Fragrant Hills Park (Xiangshan Park; Chinese: 香山公园; pinyin: Xiāngshān Gōngyuán) is located at the hillside of West Mountain, 28 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. It is a famous park in Beijing with beautiful scenery and long history.
It covers 1.6 km² (395 acres) and consists of a natural pine and cypress forest, hills with maple trees, smoke trees and persimmon trees, as well as landscaped areas with traditional architecture and cultural relics.
Fragrant Hills Park is one of the major tourist attractions in Beijing. When autumn arrives, all the leaves of 90, 000 maple trees on the hill turn blazing red, the natural scenery in the park turns spectacular, with fiery red smoke tree leaves covering the mountain side, the scene is unforgettable. Cable cars are available through the park in order see the hills in autumn colors. The grand opening of the annual Red Leaf Festival of Beijing takes place there.
The Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Si) is located just outside the north gate of Fragrant Hills Park.
"Fragrant Hill in Winter" is one of the top 8 scenic spots of Beijing.
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