Banpo Hot Springs Xi'an

Banpo Hot Springs near Xi'an in Shaanxi province draw on a geothermal tradition in the heartland of Chinese civilisation — Xi'an, ancient Chang'an, served as China's capital for over 1,000 years and is home to the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang, the Wild Goose Pagoda and the starting point of the Silk Road. The bicarbonate thermal springs near Xi'an have been used since the Zhou dynasty in the 9th century BCE, and the Huaqing Hot Springs complex 30 kilometres east (where Tang Emperor Xuanzong brought his favourite consort Yang Guifei for imperial bathing) is one of the most historically documented thermal sites in world history. The modern Banpo hot springs development continues this millennia-old Xi'an thermal tradition in a contemporary wellness context, within easy reach of the most visited archaeological sites in China. The Wei River valley landscape of the Guanzhong Plain, surrounded by the sacred mountains of Hua Shan and Tai Hua Shan, provides a setting of profound historical resonance.