Fragrant Hills Park or Xiangshan Park 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". It covers 160 ha and consists of a natural pine-cypress forest, hills with maple trees, smoke trees and persimmon trees, as well as landscape…
Fragrant Hills Park or Xiangshan Park 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". It covers 160 ha 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, a 557-meter hill with two large stones resembling incense burners at the top.
Location: Haidian District, Beijing, China
Owned by: Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks
Area: 188 hectares
Created: 3rd century (in the record) · 1186 (officially built) · 1441 (rebuilt) · 1956 (as public park)
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