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Beijing
Botanical Gardens
The
Beijing Botanical Gardens are situated at the foot of Western Hills in
the North West of Beijing and cover an extensive area. Located at
Wofosi Road, Xiangshan, Haidian District (6259 1561).
Fragrant Hills Park
Fragrant Hills Park is 30 kilometers
northwest of the city. Built in 1186 in
the Jin Dynasty and in 1745 Emperor Qianlong added halls, pavilions and
gardens and renamed it as Jingyi Garden. Due to fire and war a lot of
the original works have been destroyed. In the autumn red leaves cover
the mountain. One route to explore the park is to take the north route
passing the Spectacles Lake and Bright Temple built in 1780 as the
residence for the sixth Panchen Lama. The southern route passes the
Tranquility Green Lake, Fragrant
Temple and the highest peak the Incense Burner Peak. The Shuangqing
Villa was once the residence of Chairman Mao Zedong and is in the park.
Located at the foot of Xishan Hill, Haidian District (6259 1155).
Beihai
Park
Beihai
Park was the royal garden of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
with a lake and paddle boats that can be rented. Behai Park was
originally home to a Palace constructed by Kublai Khan in the 13 th
Century, all that remains is the enormous green jade Jar used for his
wine storage
now found in the Round City. Jade Isle is across the bridge from the
Round City and full of lotus flowers in the summer. At the foot of the
hill is Yong’an Temple and at the top is the White Dagoba erected in
1651 in
honor of the Dalai Lama. Around the Jade Isle is the Painted Gallery
veranda, near where the boats dock is the Hall of Rippling Waters and
the well known Fangshan Restaurant. The north side of the Beihai is
reached by boat form the Five Dragon
Pavilion .Located at 1 Wenjin St., Xicheng District (6403 1102).
Coal
Hill
Coal
Hill is a park with the Ten Thousand Springs Pavilion created using the
soil dug out to create the moat for the Forbidden City .Located at 1
Wenjin Street, Xicheng District (6404 4071)
Ditan
Park
An
urban park with an ice arena and other attractions including a
merry-go-round and electronic games. Located at A2, Andingmenwai
Daijie, Dongcheng District (6421 4657).
Liuyin
Park
A
scenic park with duck filled lake, weeping willows and pavilions. There
is tea garden on the island. Located at Jiangzhaikou, Andingmenwai,
Dongcheng District (8413 1357).
Longtanhu
Park
Good
for kids with a playground and lots of grass. Inside the park is a
climbing wall. Located at 8 Longtanhu Lu, Chongwen District (6714 4336).
Qingnianhu
Park
A
park with water slides, gold driving range, paddle boats and more.
Located at Andingmenwai Daijie, Dongcheng District (8413 2757).
Ritan
Park
An
urban park with mini golf, climbing wall and other attractions. Located
at Ritan Lu, Chaoyang District (8563 5038)
Taoranting
Park
Taoranting
Park is in the south of the city with a lake and pavilions.
Tiantan
Park
Tiantan
is a pleasant park to walk around and had rose garden. Located at
Yongdingmen Daije, Chongwen District (6702 8866).
Tuanjiehu
Park
Inside
the park is a water park with a beach and wave along with a roller
skating park. Located at 16 Tuanjiehu Nanli, Chaoyang District (8597
3603).
Yuyuantan
Park
A
large park with plenty of space and popular with large groups on
outings. Located at Sanlihe Lu on the third ring road (6851 4447)
Zizhuyuan
Park
Explore
the canals and lakes by boat or ice chair and plenty of bamboo. Located
at 45 Baishiqiao Lu, Haidian District (6842 5851).
Zhongshan
Park
A
formal park with a Sun Yat-sen statue, bamboo groves, covered walkways.
Boats and iced chairs can be rented to travel along the Forbidden
City’s moat. Located at the west of Tian’anmen Gate (6605 5431).
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