Jingshan Park

Jingshan Park
景山公园
One of the peaks of Jingshan
Jingshan Park is located in Beijing
Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park is located in China
Jingshan Park
Jingshan Park
TypeUrban park
LocationBeijing, China
Coordinates39°55′25″N 116°23′26″E / 39.92361°N 116.39056°E / 39.92361; 116.39056 (Jingshan Park)
Area23 ha (57 acres)
Created11th century (built the hill)
1179 (as imperial garden)
1267 (rebuilt)
1651 (rebuilt)
1928 (as public park)
Jingshan
Chinese景山
Literal meaningProspect Hill
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐngshān
Wade–GilesChing-shan
Wansui Hill
Traditional Chinese萬歲山
Simplified Chinese万岁山
Literal meaningLong-life Hill
Ten-Thousand Year Hill
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWànsuìshān
Wade–GilesWan-sui Shan
Feng Shui Hill
Traditional Chinese風水山
Simplified Chinese风水山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFēngshuǐshān
Wade–GilesFeng-shui Shan
Coal Hill
Chinese煤山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMéishān
Wade–GilesMei-shan

Jingshan Park is an imperial park covering 23 hectares (57 acres) immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China.[1] The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan (景山, lit.'Prospect Hill').[3] Formerly a private imperial garden attached to the grounds of the Forbidden City, the grounds were opened to the public in 1928.[4] The park was formally established in 1949.[4] It is listed as a Key State Park and is administratively part of Xicheng District in downtown Beijing.

  1. ^ "Jingshan Park". Travelchinaguide.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  2. ^ Whiteman, Stephen. "From Upper Camp to Mountain Estate: Recovering Historical Narratives in Qing Imperial Landscapes", pp. 14 ff. Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes: An International Quarterly. Taylor & Francis, 2013. Accessed 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ The term translated here as "prospect" is actually a term of art in Chinese gardening, referring to "the scenic and emotional focal points in a garden’s design, the sites of richest sensory experience".[2]
  4. ^ a b Cultural China. "Jinshan Park in Beijing Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 16 November 2013.