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Jingshan Park 景山公园Jǐngshān Gōngyuán
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Jingshan Park
The former imperial garden directly north of the Forbidden City, centred on an artificial hill piled up in the early Ming from earth dug out for the palace moat and canals. Five pavilions stand on its five peaks, and the central Wanchun Pavilion on the city's north–south axis gives the classic view over the palace roofs; the last Ming emperor, Chongzhen, hanged himself on the hill's eastern slope in 1644. Opened to the public in 1928, the park is part of the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage site inscribed in 2024.
How to get to Jingshan Park
On Jingshan Front Street, across the road from the north gate of the Forbidden City (Palace Museum), about 2 km north of Tiananmen Square.
Nearby
- Beihai Park 北海公园 under 10 km
A former imperial lake garden crowned by a white Tibetan-style stupa on its island - Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing - Prince Gong's Mansion 恭王府 under 10 km
A Qing courtyard mansion and rock garden, home first to a corrupt minister, then a prince - Shichahai 什刹海 under 10 km
Three linked lakes ringed by hutongs and lakeside bars, with open-air skating in winter - Drum and Bell Towers 钟鼓楼 under 10 km
Beijing's old timekeeping towers, with drum performances and views over the hutong roofs
Also within 20 km: Dagaoxuan Hall 大高玄殿 (under 10 km), Zhizhu Temple 智珠寺 (under 10 km), Red Building of Peking University 北京大学红楼 (under 10 km), Former National Library of Peiping 北平图书馆旧址 (under 10 km), Guo Moruo Residence 郭沫若故居 (under 10 km), Pudu Temple 普度寺 (under 10 km).
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