The scarlet splendor of fiery red smoke trees, dazzling in beauty sublime sway gently under the autumn skies, while countless tourists from near and far flock within her gorgeous borders, to bathe in the glorious terrestrial beauty of a park that once was loved by kings. The Fragrant Hills Park lies nestled amid splendor in the northwestern part of Beijing, China, at the foot of the Western Mountains in the Haidian District luring masses to admire the riot of color that abounds within her premises.
The Fragrant Hills Park is believed to have been built during the time of the Jin Dynasty in the year 1186 while extensions and expansions were worked in to it in the Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. The name of the park is assumed to have been given to it in reference to the park’s highest peak, Xianglu Feng or the Incense Burner Peak, where two large stones that are in resemblance to incense burners at the top can be found.
Recognized as one of the most prominent tourist attractions of the city of Beijing, the Fragrant Hills Park is where the grand opening of the annual Red Leaf Festival takes place. The wonderful location was not without its shares of tribulations as the battles of many a generation forced her to pay a price as British troops and Eight Nation Alliance in their turn destroyed parts of this magnificent place. Hence since the year 1949, the government of China has been committed to the restoration process of the Fragrant Hills Park, in the hope of clothing the wonderful location with its original garbs of exceptional loveliness.
If you are planning to visit Beijing during autumn, make sure a visit to the Fragrant Hills Park is certainly made, where you will indeed lose yourself in a magnificent world of rich color and beauty. A Beijing luxury hotel such as the Grand Millennium Beijing with its close proximity to the park will ensure that your time spent there is truly memorable. Great levels of luxury and opulence will also be yours to indulge in, at this leading city hotel Beijing has where excellent service standards are guaranteed.
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