Five Springs Park
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The Five Springs Park, like many other scenic places in China, has a history that originates in mythology. According to legend, the springs formed during the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 24 A.D.). One of the Dynasty's most famous generals, Huo Qubing, was sent by the Emperor to on a punitive expedition into the stronghold of the Hun people, in the northwestern part of China. Traveling from Chang'an (now Xi'an), General Huo and his soldiers traveled for several days on end before arriving at the foot of the Gaolan Mountain. Wearied and out of water, the army began to search for water. When water could be found nowhere, General Huo lashed his horsewhip five times into the ground. Such was the force in his blows that immediately five springs began spouting water. From that day onward place came to be known as the Five Springs Mountain.[1]