華清池(chi)(chi)位于西(xi)(xi)安東約30公里的臨(lin)潼驪山北麓,主要有(you)(you)唐華清宮御湯(tang)遺址(zhi)博(bo)物(wu)館(guan)(guan)、西(xi)(xi)安事變舊址(zhi)、九龍(long)湖與芙(fu)蓉湖風景區、唐梨園(yuan)(yuan)遺址(zhi)博(bo)物(wu)館(guan)(guan)和飛(fei)霜殿(dian)(dian)、昭(zhao)陽殿(dian)(dian)、長(chang)生殿(dian)(dian)、環園(yuan)(yuan)和禹王殿(dian)(dian)等標志(zhi)性建筑群。華清池(chi)(chi)溫泉共有(you)(you)4處泉源,水(shui)清見底,蒸汽(qi)徐升,腳(jiao)下暗道潺潺有(you)(you)聲,溫泉出水(shui)量(liang)每小時達113噸(dun)。景區內(nei)浴(yu)池(chi)(chi)建筑面積約3000平方米,華清池(chi)(chi)有(you)(you)各類浴(yu)池(chi)(chi)100多間,一(yi)次可容(rong)納近400人洗浴(yu)。新添的中外書法碑林、梨園(yuan)(yuan)及其它藝術展館(guan)(guan),構成了集旅游(you)、文物(wu)、園(yuan)(yuan)林、沐浴(yu)、娛樂(le)、餐飲(yin)、為(wei)一(yi)體的綜合性文物(wu)游(you)覽(lan)場(chang)所,堪稱北方皇家園(yuan)(yuan)林之典(dian)范。
相傳周幽王在(zai)(zai)此建(jian)(jian)(jian)驪宮(gong),秦始皇時(shi)改為“驪山湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)”,漢(han)武帝時(shi)擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)為離宮(gong),唐(tang)太宗營建(jian)(jian)(jian)宮(gong)殿取(qu)名(ming)“湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)泉(quan)宮(gong)”,唐(tang)玄宗再次擴建(jian)(jian)(jian)取(qu)名(ming)華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)宮(gong)(華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)池(chi)(chi)·驪山),因以溫泉(quan)為特征,又稱華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)池(chi)(chi)。1982年4月基建(jian)(jian)(jian)開(kai)挖(wa)地基時(shi)發現(xian)唐(tang)華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)宮(gong)御(yu)湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)遺(yi)址。經(jing)考(kao)古專家發掘(jue)整理,在(zai)(zai)4200平方米面積內發現(xian)5個湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)池(chi)(chi)遺(yi)址,并確認它們分別(bie)是蓮花湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)、海棠湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)、太子湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)、尚食湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)和星辰湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang),分別(bie)為皇帝、貴(gui)妃(fei)、太子、大臣的御(yu)用(yong)浴池(chi)(chi)遺(yi)址。在(zai)(zai)這些遺(yi)址上建(jian)(jian)(jian)成“唐(tang)華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)宮(gong)御(yu)湯(tang)(tang)(tang)(tang)遺(yi)址博物館(guan)”,于1990年10月正式開(kai)放(fang)。華(hua)(hua)(hua)清(qing)池(chi)(chi)內的五間廳是1936年“西安事變”爆發時(shi),蔣介石住地。