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Jingshan Park | |
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景山公园 | |
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.