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Jingshan Park
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- Name
- Jingshan Park
- Continent
- ASIA
- Alt Name:
- -
- Country:
- China
- Period:
- Imperial China
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 1400AD - 1499AD
- City/Town:
- Beijing
- Figure:
- Ming Dynasty
- Resorts:
- Beijing,
Haidian,
- Related:
- Beihai Park, The Forbidden City - Beijing,
Ming Tombs,
about Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park in Beijing, China started life as an imperial garden in Ming Dynasty era during the reign of Emperor Yongle. Jingshan Park has often been called “Coal Hill” due to the fact that it is an artificial mound made up of soil extracted during construction of the Forbidden Palace moat.
The intention in building the hill in Jingshan Park, a feat undertaken with a combination of manual labour and animals alone, was to protect Beijing from evil spirits.
Visitors to Jingshan Park can see numerous historic structures including the holy Hope Tower or "xiwanglou", the coffins of the members of the Qing Dynasty at the Visiting Virtue Hall or “Guandedian” and the site where the final emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, hung himself from a Chinese scholar tree (although the tree is no longer there).
Just as empires rise and fall so do entry fees and opening hours! While we work as hard as we can to ensure the information provided here about Jingshan Park is as accurate as possible, the changing nature of certain elements mean we can't absolutely guarantee that these details won't become a thing of the past. If you know of any information on this page that needs updating you can add a comment above or now.
contact details
Address: 44 Jingshan Xijie, Xicheng District, Beijing, China (opposite the Forb
Phone: 8610-64044071
useful information
Directions:
Jingshan Park is near Gugong Station, which can be reached via bus routes 109, 101, 103 and 812.
Ticket Information:
Jingshan Park is open daily 6am to 9pm during the summer and 6:30am to 8pm in winter. Admission costs RMB 2.
Links:
http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Travel/Sightseeing/Jingshan_Park/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingshan
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