Jingming Garden


Jingming Garden 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

Jingming Garden was first built in the Jurchen Jin dynasty and also called Lotus 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.
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.
Jingming Garden is a Beijing cultural relics protection unit. It was listed in the 6th batch of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level by the State Council on 25 May 2006.

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