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{{Short description|Park in Haidian District, Beijing, China}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Fragrant Hills
| native_name = 香山公园
| alt_name =Fragrant Hills Park, Xiangshan Park
| photo = 香山勤政殿.jpg
| photo_width =
| photo_caption = Palace hall sitting at top of Fragrant Hills
| type = [[Urban park]], [[Urban forest|Forest park]]
| location = [[Haidian District]], [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]
| area = 188 hectares
| length =
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|p= Xiāngshān Gōngyuán |w=Hsiang-shan Kung-yüan
|l= Fragrant Hills Park
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'''Fragrant Hills Park'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xiangshanpark.com/en/|title=Fragrant Hills Park}}</ref> or '''Xiangshan Park''' (香山公园) is a public park and former imperial garden at the foot of the [[Western Hills]] in the [[Haidian District]],
==Name==
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[[File:北京 香山 西山晴雪.jpg|thumb]]
The syllable ''xiang'' in the Fragrant Hills' Chinese name ''Xiangshan'' refers to incense, not fragrance ''per se''. This name is perhaps derived from the name of the highest peak ''Xianglu Feng'' (香炉峰
==History==
The park was built in 1186,
The Fragrant Hills
==Routes==
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The second route leads through the south area of the park. Main attractions along the route include Tranquility Green Lake (Jingcui Lake), Shuangqing Villa, Fragrant Temple, and Incense Burner Peak. This route is more difficult because it leads across the highest peak, Incense Burner Peak.
Another point of interest in the park is the Shuangqing Villa, once the residence of [[Mao Zedong]] and also an early site for the headquarters of the [[Central Committee of the
The [[Temple of Azure Clouds]] (Biyun Si) is located just outside the north gate of Fragrant Hills Park.
== Transport ==
*[[Fragrant Hills station (Beijing Subway)|Fragrant Hills station]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
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{{Chinese garden styles}}
{{Beijing Parks}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Haidian District]]
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