玉泉院位于华山北麓谷口，总扼入山之颈，是攀登华山的起点。玉泉院内有清泉一眼，据说与山顶镇岳宫玉井潜通，泉水清澈甘美，玉泉院因此得名。今院内古松成荫，回廊曲折，多亭台楼阁。相传为五代（公元907—960年）隐士陈抟老祖所造，清乾隆年间重修。现在，玉泉院经多次整修，面貌已焕然一新。院内碑石上刻有珍贵的书法文字。

接着我们要到青柯坪去。

The Yuquan Garden is located at the entrance of the valley on the hillside north of the Mount Hua. It is the starting point for the five to the top.Inside the garden there is a cool，sweet spring；hence its name the Jade Spring Garden.The spring is said to come from an underground flow that runs from the Jade Well in the Zhenyue Temple.Old pines border the winding paths，and give deep shade.Legend has it that Chen Tuan，a hermit in the Five Dynasty Period（907－960 AD），built the gardens，terraces，towers and pavilions.Restoration was carried out during Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty，and it makes the whole garden look nice and beautiful today.Some stone tablets are inscribed with valuable calligraphy.

Next we will climb to the Qingke Terrace.