After the blossom of the wintersweet flowers at Wofo Temple in Beijing, wintersweet flowers at Beijing’s Yuetan Park begin to bloom, attracting tourists and photographers.

Yuetan Park covers an area of 8.12 hectares, is divided into South Park and North Park. The ancient building of the park is the object of cultural relic protection at the municipal level. The garden is one of the famous classical gardens in the capital, with a large number of ornamental trees, such as pine and cypress trees, pipal trees, pomegranate trees, osmanthus trees and so on. The North Park is the very seat of the Temple of the Moon in the Ming and Qing dynasties which is characterized by ancient architecture of red brick and green tile and regular roads.

The south section of the Temple of the Moon is a pattern of natural landscapes composed by hills, rocks, ponds and roundabout paths. The moon-themed park is also named “Yaoyue (Inviting the Moon) Garden”. A set of courtyards standing in the central Yaoyue Garden is collectively called “Tianxiang Courtyard”, signifying the fragrance of osmanthus flowers brimming with the courtyard. Besides, several stone rabbits are scattered on the wide lawn in the south of Tianxiang Courtyard. This design symbolizes the Guanghan Palace (Moon Palace) on earth.

Address: No. 6, Yuetan North Street, Xicheng District 西城区月坛北街甲6号

Traffic: Take bus No. 3, No. 13, No. 15, No. 19, No. 42, No. 56 or No. 12 (night)