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:

Orient House Park is located at the main entrance door, by the Qianlong emperor, when the expansion of Providence Park was built and is still preserved the original shape. There are a lot of sections in the Park and different sections serve as different functions. For example, there is a park in the Park for the emperor to handle the nation’s matter and there is a park for the officers to discuss the matters and wait for the policies from the Emperor. There was also a big library for the Emperor and officers to study the materials of the past dynasty. All these are similar to that in the Palace, right? That’s the point.

 

Actually, the emperor thought that having a relax time in the Park was very great. However, on the other hand, he should not totally ignore the people in the nation. He should not just spend all the time playing and not handling the national matters. Therefore, some sections were set up for the Emperor to work in case there is something emergent happened that needed the emperor’s decision to solve the problem.

 

The Park is really very attractive and it is surely worthwhile for you to visit there if you have a chance to go to Beijing. It is not as famous as the Palace or the Great Wall, but it is gigantic and wonderful.

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