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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.
On 25 April, the Chongzhen Emperor was said to have walked to Meishan, a small hill in present-day Jingshan Park. There, he either hanged himself on a tree, [20] or strangled himself with a sash. By some accounts, the emperor left a suicide note that said, "I die unable to face my ancestors in the underworld, dejected and ashamed.
To the north is the Gate of Divine Prowess (B) (神 武 門; Shénwǔmén), which faces Jingshan Park. The east and west gates are the East Glorious Gate (D) (東 華 門; Dōnghuámén) and the West Glorious Gate (C) (西 華 門; Xīhuámén). All gates in the Forbidden City are decorated with nine-by-nine arrays of golden door nails, except ...
Parks are a long-standing feature of Beijing, a city of more than 22 million people, where the most famous green spaces include the former imperial gardens of Beihai Park and Jingshan Park.
Jingshan may refer to the following locations: The Jing Mountains (荊山), Hubei; Jingshan, Hubei (京山市), county-level city of Jingmen, Hubei; Jingshan Park (景山公园), in Beijing; Beijing Jingshan School, in Beijing; Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway, or Jingshan railway (京山铁路), railway from Beijing to Shanhaiguan, Hebei
The Altar of Earth and Harvests in the Imperial City, built in 1421. The altar compound is now Zhongshan Park. Jingshan Hill, an artificial hill with five peaks located to the north of the Forbidden City. In the Yuan dynasty, Beijing was known as Dadu, and the Imperial City formed the centre of the city.
The zuihuai (Chinese: 罪槐; pinyin: Zuìhuái; lit. 'guilty pagoda tree') is a specimen of the pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) located in Jingshan Park, Beijing, China. It is a tourist attraction and national landmark in Jingshan Park.
This park was extended based on the Imperial Ancestral Hall site, and the park is located east of Tiananmen, while the Zhongshan Park lies to the west. These two parks along with Beihai Park and Jingshan and several other parks have a deep historic tie with the Forbidden City .