Archive for February, 2012

Zhongnanhai located at Xicheng District

Zhongnanhai (in simplified Chinese中南海) is located at Xicheng District. It was the open sea in the Jin and Yuan Dynasty and later it was turned to South China Sea in the early Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty and it was collectively known as Court ban.

The main building of the Zhongnanhai includes Shuiyun pavilion and there is a sentence in the middle of the pavilion written as “The autumn wind is too fluid,” and the monument is for “Yanjing Eight”. In addition there is Ziguangge, such as banana garden. Yingtai has main features for the South China Sea (Zhongnanhai) and there are Luan Xiang Ge, Dian-yuan Han, Dian-Xiang Habitat (the Penglai Pavilion), Ying-ting, and smoked building. There are also a lot of flowers, rocks, pavilions and some flowers live over the water, which are beautiful and pleasant. The Zhongnanhai has some gardens, the Huairen Hall and other halls in the building sea. In the early years of the Republic has established the Office of the President here.

Fragrant Hills Park (in simplified Chinese 香山公园) is located in the suburbs of Beijing Xishan, in Beijing’s northwest, 28 kilometers downtown area. The total area of the park was 160 hectares, and it is a forest park with long history and rich natural taste.

Xiangshan Park has beautiful natural scenery, especially the Xiangshan red leaves which are very well-known. Every autumn frost, the leaves would be all over the mountain and the view was very magnificent. At this point, visitors, tourists sitting in the cable car climbing, could have the view of the leaves all over the hill, and it is a rare treat. The important cultural relics and scenic spots brief introduction as follows: