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{{Infobox park
| name = Fragrant Hills
| native_name = 香山公园
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| photo = 香山勤政殿.jpg
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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]], [[Beijing]], [[China]]. It was also formerly known as '''Jingyi Garden''' or "Jingyiyuan" (靜宜園). It covers {{convert|395|acres|order=flip|sp=us|abbr=on}} and consists of a natural [[pine-cypress forest]], hills with [[maple trees]], [[Cotinus|smoke tree]]s and [[persimmon|persimmon trees]], as well as landscaped areas with traditional architecture and cultural relics. The name derives from the
==Name==
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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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== Transport ==
*[[Fragrant Hills station (Beijing Subway)|Fragrant Hills station]]
== References ==
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