Everything about Jingshan Park totally explained
Jingshan Hill is an artificial hill in
Beijing,
China. It is located in
Xicheng District, immediately north of the
Forbidden City on the central axis of Beijing. Originally an imperial garden, it's now a
public park, known as
Jingshan Park (景山公园).
The 45.7-metre high artificial hill was constructed in the
Yongle era of the
Ming Dynasty entirely from the soil excavated in forming the moats of the Imperial Palace and nearby
canals. It is especially impressive when one considers that all of this material was moved only by manual labor and animal power.
According to the dictates of
Feng Shui, it's favorable to site a residence to the south of a nearby hill (and it's also practical, gaining protection from chilly northern winds). The imperial palaces in both of the other capitals of the
Ming dynasty were situated to the south of a hill. When the capital was moved to
Beijing, no such hill existed at this location, so one was constructed. It is popularly known as "Feng Shui Hill". It is also known as Coal Hill, a direct translation of its old popular Chinese name .
The last emperor of the
Ming Dynasty,
Chongzhen, committed suicide by hanging himself here in
1644.
Relationship with the Forbidden City
Jingshan hill is separated from the
Forbidden City by the palace moat. However, until
1928 the park sat directly by the moat and was accessible on the south side only from the
Forbidden City via the
Gate of Divine Might. In
1928, a new road (New Jinghshan St) was built to the north of the palace moat. This fully separated Jingshan Hill from the
Forbidden City. The Gate of Divine Might became the back door of the Palace Museum, and the front gate of Jingshan Park now stood to the north of the new road.
The street addresses of both the
Forbidden City and Jingshan Park are on New Jingshan St.
Gallery
Image:JingShan Park.jpg|A walk through the park
Image:Beijing Jingshan Park.JPG|The Jingshan Park in Beijing
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