Jingming Garden

Jingming Garden (simplified Chinese: 静明园; traditional Chinese: 靜明園) is an imperial garden on the Jade Spring Hill in Beijing, China, west of the Summer Palace. It is one of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.

History[edit]

Jingming Garden was first built in the Jurchen Jin dynasty and also called Lotus Palace (Furong Palace) and Jade Spring Pavilion.

Yanhua Temple was built in Zhengde era of Ming dynasty.

The Clean Heart Garden was built in the 19th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing dynasty and renamed as Jingming Garden in the 31st year of Kangxi.^[1]

It was burn down by Anglo-French Allied Force and Eight-Nation Alliance in 1860 and 1900 respectively. It became Jade Spring Hill Water Company after the Revolution of 1911 and was opened to the public.

After the People’s Republic of China was founded, Jingming Garden was the summer retreat of national leaders and was renovated. The plan to arrest the Gang of Four was formulated here. ^[2]

Jingming Garden is a Beijing cultural relics protection unit. It was listed in the 6th batch of National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit by the State Council on 25 May 2006.^[3]

Features[edit]

Jade Spring was named to be "the best spring in the world" by Qianlong. Spouting Jade Spring is one of Eight scenery of Peking.
Jade Hill Tower is in the main peak of Jade Spring Hill. It is an octagonal seven steps wood-like stone tower with height 47.7 meter, which well known by one of sixty scenery”Jade Hill Tower Shadow”.
Huazang Tower is an octagonal seven steps dense eaves type white marble stone tower.
Chengzhao Pass was crenelation connected with the height beyond 6 meter.
Lanka Cave is a cave with esoteric buddhism bas-reliefs on precipices with high artistic value.

Reference[edit]

^ 老北京皇都风貌——老北京古园林与胜景 (in Chinese). 2008. p. 144. ISBN 978-7-999017-47-9. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ 中南海人物春秋. 中南海人物春秋 (in Chinese). 中国青年出版社. 2000. p. 977. ISBN 978-7-5006-3753-0. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
^ 全国重点文物保护单位编辑委员会; 中国. 国家文物局 (2004). 全国重点文物保护单位: 第六批. 全国重点文物保护单位 (in Chinese). 文物出版社. p. 61. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[BEIJING_BOOK_CO._INC._2008_p._144-1] 老北京皇都风貌——老北京古园林与胜景 (in Chinese). 2008. p. 144. ISBN 978-7-999017-47-9. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[中国青年出版社_2000_p.-2] 中南海人物春秋. 中南海人物春秋 (in Chinese). 中国青年出版社. 2000. p. 977. ISBN 978-7-5006-3753-0. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

[全国重点文物保护单位编辑委员会_中国._国家文物局_2004_p.-3] 全国重点文物保护单位编辑委员会; 中国. 国家文物局 (2004). 全国重点文物保护单位: 第六批. 全国重点文物保护单位 (in Chinese). 文物出版社. p. 61. Retrieved 2024-05-04.

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