

Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Country: China

Province: Municipality of Beijing
District: Dongcheng District and Xicheng District
Location: Jingshan Park [map]
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Jingshan Park is immediately north of the Forbidden City and overlooks it. It is centered around an artificial hill created by dirt excavated during the creation of the moat around the Forbidden City. The park is also the site of the suicide of China's last emperor.