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| Jingshan Park | |
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| 景山公园 | |
 One of the peaks of Jingshan | |
  Jingshan Park  Jingshan Park | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°55′25″N 116°23′26″E / 39.92361°N 116.39056°E |
| Area | 23 ha (57 acres) |
| Created | 11th century (built the hill) 1179 (as imperial garden) 1267 (rebuilt) 1651 (rebuilt) 1928 (as public park) |
| Jingshan | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 景山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Prospect Hill | ||||||||
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| Wansui Hill | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 萬歲山 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 万岁山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Long-life Hill Ten-Thousand Year Hill | ||||||||
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| Feng Shui Hill | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 風水山 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 风水山 | ||||||||
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| Coal Hill | |||||||||
| Chinese | 煤山 | ||||||||
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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.
- ^ "Jingshan Park". Travelchinaguide.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The term 景 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]
- ^ a b Cultural China. "Jinshan Park in Beijing Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 16 November 2013.