Fragrant Hills

Fragrant Hills
Fragrant Hills Park, Xiangshan Park
香山公园
Palace hall sitting at top of Fragrant Hills
Fragrant Hills is located in Beijing
Fragrant Hills
Fragrant Hills
TypeUrban park, Forest park
LocationHaidian District, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°59′27.59″N 116°10′46.89″E / 39.9909972°N 116.1796917°E / 39.9909972; 116.1796917
Area188 hectares
Created3rd century (in the record)
1186 (officially built)
1441 (rebuilt)
1956 (as public park)
Owned byBeijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks
StatusOpen all year
Fragrant Hills
Simplified Chinese香山公园
Literal meaningFragrant Hills Park
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāngshān Gōngyuán
Wade–GilesHsiang-shan Kung-yüan

Fragrant Hills Park[1] or Xiangshan Park (香山公园) is a public park and former imperial garden at the foot of the Western Hills in the Haidian District, Beijing, China. It was also formerly known as Jingyi Garden or "Jingyiyuan" (靜宜園). It covers 160 ha (395 acres) and consists of a natural pine-cypress forest, hills with maple trees, smoke trees and persimmon trees, as well as landscaped areas with traditional architecture and cultural relics. The name derives from the highest peak of Fragrant Hills, Xianglu Feng (Incense Burner Peak), a 557-meter (1,827 ft) hill with two large stones resembling incense burners at the top.

  1. ^ "Fragrant Hills Park".