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香山公园(Fragrant Hills Park)
The Fragrant Hills Park, about 30 kilometres northwest of Beijing, is one of the
most favourite resorts in the city‘s outskirts. It covers an area of 160 hectares.
In 1186, in the Jin Dynasty, the Fragrant Hills Temple was built and terraces,
pavilions and pagodas were added by the subsequent dynasties. The area was later
converted into a park and was named the Park of Tranquility and Pleasure.
Along with Yuanmingyuan and the Surmmer Palace, the park was twice destroyed
in 1860 and in 1900. The destruction was so serious that the reconstruction efforts
made in the later years were never able to restore its original scale and splendour.
After 1949, large-scale restoration took place and now the Fragrant Hills Park is
a pop- ular place in late autumn for holiday-makers when the maple leaves redden.
The brilliant foliage is the main attraction. No one is sure where the sumac trees
originated. Legend has it that a south wind carried the seeds of the red-leaf trees
to Beijing. Then the seeds survived, and as years passed they grew into a lovely
forest. Another story goes that the sumacs were transplanted to the area by Emperor
Qianlong (l736-l795) of the Qing Dynasty. In November, the frosted leaves of these
trees, along with the persimmons and maples, spread over the Fragrant Hills like
a thick red blanket. For two centuries, it has been a resort for the residents in
Beijing.
Major places of interest in the park include:
Spectacles Lake
Built in l745, the Spectacles Lake actually consists of two ponds separated and
spanned by a stone bridge. When the water reflects the sunlight, the twin lakes
resemble a pair of spectacles, hence the name. On the shore is a small stone cave
with a spring above it. The water drips down over the entrance of the cave, forming
a water screen that freezes into icicles in winter.
Studio of Tranquil Heart
It was first built in mid-16th century under the Ming and was reconstructed in
the Qing period. In the enclosure there is a large semi-circular pool in the shape
of a heart. The studio was burned down in 1860 and was renovated after 1949.
Bright Temple
Lying to the south of the Studio of Tranquil Heart, the Bright Temple was built
in 1780 as a residence for the Sixth Bainqen Erdeni when he visited Beijing. The
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compound has a 10-metre-high red terrace in Tibetan style. It was destroyed by the
Anglo-French troops in 1860.
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