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Located to the east of Beihai Park and north of the Imperial Palace, Jingshan Park is a worthy place spot to visit. JingShan in Chinese means Scenic Hill. The hill was originally made with the earth from the moat surrounding the Forbidden City. The hill is the highest natural place inside the city. From there, one can have wonderful views of Beijing, especially over the Forbidden City, The park was an imperial garden during the Yuan (1271 – 1368), Ming (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1911) dynasties.

Living in Beijing for over 3 years, I have not visited the JingShan Park. I decided to visit the park in Sunday afternoon. The entrance fee is surprisingly cheap, only 2 RMB. I was impressed by the lush green grass field and the cypress trees surrounding the hill. There are many visitors, mostly are local Beijingers enjoy the Sunday afternoon outing. There are a lot of folk singings, dancing and even music performance in the park. These are the local opera, singing and music clubs and mostly consist of middle or elder aged persons. The singing, dancing and socializing are signs of a

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