Fragrant Hills Park
A royal hill-and-forest park in the western suburbs: the Jin dynasty built Yong'an Temple, the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing expanded it into Jingyi Garden with its 28 scenes, and after it burned in 1860 parts were restored
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 06:00-19:00
- Ticket
- CNY 10
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A royal hill-and-forest park in the western suburbs: the Jin dynasty built Yong'an Temple, the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing expanded it into Jingyi Garden with its 28 scenes, and after it burned in 1860 parts were restored. Incense Burner Peak (Xianglufeng) is the climbing highlight; the smoke-tree (huanglu) red leaves enter their best viewing period from mid-October to early November, and "Fragrant Hills Red Leaves" is North China's top autumn foliage brand, with Red Leaf Festival crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Shuangqing Villa, where Mao Zedong stayed after the CPC Central Committee's 1949 "exam" move into Beijing, is an important revolutionary-history site; Biyun (Azure Cloud) Temple at the park's north houses the Diamond Throne Pagoda and is a famed Ming-era temple. The Xijiao Line tram runs directly here; late autumn is extremely congested, so plan around peak times.
Getting there: Xijiao Line tram, Xiangshan Station
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