Líntóng

Lintong lies east of Chang'an at the northern foot of Mount Li. The mountain's hot springs attracted imperial builders, and the Tang Huaqing Palace enclosed pools and gardens beneath its slopes. Emperor Xuanzong and his consort Yang Guifei became closely associated with the palace in history and poetry. The An Lushan rebellion damaged the complex, but the springs and the memory of the Tang court endured. Nearby, the mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin lies beneath the earth at the foot of the same mountain.