south part is the most beautiful. There are many tall buildings, such as dragon hall, changqingxuan, chenxiangting, huacalyx Xianghui building and qinguanben building, surrounding the dragon pond. It is said that lotus, water chestnut and various kinds of algae were planted in Longchi, and the South Bank of the pond also had sober grass. In the north half of Xingqing palace, there are majestic palaces, including Nanxiong hall, Changxing hall and Datong hall.

Xingqing Palace consists of Xingqing hall, Nanxun hall, Datong hall, qinguanben building, calyx Xianghui building and Chenxiang Pavilion.

Garden architecture

Xingqing palace is the political center of Tang Xuanzong Dynasty, and also the place where he and his wife Yang Yuhuan lived for a long time. There were Xingqing hall, Nanxun hall, Datong hall, qinguanben building, calyx Xianghui building and Chenxiang Pavilion in the palace.

Xingqing Hall

Xingqing palace is the palace of Tang Xingqing palace. It is the place where the emperor met the ministers. It is located in the northwest corner of the palace, north of Datong palace.

Nanxun Hall

Nanxun palace, the palace of Xingqing palace, is the resting place for the emperor after retiring. It is located in the north of Xingqing palace.

Datong Hall

Datong palace is the name of Xingqing palace. It is the office of Hanlin scholars. Wu Daozi once painted here. It is said that at the beginning of Tang Xuanzong's reign, he was indeed a shrewd, capable and promising young emperor. He felt that life in Daming Palace was not as comfortable as that in longqingfang mansion, so he converted longqingfang mansion into a Garden Palace.

Qinzheng administration building

Qinguanben building is the name of the Royal Palace in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. It is located in Xingqing Palace (now Xingqing Palace Park in Xi'an). Qin government building was built close to the south wall of Xingqing palace. This building is equivalent to the main hall of Xingqing palace. Major ceremonies such as yuan reform, imperial examination and Amnesty are held in the square in front of this building.

In the Xingqing palace, there is a calyx building near the Qin government office building, which together with the Qin government office building forms a large-scale entertainment center in Chang'an city. It is the place where Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and the people share happiness and exchange.

Calyx phase

Calyx Xianghui building, calyx building for short, is located in Changan Xingqing Palace (today's Xi'an Xingqing Palace Park). In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, huacalyx Xianghui tower was listed before the four famous towers (namely, Tengwang Pavilion in Jiangxi, huanghe tower in Hubei, Yueyang Tower in Hunan and stork tower in Shanxi), which were collectively referred to as the "five famous towers in the world". It is known as "the first building in the world".

Chen Xiangting

Chenxiangting is one of the landmark buildings in Xi'an Xingqing Park, which has an ancient history. Chenxiangting is located in the northeast of gonglongchi. The main characters related to chenxiangting are blooming peonies, red and purple, light red and white. In the spring of Tianbao's first year, Tang Xuanzong took Yang Guifei to the chenxiangting pavilion to enjoy the flowers. The emperor, the concubine, the famous flower and the singer all lack new words in the place. At this time, Li Bai came. He came here drunk. This kind of drunkenness once made Du Fu Marvel: "Li Bai's poems about wine are more than 100, and Chang'an's Restaurant sleeps.". The emperor calls himself an immortal in wine Du Fu was also a drinker, and even though he was short of money, he had to invite his friends to get together even if he could only buy a bucket of wine.

History and culture

Legend of dragon pool

It is said that during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, a well in Wang Chun's family, a resident of Longqing square in Chang'an City, suddenly overflowed, forming a pool with an area of tens of hectares, which is called "Longqing pool". In the city, it is rare to see the beautiful scenery of water color and sky light. Princes and nobles built houses on the Bank of the pool one after another. After the five brothers of Tang Xuanzong, Li Longji, were taken back to Chang'an by Wu Zetian from Luoyang, they built the five princes' residence by the Longqing pool. Later, other princes also moved to build the sixteen princes' residence, and the lakeside became the settlement of the princes of the Tang Dynasty.

Tourism information

Traffic routes

Bus to Xingqing Park Station: No.7, 45, 402, 410, 512, 607, 705, 800, 910.

Buses to the north gate of Xingqing Park: 8, 27, 37, 43, 102, 203, 300, 602, 604, k630, 704, 714, 715.

Buses to the east gate of Xingqing Park: 228, 237, 240, 401, 408, 410, 512, 517, 525, you10 (903).

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Free Admission

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Bicycles, motorcycles and other vehicles are not allowed to enter the park, and pets are not allowed to enter the park. No playing, kicking, roller skating or skateboarding outside the designated sports venues.

Address: No.55, Xianning Road, Hepingmen Wai, Beilin District, Xi'an City

Longitude: 108.98543131352

Latitude: 34.25738853192

Tel: 029-87444591

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: take bus No.228, 237, 240, 401, 408, 410, 512, 517, 525, 602, 903 and get off at the East Gate Station of Xingqing park

Opening hours: 09:00-19:00