Beijing JingShan Park
Beijing Tourist Attraction – JingShan Park
The Coal Hill Jinshan Park is the hill of coal due north of the Forbidden Hill city.The is 44.6 meters high and its elevation was 88.7 feet. He was a private garden of the imperial family. When the Imperial Palace was built in the early Ming dynasty, excavated soil to the ditch was piled up, and five peaks took shape. Coal was once heaped around the foot of the hill, it is also known as Coal Hill.
The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen, committed suicide by hanging himself on the hill of Coil in 1644.
If you look down at Coal Hill Park by satellite, it is just like a Buddha seated cross-legged ‘s.
jingshan park
Beijing Jingshan Park, a beautiful royal landscape garden is located in the center of Beijing. Covering an area of 230,000 square meters (about 57 hectares), the park is the focal point of the north-south axis of Beijing city, opposite the north gate of the Forbidden City. Jingshan Park is on Jingshan Hill, which was originally Wansui Hill (Long Live Hill), Zhen Hill or Hill called Meishan (Coal Hill) away. The tip of the middle Jingshan is the high point in Beijing. View from the top, visitors can get a complete and clear the Forbidden City.
During the Yuan (1271-1368) Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Jingshan Hill served as the imperial garden and was well placed in the Ming Dynasty, when many fruit trees were planted, and many palaces and pavilions built for the emperor to make sacrifices to their ancestors. Accordingly, the royal families have always amusements here, as the hunt have in the mountains. Then in 1928, he was open to the public. Later, after 1949, the park has been completely rebuilt, with the roads he opened and renovated most of the buildings. Now, this is Jingshan Park one of the “AAAA” Scenery Spots in China and a must for visitors to Beijing.
Upon entering the gate of the park, allowing visitors to the pavilion Qiwang adopted by the cypress green and strong. It was originally the place of worship for emperors of the plaque Confucius. Surrounded by white marble balustrades, the two-story pavilion with a golden roof ice seems quite worthy.
Beijing Jingshan Coal Hill have five peaks, and each corner is a pavilion built in 1751. was in each pavilion, a copper statue of Buddha, one of the five tastes, sour, bitter, sweet, sour and salt is placed. It’s a shame they all were lost during the War of 1900. Of the five pavilions, the Pavilion are Wanchun (Ten Thousand Spring Pavilion), in the middle of the five peaks at the central point of the hill, while on the highest point in Beijing. It is a perfect place to enjoy the full view of the city of Beijing. From this pavilion, visitors the splendid and magnificent Forbidden City in the south, the venerable Bell and Drum Towers in the north, and Beihai Park and White Dagoba Temple in the West.
On the north side of Jingshan Hill is room Shouhuang (Hall of Imperial Longevity), originally a place for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty to honor their ancestors. Some portraits of the emperors were worshiped in it. On the east side of the room is Shouhuang Yongsi Hall (Missing Hall), the place for the bodies of past emperors and queens rest.
Beijing Jingshan Park has planted a beautiful landscape in the park with an area of about 1100 square meters (about 1316 square meters). This park is the largest rose garden peony in Beijing and in May of each year, with 20,000 roses of 200 varieties of peonies in full bloom in the park is a wonderful and colorful scene. Visitors who are interested you can find some rare varieties of flowers and famous for you. We hope you enjoy your visit to Jingshan Park in Beijing, where you are.
Beijing JingShan Park Admission:
CNY 2 (cost of the exhibitions are not included)
Beijing JingShan Park Opening times:
About 6.00 bis 19.00 Clock Clock
Beijing JingShan Park Metro: Metro line 5 to the station Dongsi. Leave you to find the bus Output C than 101 Gu Gong (Forbidden city). Jingshan Park is located opposite the north gate of the Forbidden City.
Beijing JingShan Park Bus Route:
Take the bus 5 and get off at any station Houjie Jingshan Xibanqiao
Take bus 111 and get off at Dongmen Jingshan (south gate of Jingshan)
Take the bus 101, 103, 109, 814 and get off at the Gu Gong.
