The Jingshan Park in Beijing

Jingshan Park (景山公园) is a public park of Beijing, China. It is located in Xicheng District, immediately north of the Forbidden City. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 1096 KB) Jingshan Park, Beijing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jingshan Park User:Kallgan/Images Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 1096 KB) Jingshan Park, Beijing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Jingshan Park User:Kallgan/Images Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... For the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Beijings Xicheng District/Precinct (Simplified Chinese: 西城区) (West City District) spans 32 square kilometres, making it the largest portion of the old city (inside the 2nd Ring Road), and has 790,000 inhabitants. ... , Overview of the Forbidden City The Forbidden City or Forbidden Palace (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zǐjìn Chéng; literally Purple Forbidden City), located at the exact center of the ancient city of Beijing, was the imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing Dynasties. ...

The artificial hill of the park was constructed 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 hand labor and animal power. Categories: Water-transport stubs | Canals | Water transport ...

According to the dictates of Feng Shui, it is favorable to site a residence to the south of a nearby hill (and it is also practical, gaining protection from chilly northern winds). Since no such hill existed at this location, 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, 煤山. Fēng Shuǐ (風水 – literally, wind and water pronounced fung shuway), which may be more than 3000 years old, is the ancient practice of placement to achieve harmony with the environment. ...

The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, committed suicide by hanging himself here in 1644. The Míng Dynasty (Chinese: 明朝; Pinyin: Míng Cháo) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ... Chongzhen Emperor (WG: Chung-chen) (February 6, 1611 - April 25, 1644) was last emperor of Ming dynasty in China between 1627 and 1644. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ...

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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... The Guilty Chinese Scholartree, a specimen of Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) located in Beijings Jingshan park, is a famous tree and national landmark on which the last Ming emperor Chongzhen hanged himself after a group of peasants (led by Li Zicheng) successfully stormed the Forbidden City. ... Beijings tourist attractions are plenty and rich in history. ...

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