With an area of 188 hectares and steep terrain and continuous green scenes, the Fragrant Hills Park is situated in western suburb of Beijing, which was used to be a royal garden. The highest peak in the park is Xianglu Peak (Incense Burner Peak), a 557m hill dubbed the "Guijianchou Peak" literally meaning the Peak Ghost will be feared.

Enjoying a history of nearly 900 years, the park was built in the 26th year under the reign of Emperor Dading of the Jin Dynasty. As early as in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the royal family had built palaces and yards on Fragrant Hills for emperors to hunt animals and avoid heat in summer. In the 10th year (1745) under the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the construction of twenty-eight scenes began and gained considerable fame in the capital city. Then the emperor gave a new name, Jingyi Garden (Garden of Tranquility and Pleasure). Among the famous "Three Mountains and Five Gardens", Fragrant Hills Park occupies one of the mountains (Fragrant Hills) and one of the gardens (Jingyi Garden). In 1956, it was opened as a public park.

Apart from the numerous cultural relics and historic sites, Fragrant Hills Park also boasts pavilions, terraces and towers, scattering like stars among mountains and forests. Other attractions include the Sunny Western Hills after Snow which is reputed among the Eight Scenes in Ancient Peking, the Biyun Temple (Temple of Azure Clouds) featuring the architectural style of Ming and Qing dynasties, the one and only existing gold-plated wooden Five Hundred Arhats in China, the Zhaomiao Temple (Bright Temple) which was used for a temporary imperial palace of the 6th Panchen, and the elegant Jiangnan-style Jianxin Temple (Study of Reading Heart).

Ticket: 80 yuan

Address: No. 40, Maimai Street, Fragrant Hills Park, Haidian District 海淀区香山公园买卖街40号